Simmons' Professional Development Corner: Weekly Update: Spring Break Edition

Weekly Email: Spring Break Edition

I hope your Spring Break was as productive as mine. J

Spring Break Accomplishments

ü Cleaned out flower beds

ü Cleaned out closet

ü Cooked more than I ate out

ü Played outside every day

ü Helped Thomas ride a big-boy bike

ü Practiced my LAZY

üDid not open a laptop or check email until Sunday

Some apps worth exploring:

I did take time to look at some apps while I watched the NCAA Basketball Tournaments. All of these apps are free in some capacity. A few require you to pay money for add-ons, but several of them are 100% free. I tried to include something for everyone.

More than one person has expressed a need for an app to help with reading fluency. I found this article online about using our classroom devices to help students improve fluency.

http://www.appeducation.com/2012/01/17/voice-memo-app/

Word Wonderland (Primary)-Free for a limited time

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-wonderland-primary-full/id611436564?mt=8

Grammar Wonderland (Elementary)-Free for a limited time

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-wonderland-elementary/id580623949?mt=8

Grammar Wonderland (Primary)-Free for a limited time

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-wonderland-primary/id591911867?mt=8

Auryn-The Little Mermaid-Free for a limited time

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/auryn-the-little-mermaid/id420490418?mt=8

The Opposites

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-opposites/id480194638?mt=8

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