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Apps for Creating Content Using an iPad

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There are thousands of apps that can be used on the iPad to entertain and engage users. But these devices can be used for more than consuming something someone else created. Dual cameras and the built-in microphone make it easy for educators and students to use low or no-cost apps to create their own content.

Use the links on this page to explore the possibilities.

The categories listed here represent the end product being developed by the educator or student. If you have additional suggestions for apps or products, please email me at sjbrooksyoung@gmail.com.

Drawings

Drawing Pad: Use this app to draw, save, and email pictures. ($1.99)

Draw for iPad: This app allows you to take handwritten notes and sketch. Works better with a stylus. (Free)

Draw Free for iPad: Use this app to sketch and doodle. (Free)

Posters

Animal Creator: Create thousands of creative animals using pieces from an extensive library. ($0.99)

Pages: Word processor for iPad ($9.99)

Screencasts

ShowMe: This app allows you to record screencasts of your iPad. Use the whiteboard or import images. Works best with a stylus when writing or drawing. Once a screencast is recorded, it is uploaded to the ShowMe website and rendered into a video format that can be downloaded or viewed online. The site offers a library of education iPad screencasts, (Free)

You can use several pre-installed apps with ShowMe. They include Camera, Photo Booth, and Photos.

Videos

Use the pre-installed Camera app to record video.

iMovie: Use this app to combine video, photos, music, and sound effects to make a movie right on your iPad. ($4.99)

Other Possibilities

I Can Animate: Use this app to create stop frame animations. (£1.99)

Toontastic: Draw, animate, and share cartoons. ($1.99)

iTalk: Make audio recordings using your iPad. (Free)

GarageBand: Turn your iPad into a full-featured recording studio. ($4.99)

Story Kit: This free app enables you to make your own ebooks. (free)

Examples

LaCrosse Science: Leah LaCrosse's 5th grade students use iPads to create drawing, posters, and videos. (Huron City Schools, Ohio)

ShowMe website: Use this link to review screencasts created with ShowMe. Content areas include math, science, social studies, English, foreign languages, and more.

GarageBand for the iPad: Read this blog post to learn about how a group of students used GarageBand in music class.

You might also be interested in...

iPod Touch and iPad Resources LiveBinder: Created by Susan Brooks-Young and Chris O'Neal, this LiveBinder contains a wealth of information related to instructional use of iPads. Updated regularly, this is a site you'll want to visit more than once!

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