Our+favourite+apps+and+webtools+to+use+for+the+teaching+and+learning+of+English

The are a few of our favourite apps and web tools Jessica Morey and Gayle Pinn Yerong Creek Public School
 * Information and Technology Capability **

 The study of English enables students to develop and apply knowledge, understanding and skills of ICT in their composing, responding and presenting, and as part of the imaginative and critical thinking they undertake in English. Students have the opportunity to become competent, discriminating and creative users of ICT as they learn to use ICT effectively and appropriately when investigating, creating and communicating ideas and information. Students will learn about the ethics of information communication through technology. (English K-10) [|Quality Teaching with ICT in the new English Syllabus]

1. [|Smore] This can be used to collate teaching resources media type="custom" key="26415572"

Students can use Smore the present their learning media type="custom" key="26415578"

2. [|Thing link] There is an [|app o]r it can be used online This can also be used to collate teaching resources

Students can present their ideas and learning

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[|3. PuppetPals app]

This can be used for students to summarise a story or demonstrate learning on any topic. The app contains many puppets, or the students can create their own. media type="custom" key="26415634"

[|4. Tellagami app] The students can create 30 second animated oral clips. These can be joined together to make a longer animation. media type="custom" key="26415642"

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[|5. BuddyPoke app] Used to create avatars, audio clips, presentations etc media type="custom" key="26415650"

6. [|Prezi] It can be used to collate teaching resources media type="custom" key="26415686"

Students can share their learning

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[|7. Book Creator] Easy to use app to create books. Students can add photos or drawings, text and audio. It can be exported to iBooks or to a video

[|8 Fakebook] Students can create a fake Facebook profile for a character http://www.classtools.net/FB/1164-emnSc7

[|9 Fake text] Students create a dialogue between two characters

[|10. AudioNote app] Students can record themselves reading a text. They can listen to themselves and evaluate by writing notes. Teachers can conduct a running record and record notes.

[|11.Popplet] There is an app as well an an online site The class can brainstorm their ideas about a topic

12. Magnetic Letters apps Various apps are available

13. iMovie app Students can produce movies to summarise stories, to create new stories.