Tech Play 4
Option 2: Content Objects

I have used the Starfall website at school and with my niece. My kindergarten student really enjoy playing with the many tools on the Starfall website. I downloaded the starfall app for Ipad and Iphone. I allowed my niece to try the app out for me. She expressed to me that she thought it was a lot of fun, and enjoyed that it was on my phone.  I can see how this would be a great app to use on the Ipad and Iphone especially to use with special education students that might not be able to sit at a computer station. I think that this app fits into every category of the TPAK model. I truly think that this app is an amazing app. It teaches literacy skills in a fun and exciting way that engages kids.

The second app that I downloaded was Writing Wizard. I can see the benefits of using this app in my Kindergarten classroom. Many of my students struggle with learning and writing their letters. I think that this app is great because it shows the student how to write the letters from the correct starting and ending point. It uses fun shapes and colors to show the correct tracing of the letters.

I know that both of the apps that I downloaded for my Ipad can be used in the classroom with both general education students and special education students. I know that one of my special education students that would benefit from both of the above apps is a little boy that is missing parts of his index and thumbs on both hands. He has difficulty using a computer mouse and holding a pencil. Both of these apps would be great because he does not need a mouse or a pencil to use them.

I would like to set these apps up to use as a station during center time. I think that this would be great to use for students in a wheel chair or to even make the use of the app mobile. I had a lot of fun playing with these apps and know that my kids will love to play with them even more.