Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck is a free app that allows you to make beautiful, simple presentations.  I love how the app has an image search with tons of great Creative Commons licensed photos for you to use in creating your slides.  This would be a great app for students to use in showcasing their research facts from reading workshop.

Here is a ThingLink I created with resources to get you started with this app in your classroom.  I have included links to teacher tutorials and classroom applications from around the web.  I can't wait to use this app with my class.

Audioboo

Audioboo is a free app that allows you to record your voice.  Each recording is called a boo.  You can listen to the boos in the app or on the audioboo website.  The app will also create a QR code to share your boo with others.  
The use of this app has been a great addition to my classroom, as it added an authentic reason and an audience, for practicing reading fluency.  Students were motivated to practice reading a book over and over, paying attention to the author's punctuation and intention of each sentence.  The students were excited to record and share their reading with their classmates.  Also, with the QR codes provided by each boo, I can quickly print the codes and attach them to our books for an instant listening center.  Another idea for using Audioboo in your classroom, would be to have students create a boo about their work displayed in the hallway.  Then add the QR code to the student's work to hear them talk more about the writing or project on display.
Here is a ThingLink I created with some resources and ideas to get you started with this app in your classroom.



Here is a sample audioboo recorded by one of my students reading a favorite Mo Willems book.

listen to ‘Gracie Today I Will Fly’ on Audioboo