Information about Big Universe, Dreambox and i-Pads

1. Empowering Parents with Technology & Language Skills
Poornima D’Souza
Email: Poornima.dsouza@k12.sd.us
Twitter: @pord_33

2. Empowering Parents with Technology & Language Skills
Poornima D’Souza
Email: Poornima.dsouza@k12.sd.us
Twitter: @pord_33
Welcomes you to the General Session
Topics for the Session:
9:30 a.m. ~ Big Universe -Crystal
9:45 a.m. ~ Introductions _ Poornima
9:45 a.m. ~ ACS services - Amy
10:15 a.m.~ Dreambox – Stephanie
10:45 a.m. ~Chrome Books/i-Pads – Poornima
11:00 a.m. ~ Art Therapy - Lisa

3. First, Let’s get to know each other…

4. Big Universe
Mrs. Arntz Librarian

5. Big Universe
Big Universe is a site designed for readers to find
books at their levels of reading. It also gives writers
an opportunity to show their writings.

6. Reasons for Big Universe
Allow readers to practice reading at their level
Allow teachers to plan lessons based on levels
Many options to read fiction and nonfiction

7. Dreambox
Stephanie Jones

8. What is Dreambox
Children think it is a fun adventure game full
of stories, interactive games, and more! For
parents is individualized, effective math
that motivates children to play and learn.

9. What students can do with Dreambox
● Is made to help each student through tests
and adaptation during lesson game play.
● Has lesson that will help students in school.
● Uses visual items to show work.
● Parents can see their progress.

10. Students get to...
● Choose a game character
● Earn badges and coins
● Makes math fun
● Builds kids confidence

12. Front screen of the iPad
iPad Training : How to use the iPad

13. • 1. Contacts
2. Reboot the iPad
3. Home button
a. waking up the iPad
b. exiting out of applications
c. navigating to the first page
Home button: How to use the iPad

14. tapping the screen
touching the icons
swiping fingers across the screen
Navigation and Home button

15. Application to play, learn and
do activities
Free apps
Paid apps
iPad Apps

16. 1. touch the price - in red.
2.Free apps will read "FREE".
3. Once you've touched the button, the
outline will turn green
4. read "INSTALL APP”
5.Touch it again to start the install
process.
Installing iPad Apps

17. 1. placing your finger on the app's icon
and holding it down
2.icons on the screen start jiggling
3.simply moving your finger
4. to place the app's icon, simply lift up
your finger
Moving iPad Apps

18. 1. tap and hold the icon until all
of the icons on the screen are
jiggling.
2.icons will have a black circle
at the top with an "x" in the
middle.
3.tap the "x" button to delete
an app.
4. iPad will confirm your choice
Deleting iPad Apps

19. 1. tap and hold the icon until all
of the icons on the screen are
jiggling.
2. create a folder by 'dropping'
an app on top of another app.
3.add name of the folder on the
title bar
4. rename the folder, simply
touch the title area and type in
a new name
Create Folders and Organize iPad Apps

20. i-Pad Apps

21. i-Pad AppsTeacher Tools
Prezi
*TED
*Khan Academy
Pages
Noteability
Google Drive
Remember the Milk - Free
Dragon Dictation - Free or paid version
Splashtop 2
Reading/High Frequency
words/Vocabulary/Grammar
Jumbled Sent 3, (1&2 also)
*Build a word Express
*Phototouch Sightwords
Cimo Spelling Sight(lite)
*Bitsboards
ScribblePress- make own books
SparkleFish
*Storybots
National Geographic Weird but true!
Idioms
Root Words
iSentence ($)
PP vowels
EF High Flyers
Alligator Apps: Little Writer (also little reader or speller ($)), Sentence
Maker, *Comparative Adjectives, Emotions, *Lingo Arcade
Grasshopper Apps are great too! Kindergarten.com flashcards- food,
animals, nouns
*Picture Dictionary Free
*Bluster
*Free book companies: reading A-Z (leveled), storychimes,Magic Ink,
TabTale, Aesop Apps
ENL
Trav Talk-have to record the phrases
Word Lens-not free- translates words on a page to
other languages
*ESL express- words frequently confused
*Irregular verbs for English, IELTS…
*WordLens- Translates print into other languages
through camera- $5 per language
*Basic English hello-hello The essentials page is
free
panoramic photo app

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23. Poornima D'Souza
School Home Liaison
Poornima.Dsouza@k12.sd.us
pord_33@yahoo.com
Phone: (605) 367 4580
Cell: (605) 201 0127
Fax: (605) 367 6074
Contact Information
Any Questions??

24. PARENT UNIVERSITY LINKS
https://parenttech.shutterfly.com/ - videos and tutorials
https://parenttech.wikispaces.com/ - Parent University website
http://parentingclasses.wikispaces.com/home
- Parent University wiki and ning for higher level parents.
http://parentalinvolvement.ning.com/
- Parent Involvement for student achievement
http://multiculturalmosaic.ning.com/
- - All you wanted to know about Diversity

25. References
http://venturebeat.com/
http://ipad.about.com/
http://blog.whitepages.com
http://commerce.sunburst.com/
http://www.psdgraphics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/thumbs-up-down-icons.jpg

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