DOOORS - Problem Solving App

DOOORS is a great little app promoting problem solving skills. I was a little skeptical that my 9 year olds would be able to fathom out what to do but of course they loved it and raced through the initial levels. Fun, highly motivating and a great little game for your early finishers or five minute filler. Just wish it had more levels. DOOORS (yes with three Os) is currently a free download, added bonus!

QR Codes

I love QR Codes - they're quick and fun to create and they really motivated the kids to write. We had designed t-shirts for our favourite book characters and then wrote advertisements for the t-shirts on a QR code creator. Then we printed out our QR codes and put them on display with the t-shirts. I uploaded a QR code reader onto the i-touches. Love having i-touches in the classroom right now!! The students have had a lot of fun scanning others QR Codes to see their friend's sales pitch! We could also use them to ask math questions. For example, how much more is so and so's t-shirt compared to yours? The display created a lot of interest from parents and teachers alike. FUN!

Apps -StoryKit

Looking for good apps for primary school children can be really challenging. We have 5 i-touches in our class and am always on the lookout for apps I can use with my students. One recent find is called StoryKit. This is a fabulous free app!! It allows students to add photos, text and voice or sounds to pages to make a digital book. You can then share the book by email. It is so simple to use and the children are so motivated to create! I used it for student led conferences and the students had to create a day in their school life. Recommend StoryKit for all ages.