David Lee EdTech

Google has introduced an app that let's you donate $1 a day to non-profit organizations from your Android phone. According to the  Huffington Post , a non-profit organization is featured every day with a description of how the organization will use its donations. As the app gradually learns your philanthropy preferences, it will start to feature non-profit organizations that you are more interested in. However, since One Today is still a pilot program, the app is only available in the U.S. and you must "Request an Invite" to receive the app.  How  One Today  Can Enhance Your Philanthropy Unit Our school's 5th grade curriculum contains a philanthropy unit that requires students to research and identify examples of philanthropy. Unfortunately, students often research wealthy philanthropists who donate millions of dollars to non-profit organizations. They have a hard time grasping the idea that donating smaller amounts of money is still considered philanthr...

Idea from Molly Rance of Korea International School The bookshelf showcases all your eBooks. StoryKit provides you with a couple of examples (Three Little Pigs, Humpty Dumpty, and Three Bears).  The numbers indicate the number of pages each eBook has.  After tapping on "New Book" in the bookshelf, you will find yourself on the "Details" page. You can type the title and author of your eBook. Tap on Edit to start your story.  "Edit Pages" is where you will see all the pages of your eBook. It also indicates whether or not your pages have text, images, or voice recordings. After you create a new page, you will be able to place content using the toolbar at the bottom (camera, camera roll photos, text, voice recording, and paint). The screenshot above is a page from my student's dinosaur eBook. You can see that she included text, audio, and an image.  After completing your eBook, you can go back to the "Details" page and...

What is WWF Together? The World Wildlife Fund, a nature conservation organization, has created an iOS app that lets students learn interactively about different endangered animals (rhino, whale, giant panda, jaguar, marine turtle, elephant, polar bear, bison, tiger, shark, snow leopard, and gorilla). Implementation Example: 3rd Grade Animal Unit (Life Sciences) This app would be a great research tool for 3rd grade students to learn about the physical and behavioral adaptions animals make to better survive in their environments (CA Science Contant Standard 3.0).  Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism's chance for survival. WWF Together First you will need to download the app onto your iOS device.    After you choose an animal, you will see 9 cards that contain different information. You can navigate the cards by swiping.  Title Page: Includes an Adjective that Describes the Animal  Introductory Fact ...