Apps
"Blaring trumpets, rumbling timpani. Dramatic surges of volume followed by ominous moments of quiet. Nobody has ever accused German composer Richard Wagner of subtlety." ''The Wagner Files,' a graphic novel, creates a vivid portrait of the 19th-century composer covering his music, and equally dramatic personal life and political activities from 1848 to his death in 1883.
The 'Aesop for Children' for iOS from the Library of Congress provides a window for today's children into a past where the way a crow manages to get a drink from a bottle and the consequences of goats facing off on a narrow bridge prove instructive for real life.
With accessible tools, you and your students can create your own simple animations to convey powerful ideas. Screencast tutorials will have you up and running with the latest "Cool Tools" from Richard Byrne, SLJ columnist and blogger at "Free Technology for Teachers."
Judging from the number of alphabet apps, it appears that every developer has created at least one. This week we look at five of them, each worthy of a child's attention.
A week ago I shared ten digital tech trends within the confines of a word count. Here’s an expanded version with all the links and details. For a profession situated at the intersection of metaliteracy, education and emerging technologies, forecasting is kind of exciting. For a profession threatened by severe cuts in educational spending and [...]
When it comes to nonfiction apps for middle grade students, Kids Discover has produced of high-quality products that make welcome additions to classroom collections. Read what Sara Lissa Paulson has to say about their 'Constitution.'
The other day my desktop printer/scanner decided it would no longer scan. Panicked, I wondered if I could simply take a picture of the page I needed with my smartphone camera. That sorta worked, but the text didn’t look as clear as I hoped it would, so I searched the app store for options. That’s [...]
When asked about the name "Slap Happy Larry," Lynley Stace,the author, illustrator, and developer of haunting original digital stories commented, "In hindsight it’s ridiculously ironic. Neither of us is ‘slap happy,' we don’t know a single ‘Larry’ between us, and our dark stories are not exactly ‘happy!'"
It's a year-long process, but after watching hours upon hours of apps and debating their finer points, we have come up with "SLJ's Top Ten Apps 2013." Our list includes innovative works of stunning quality and depth, along with some familiar characters that host loads of engaging interactivity and game play.
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