Tinybop has created a number of apps. They include apps about the human body etc. One app in particular that I liked was called Tinybop Plants. This app is an educational application about different types of plants and plant life cycles. The app includes videos, interactive dioramas and sounds. The app is available in over 50 languages so it can be used if you are teaching a non-English speaking class. Students can look at the plants that are featured in the app and determine which plants can be eaten/which plants they eat at home. Overall, it is a great change from the classic chalk-and-talk method of teaching students!
Year Level: 1-2
Subject: Technologies
Strands: Design and Technologies
General Capabilities:
Literacy – the students need to be able to effectively read what they are seeing on the screen in order to interact
Numeracy – the app goes into detail about different life cycles which could incorporate numeracy
Information and Communication Technology(ICT) – students will be using iPads to use this app, which is a form of ICT
Critical and Creative Thinking – the teacher could get students to think about different plant adaptations and how this may effect the animals eating the plants etc.
Integrated Learning Opportunities:
Mathematics, Science, English, HASS
Content Descriptors:
Explore how plants and animals are grown for food, clothing and shelter and how food is selected and prepared for healthy eating (ACTDEK003)
Link:
https://tinybop.com/apps/plants
Additional Information:
- Easy to use
- Interactive and fun
- Cost: $2.99
- Over 50 languages featured
Tinybop Plants sounds like a fun, interactive experience for students on the iPad. The only problem I see with it is the price as we all want resources that free of charge. I do see how this app would work well in an ESL school as you have mentioned it has over 50 languages featured. Thanks for sharing!
Tinybop Plants looks and sounds like a fun app for students to use in order to learn more about diffrent types of plants and their cycles. I like that Tinybop create other apps so they have experience in delivering quality applications to be used within the classroom. But yes, as you mentioned in your post – a great change from the classic chalk-and-talk method of teaching! Thanks for the great post, I look forward to integrating Tinybop Plants into my future teaching.
Tinybop Plants looks and sounds like a fun app for students to use in order to learn more about different types of plants and their cycles. I like that Tinybop create other apps so they have experience in delivering quality applications to be used within the classroom. But yes, as you mentioned in your post – a great change from the classic chalk-and-talk method of teaching! Thanks for the great post, I look forward to integrating Tinybop Plants into my future teaching.