Friday, August 5, 2011
Mini Clips Coming Soon
Are you a visual person who learns best by seeing tutorials in action? Well have I got news for you! If you need a “mini-clip” tutorial on how to do something on the computer, all you have to do is ask! Send a request to ajordan@swschools.org and I’ll see if I can make your teaching days a little brighter.
So what are you waiting for, request now.
Futaba iPad Word Game
Here’s a fantastic app! It helps children learn new words while being super fun all at the same time. 

Futaba is a word quiz game designed for kids in the classroom (and at home) as a entertaining way to build language skills. 

Best of all, teachers can design their own games. Try the free version and you’ll be hooked.
The paid version is only $2.99.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
CORDY!
Science lovers will love Cordy! After downloading Cordy for my 6 year old whose favorite subject in school is Science, I had the hardest time trying to get him to put it down to do anything including taking a restroom break and eating. It’s literally that appealing and exciting!
Cordy is a little robot with a big job - to power up his world! Help Cordy run, jump, push, pull, lift, throw, bounce, swing, and hover in this beautiful console-quality 3D puzzle platform game. Download now, and get ready to harness the power of pure fun!
Cool Link - Teacher Appreciation Craft
I know Teacher Appreciation is far off…the school year hasn’t even started but this find is a jewel because I think handmade items are so from the heart. Check out this neat little idea and more from the folks over at Did Someone Say Party.
iPad Browser Options
Safari is well known as the browser for the folks over at Apple which is automatically included in all their products but for the iPad experience, I suggest looking into a few options in the App Store. Two in particular have caught my eye because the added features.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
New Apps Page
Since there are so many cool, educational apps, I thought that creating a page on the blog with a list of my favorite “must-haves” would be handy. From time to time, awesome apps will be posted here on the main page but to see a list view, please click the Cool Apps tab and enjoy!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Welcome to SWS Tech News
Welcome to a new and prosperous school year. I hope this blog will be helpful in helping you integrating technology into the classrooms.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Kid Rocket
I absolutely love browsing the internet to find my students new and interesting educational software to use and I love it even more when I find something that's FREE.
Kid Rocket is a web browser for kids, that also protects your desktop from click happy little fingers! Its really simple - really. Instead of letting the browser have access to the whole world wide web and 'trying' to filter out the bad content, like most childrens internet browsers, filtering software do. The KidRocket designers have blocked out the entire internet and only let the browser access limited, top quality, child related web sites like Starfall and PBS Kids.
Kid Rocket allows children to also practice math skills, drawing skills which allows the student to then save it or email it as an ecard and play classic games and puzzles. There are cool admin controls for teachers and parents alike. New features are in the works and a "READ" section is coming soon. Check out the demonstration video and then download this cool tool and enjoy.