Apps With Curriculum

Cyndie Sebourn Sascyn Publishing, Inc.

CyndieSebourn.com

A Book App is an eBook onsteroids!

• –Narration • –Text highlighting • –Music and sound effects • –Animation • –Video • –Discoverability - touch-based

animation/sound • –Integrated games or activities • –Non-linear story telling options

My Objectives forSmarty Britches: Nouns

• To continue to teach literacy• To educate with technology• To teach about the South: its

geography, its unique characteristics, and its charming people

• To provide curriculum for my app that meets 21st Century Skills, includes Project-Based Learning, and aligns with Common Core and is cross curricular

Smarty Britches: Nouns

Teaching Literacy

Nouns

Nouns

Story• Arkansas boy owns a

magical pair of britches that teach him the nouns in his life: people, animals, places, things, and ideas.

Non-Linear Activities• Leave the story to

practice games with people, animals, places, things, and idea nouns.

• The Place Nouns activity features a variety of reading strategies.

• Return to storyline when finished.

Teaching the South

Cultural Literacy

Hog Heaven

The Arkansas River

Southern Musicians

Video Trailer

Smarty Britches Curriculum

• Project-Based Learning• Reading Strategies• Smarty Activities

AWC Pilot at Jessieville Elementary, Katie Wainscott, 3rd Grade

Links

• Apple/iPad• Android Tablets• Kindle Fire Tablets• Nook Color Tablets

Finding my niche!

Apps With Curriculum includes…

• Curriculum vs. Lesson Plans• Common Core Standards: Trademarked Seal of

Approval• Bloom’s Taxonomy• Cross-Curricular Subjects• 21st Century Skills: Collaboration,

Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity• Project-Based Learning• Reading Strategies with Deeper Thinking• Technology

Curriculum versus Lesson Plans

Curriculum versus Lesson Plans

• Curriculum – all of the planned learnings for an app.

• Lesson Plan – description of instruction for one class period.

• The Latin meaning of curriculum alludes to a “racing chariot.” To me, this is a race to help educators.

AWC’s Library• Smarty Britches: Nouns• Treasure Kai and the Lost

Gold of Shark Island• Treasure Kai and the

Seven Cities of Gold• Brush of Truth• Penelope the Purple Pirate• Gerry the Giraffe• Tractor Mac: You’re a

Winner!• Choco• A Royal Little Pest• A Royal Little Pest: Mine!

• Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm

• Tractor Mac Builds a Barn• A Troop is a Group of

Monkeys• Henrietta is Hungry• Middle School Confidential

Series• A Heart Pumping

Adventure• Battle with the Bugs• The Lucky Escape

New to AWC’s library…

• A Troop is a Group of Monkeys (collective nouns)

• Middle School Confidential Series: Be Confident in Who You Are Real Friends Versus the Other

Kind(Curriculum Coming Soon!)

• Henrietta is Hungry

AWC’s Library

App Library Catalog: Project-Based Learning

App Library Catalog:Reading Strategies

App Library Catalog:Smarty Activities

Mobile Application

Mobile Application

http://apps.mobilemediaimpact.com/html5/?appcode=Cyndie

http://m.cyndiesebourn.comAvailable on the iPhone and Google Play’s Android phones~

Author Karen Robertson discussesApps With Curriculum

Educator’s App Reviews

Instead of reviewing the “Bells & Whistles” of an app, I review its educational content and

possibilities:•Provided Curriculum•Potential Curriculum Possibilities•21st Century Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, Creativity•Common Core Alignment•Bloom’s Taxonomy Alignment•Technology Incorporated•Cross-Curricular Subjects

Case Studies

• Purpose: To have teachers pilot apps and their accompanying curriculum and provide a critique of what they liked and how it could be improved.

Katie WainscottTreasure Kai and the Lost Gold of

Shark Island

Amanda BeanPenelope the Purple Pirate

Brush of Truth Case Study Needed

• Includes free Brush of Truth app for the class’s iPads

• Includes my assisting the teacher with the free CCSS-aligned curriculum

• Includes publicity in newspapers, AWC website, and Social Media

• Includes Author Interview via Skype for your students

Do you want to be chosen?

• Email me at Cyndie@CyndieSebourn.com and give me your name, your school, and tell me why you would like to host this case study!

Smarty Britches: Verbs(available 2013)

• Setting is again in Arkansas• Non-linear activities will include

scenes from Louisiana and Texas.• Includes a Spanish speaking

character• Includes art scenes that teach

Van Gogh’s “Starry Night”• And much more!

App Story Time

• If your classroom and/or library would like for me to come and present storybook apps to you, please email me at Cyndie@CyndieSebourn.com.

Promo Codes Give Away

• Would you like to have an opportunity to win promo codes to the apps that I have discussed today?

• Like Apps With Curriculum on Facebook• Sign up for my newsletter at

AppsWithCurriculum.com that will keep you informed of all of the latest and greatest about Story Book Apps that have Curriculum!

The first who do this will receive an email from me with the book app promo codes.

AWC Facebook Party

• Where? Facebook Page: Penelope the Purple Pirate• When? Monday, February 25, 5-7 PM Central• What? Gift Card Giveaways and Book App Promo Code

Giveaways by AWC’s authors!• What do you need to do? Just go to the Facebook Page and

participate in the discussions. We will “throw out” the promo codes and gift cards on this page between 7-9 PM for you to “grab”!

Volume Purchasing

• Volume Purchasing gives you 50% off the book app cost if you purchase 20 or more for your classroom or iPad cart.

• Speak with your administrator about setting up a volume purchase program!