Kindergarten+Thoughts+About+the+iPad

Louise June 2, 2011

i Pad received. I have no knowledge of i Pads or any touch equipment such as touch i Pod or touch phone. This is all new. I had to open an i Tunes account and sync it with my computer. I played for the first day or two just to get use to it.

June 3 and 4 Started looking for apps especially free ones that would apply to Kindergarten. Downloaded iBooks, National Geographic, Crayola Color Studio, and PBS Kids for fun. Ruby Repeat, it has classic and color for sound and sight memory---**ok**

June 6 Met with group to work on Talcott Gran. Shared different apps. Worked on making folders and putting First Class and Face Book on i Pad. Kids Puzzle--- 7 different collections--some are all free some you have to pay for--have 6,9 or12 pieces.-- **ok** Little Puzzles--nice pictures but only 4 pieces very easy-- **no** Learning Puzzles--5 categories-- easy, medium and hard modes for puzzles--easy level is 6 pieces, medium is 12, hard is 20 pieces. nice pictures can be challenging as you increase level. **Good** Match It-- memory game-- 12, 24, or 42 cards, 3 categories, can play with 1 or more players, keeps score, loose points with wrong answer-- **ok** Farm Flip---memory match for farm animals--not much to it--only 1 game.---**no** Learning game pack-- alphabet, colors and shapes, matching.---**ok** alphabet--match picture to beginning letter, capital letter, keeps score. color and shape-- just matching 12 pictures to match in a given time, keeps track of number of flips. Neon Pad-- A black screen that you draw or practice letters or numbers and colors appear and can be changed. **ok** Doodle Buddies-- has stamps, drawing and typing capabilities, can erase or shake to clear. **Good** 123 Writing Numbers---writing numbers practice, tracing, can change color to use,has sound can also do number word.Only goes to 7. **Good for practice** Draw Free-- can draw, change backgrounds, share, erase**,** change thickness. **ok fun** Tactilis-- drawing with a center line, symmetry, copies on other side, clears easily, fun. **no** Drawing Den--pictures to color. **no** Spelling Bug--shows picture and says word and gives letters to arrange, 6 levels. the 3 letter words are fine but gets harder not decode able words. **ok** Alphabet Zoo-- just letters and their sounds. **no** ABC Alphabet Touch- touching letter that was named. My First Puzzles the alphabet--have to buy after first several, put pieces of the letter together, says letter name when completed. **ok** Alphabet Train-- tracing of letters, connecting dots and following an object.Does capital, lower and numbers. Can repeat name of letter or number. Can change color for tracing. **Good for fine motor practice** ABC Phonics-- does letter sounds then words.You match letter sound to the letter to make the word,picture clue also. All capital letters, and they are funny shapes. Idea is **Good** Red Fish--each letter of the alphabet has a different little activity with it. **ok** Lunchbox Animals-- very easy, just match letters capital and lower case--**no** Animal Play-- matching a picture to the spoken word. Easy-- Spelling Magic--spell 3 letter words can pick the vowel you want, says letter sound if you want, lower case letters.**Great** Spelling Magic-- consonant blends also **Great** Photo Touch Sight Words-- shows and says sight word for you to pick out of 3 words and touch. **OK for review**

June 8 added Wunderlist-- can make lists and date them and can be notified when it is due. Chicktionary-- fun game to make words out of mixed up letters can play alone or against someone. Only first pack of 24 is free. Not for young children but fun.

June 14

used www.bestkidsapps.com to check apps added solitaire-- fun good for number sequencing Word Quest--Good word search game

June16 Added Pandora for music--- found children songs Checked out U TUBE for Harry Kindergarten-- music for children educational Am look into Pages for word processing