Apps With Curriculum

2. Apps With Curriculum Cyndie Sebourn Sascyn Publishing, Inc. CyndieSebourn.com

3. A Book App is an eBook onsteroids! • –Narration • –Text highlighting • –Music and sound effects • –Animation • –Video • –Discoverability - touch-based animation/sound • –Integrated games or activities • –Non-linear story telling options

4. My Objectives forSmarty Britches: Nouns • To continue to teach literacy • To educate with technology • To teach about the South: its geography, its unique characteristics, and its charming people • To provide curriculum for my app that meets 21st Century Skills, includes Project-Based Learning, and aligns with Common Core and is cross curricular

5. Smarty Britches: Nouns

6. Teaching Literacy Nouns

7. Nouns Story Non-Linear Activities Leave the story to practice games with people, animals, places, things, and idea nouns. The Place Nouns activity features a variety of reading strategies. Return to storyline when finished. • Arkansas boy owns a magical pair of britches that teach him the nouns in his life: people, animals, places, things, and ideas.

8. Teaching the South Cultural Literacy

9. Hog Heaven

10. The Arkansas River

11. Southern Musicians

12. Video Trailer

13. Smarty Britches Curriculum • Project-Based Learning • Reading Strategies • Smarty Activities

14. AWC Pilot at Jessieville Elementary, Katie Wainscott, 3rd Grade

15. Links • Apple/iPad • Android Tablets • Kindle Fire Tablets • Nook Color Tablets

16. Finding my niche!

17. Apps With Curriculum includes… • Curriculum vs. Lesson Plans • Common Core Standards: Trademarked Seal of Approval • Bloom’s Taxonomy • Cross-Curricular Subjects • 21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity • Project-Based Learning • Reading Strategies with Deeper Thinking • Technology

18. Curriculum versus Lesson Plans Curriculum versus Lesson Plans • Curriculum – all of the planned learnings for an app. • Lesson Plan – description of instruction for one class period. • The Latin meaning of curriculum alludes to a “racing chariot.” To me, this is a race to help educators.

19. AWC’s Library • Smarty Britches: Nouns • Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island • Treasure Kai and the Seven Cities of Gold • Brush of Truth • Penelope the Purple Pirate • Gerry the Giraffe • Tractor Mac: You’re a Winner! • Choco • A Royal Little Pest • A Royal Little Pest: Mine! • Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm • Tractor Mac Builds a Barn • A Troop is a Group of Monkeys • Henrietta is Hungry • Middle School Confidential Series • A Heart Pumping Adventure • Battle with the Bugs • The Lucky Escape

20. New to AWC’s library… • A Troop is a Group of Monkeys (collective nouns) • Middle School Confidential Series: • Be Confident in Who You Are • Real Friends Versus the Other Kind (Curriculum Coming Soon!) • Henrietta is Hungry

21. AWC’s Library

22. App Library Catalog: Project-Based Learning

23. App Library Catalog:Reading Strategies

24. App Library Catalog:Smarty Activities

25. Mobile Application

26. Mobile Application http://apps.mobilemediaimpact.com/html5/?appcode=Cyndie http://m.cyndiesebourn.com Available on the iPhone and Google Play’s Android phones~

27. Author Karen Robertson discussesApps With Curriculum

28. Educator’s App Reviews Instead of reviewing the “Bells & Whistles” of an app, I review its educational content and possibilities: • Provided Curriculum • Potential Curriculum Possibilities • 21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity • Common Core Alignment • Bloom’s Taxonomy Alignment • Technology Incorporated • Cross-Curricular Subjects

29. Case Studies • Purpose: To have teachers pilot apps and their accompanying curriculum and provide a critique of what they liked and how it could be improved.

30. Katie WainscottTreasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island

31. Amanda BeanPenelope the Purple Pirate

32. Brush of TruthCase Study Needed • Includes free Brush of Truth app for the class’s iPads • Includes my assisting the teacher with the free CCSS-aligned curriculum • Includes publicity in newspapers, AWC website, and Social Media • Includes Author Interview via Skype for your students

33. Do you want to be chosen? • Email me at Cyndie@CyndieSebourn.com and give me your name, your school, and tell me why you would like to host this case study!

34. Smarty Britches: Verbs(available 2013) • Setting is again in Arkansas • Non-linear activities will include scenes from Louisiana and Texas. • Includes a Spanish speaking character • Includes art scenes that teach Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” • And much more!

35. App Story Time • If your classroom and/or library would like for me to come and present storybook apps to you, please email me at Cyndie@CyndieSebourn.com.

36. Promo Codes Give Away • Would you like to have an opportunity to win promo codes to the apps that I have discussed today? • Like Apps With Curriculum on Facebook • Sign up for my newsletter at AppsWithCurriculum.com that will keep you informed of all of the latest and greatest about Story Book Apps that have Curriculum! The first who do this will receive an email from me with the book app promo codes.

37. AWC Facebook Party • Where? Facebook Page: Penelope the Purple Pirate • When? Monday, February 25, 5-7 PM Central • What? Gift Card Giveaways and Book App Promo Code Giveaways by AWC’s authors! • What do you need to do? Just go to the Facebook Page and participate in the discussions. We will “throw out” the promo codes and gift cards on this page between 7-9 PM for you to “grab”!

38. Volume Purchasing • Volume Purchasing gives you 50% off the book app cost if you purchase 20 or more for your classroom or iPad cart. • Speak with your administrator about setting up a volume purchase program!