Guest Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 Can anyone recommend I pad applications for the foundation stage?
Alison Posted March 26, 2012 Posted March 26, 2012 when you say applications for the foundation stage are we talking children or adults? I love my Ipad but haven't noticed any applications that I can recommend relating to foundation stage however I only download the free apps so there's probably something of use in the apps store just I havent spent money looking I must add it would be nice to have a foundation stage forum app (or on android)
Steve Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 What sort of a thing are you thinking of Alison? :1b
Alison Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I was thinking that being able to access the forum from an app would be more instant than opening a web browser and searching 1
Smiles Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I have an app called Tozzle that my grandchildren play on my IPAD, the youngest plays it he is nearly 3 and the eldest likes it too she is 10. Its a diferent puzzles with varying levels . smiles
sue28 Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Take a look at enabling environments by Marc Faulder. He's doing some good work with I Pads and other games based learning.
Guest Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 I agree Marc Foulder is doing great work with digital technology -see iPad in Reception. Ipad apps - there are lots and lots of good ones but some you have to pay money for.. and you'll see why if you give them a try. Take a look at some of these, web addresses given but downloaded from ITunes. Lots of places use iTunes gift vouchers instead of setting up an account. Duck Duck Moose Start with the Wheels on the Bus, their first ( facility to change the language amongst many others) the others have all worked well but the most recent Draw and Tell is such a simple creative app. Choose background,make marks/pictures then record your story save ( and have evidence). Nosy Crow publish interactive animated stories The Three Little Pigs ( blow into the microphone to help blow down the houses) Cinderella and more coming along Land of Me already established as a computer based interactive learning game now has an app. Apps in my Pocket have Pocket Phonics following/supporting Letters and Sounds Talking Carl repeats everything you say - child appropriate image (not all similar applications have this) BeeBot app Scroll down the page to read about it. If you're using BeeBots this free games app will be familiar to the older children Some starters for you Tricia
jennyjenkinz Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 i would love a app for this forum but having said that with the new design it is so much easier to use on the iphone. THANK you!
Steve Posted March 30, 2012 Posted March 30, 2012 I think the mobile theme for the forum is pretty good Jenny, thanks for mentioning it. It strips out most of the graphics and gives the forums in a linear form which makes things much more quick. Alison, I can see what you mean about opening straight into the FSF - but you could achieve pretty much the same by setting the FSF as your homepage. Or, if you didn't want to do that you could download a free alternative browser (eg Opera), set that up with the FSF as your homepage, and then you'd have effectively a dedicated browser app!
louby loo Posted April 7, 2012 Posted April 7, 2012 I just bookmarked it (I think!) - and it appears on my screen like an app.
nickylear Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 The teachers pet website have just released a 'what time is it mr wolf' app. I've downloaded it ready to use on my iwb when we are back in school.
apple Posted April 9, 2012 Posted April 9, 2012 I saw in Sainsburys the other day a magazine produced with children in mind about educational apps for the ipad. Although it covers the range from the early years to teenagers, at quick glance it appeared more weighted to Early Years looked some interesting apps in there although it was quite pricey at £7.99 :blink: 1
SueJ Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 I have loaded up loads of pdfs including the new/revised EYFS stuff so that it is readily available - v. useful in a church hall setting with no direct interenet connection
sue28 Posted April 10, 2012 Posted April 10, 2012 (edited) Marc Faulder came to Tiny Tots to support and train staff on I Pad apps. Some intersting ways to use apps. Take a look at - http://ow.ly/1KiRft www.enablingenvironments.posterous.com Puppet Pals is a great app to use in the foundation stage. Our chidlren have created their own stories. talked about size as they discovered the characters could be re sized either bigger or smaller. As Marc explains on his blog page photo booth is proving to be an app that young children can explore independently while creating some fantastic art work. Edited April 10, 2012 by sue28
Guest Posted August 4, 2012 Posted August 4, 2012 Hairy letters is great for letter recognition and formation Toca boca games for fun Sand painter is a nice simple creative game musicsparkle for music making treasure hunt great for a bit of problem solving hope this helps x
Guest Posted August 8, 2012 Posted August 8, 2012 Ooooh thanks, I'm downloading music sparkle . Have you got a link for the treasure hunt app please or it's full name Thanks
Guest Posted August 18, 2012 Posted August 18, 2012 Hi, the treasure game is called pirate treasure hunt: 8 challenges. Have you had a play with music sparkle yet, I love "testing" the apps out first!
Guest Posted September 15, 2012 Posted September 15, 2012 I've downloaded Pirate Treasure Hunt.. nice little game will try it on some children , thanks again
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