Transcript Let’s keep our skills sharp this summer!

Let’s keep our skills
sharp this summer!
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A parent’s guide to apps and websites to help our
children stay on-track over summer vacation.
Explore dinosaurs, bugs, birds, planes,
music, sports, superheroes, inventors, art,
the night sky, the ocean, and more —
24 themes in all. Start with a book … and
see where your child's imagination goes!
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www.startwithabook.org
Start with a Book
Let’s start with
some helpful
hints…
Locking Rotation
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Go to SETTINGS > GENERAL
Under “Use side switch to,” select LOCK
ROTATION
Locking Rotation
 If you have this set to MUTE,
 Rotate iPad so the display is in the desired
orientation.
 Swipe up along the bottom of the screen to
display Control Center (you can do this from any
screen, including the Lock screen).
 Tap the Screen Rotation Lock button.
 The Screen Rotation Lock button will appear
highlighted.
Passcodes
You can configure a passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod
touch using Settings > General > Passcode Lock.
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Simple passcodes are four digits long. You can disable simple
passcode to require a longer passcode, which can also contain
alphanumeric characters.
You can configure your device to automatically erase all contents
(Secure Erase) after ten failed passcode attempts.
iCloud users can remotely lock their device with a passcode using
Find My iPhone.
If you enter an incorrect passcode too many times,
the device will be disabled temporarily.
What to do if the device gets
locked…
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Connect the device to the computer with which you normally sync
and open iTunes.
Note: If iTunes asks you to enter the passcode, try another computer
that you have synced with. If the device is still disabled, or if iTunes
does not automatically sync your device, sync the device with iTunes.
When the backup and sync is complete, restore your device.
When iOS Setup Assistant asks to set up your device, choose "Restore
from iTunes backup".
Select your device in iTunes and choose the most recent backup of
your device.
BACK UP YOUR DEVICES TO iTunes!!!
iTunes Settings
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SETTINGS > GENERAL > RESTRICTIONS
You can limit Safari, camera, Facetime, apps, etc.
“Allowed Content” lets you set access to explicit
content
“In App Purchases” can be turned off, or require
password immediately
Other Tablet Options
Kindle Fire
$120-$200
Galaxy Tablet
$150-$350
Google Nexus
$150-$450
How can we keep our
children’s skills from fading
during summer vacation?
Summer Reading
Electronic Options
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iBooks (Apple devices)
Amazon.com (Kindle)
Bn.com (Nook)
Reading Websites
http://www.storylineonline.net/ - stories read aloud by
actors, sponsored by SAG
 http://www.starfall.com/ - geared for younger readers
 http://www.wegivebooks.org/books - for every book you
read, they donate books to needy children. This has books
for a variety of ages/levels. Sponsored by the Pearson
Foundation
 http://www.timeforkids.com/ - great non-fiction site for
older students
 http://www.bookadventure.com/home.aspx - search for
books, take quizzes, earn points/prizes. Sponsored by
Sylvan Learning Center.
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Keeping minds sharp….
Math Websites
http://www.funbrain.com/ - for all ages/levels
 http://www.adaptedmind.com/Math-Worksheets.html - for
all ages/levels
 http://www.mathplayground.com/ - for older students
 http://www.coolmath.com/ - for older students
 http://www.ducksters.com/kidsmath/ - for older students
 http://more2.starfall.com/m/welcome/firstdemo/load.htm?www=first_grade& - for younger students
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For additional practice…
Visit Mrs. Sgroi’s website for more
practice/challenge links:
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http://woodcliff-lake.com/Page/1527
http://woodcliff-lake.com/Page/1532
Apps for Everyone
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Starfall Learn to Read
Starfall ABCs
Starfall Numbers
Starfall All About Me
Starfall
($1.99-$2.99)
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Sight Words Flash Cards is designed to develop
pre-reading skills such as recognizing common
words by sight and sound.
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Divided into 4 categories: Pre-primary,
kindergarten, 1st grade & 2nd grade. Each
grade has an accompanying Question Mode to
test and enhance reading skills.
Sight Words
Flashcards
(free)
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Explores vowel sounds,
syllables and more.
Phonics Tic Tac Toe
(free)
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Create your own unique shows with animation and audio in real
time!
Simply pick out your actors and backdrops, drag them on to the
stage, and tap record. Your movements and audio will be
recorded in real time for playback
Create an actor from a photo
Use a photo as a backdrop for your storytelling
Zoom and rotate your characters using two fingers
Flip them around with a double tap
Great for a variety of ages
Puppet Pals
(free, in-app purchases available)
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Making cartoons with Toontastic is as easy
as putting on a puppet show - simply press
the record button, move your characters
onscreen, and tell your story.
Toontastic
(free, in-app purchases available)
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Ever wonder what it would be like to mash-up a
Shakespeare poem with a Hip Hop Song? Verses is an app
that puts a fresh spin on a cherished classic: refrigerator
magnet poetry. We built this app to set your creativity ablaze
with Verses' limitless word mixing possibilities that allow
you to become a kind of dictionary DJ.
Verses Poetry
(free, in-app purchases available)
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Splash Math adapts to the student's level
and ensures mastery of all grade level
math skills
App and website
Splash Math
(free, in-app purchases available, upgrade available)
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Kids can practice math skills from basic operations through
multi-digit multiplication and division in a series of
entertaining worlds.
The difficulty levels make this game appealing to kids
from first grade through sixth, as basic facts at the easy
levels are taken to multiple-digit problems, including
regrouping at the hard level.
Math vs. Zombies
($4.99)
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In Bridge Constructor you have to prove yourself as an
accomplished master bridge builder. Play 40 different levels, and
build bridges over deep valleys, canals, and rivers. Stress tests
reveal whether the bridge you build can withstand the daily
stress of continual use from cars, trucks and, more recently,
super-heavy tank trucks.
Bridge Constructor
($1.99)
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Hop on the train with Spacey the elephant and help
him focus his memory while on the way to the circus.
Memorize the characteristics of objects passing by and
recall them to earn stars, badges, and peanuts. Along
the way, kids may find a few surprises!
Memory Train
($1.99)
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Make handwriting practice fun! With our Wet-Dry-Try
Suite App, children learn and practice correct formation
habits for writing capitals, numbers, and lowercase
letters
Handwriting Without Tears:
Wet Dry Try Suite
($6.99)
Visit Mrs. Sgroi’s website for
this presentation and other
technology resources.
Happy Summer!