Create Your Own Sorting, Labeling, and Matching iPad Games

Stick Around is a puzzle creation tool that teachers, parents, and students can use to make and share their own puzzles.  I love the fact that it comes with an assortment of example puzzles including ordering decimals, name the states, and the water cycle.

It's a great way to preview what Stick Around can do for you.  The simple idea behind the app is to have players move stickers onto the correct spot on a background.

Not only do users play the sticker puzzles, but they can create them, as well. Tony Vincent created the Stick Around app for iPad in collaboration with Morris Cooke, the creator of the amazing Explain Everything app. To learn more about the app, watch Tony's short video.

Sorting, Labeling & Matching iPad Games from Tony Vincent on Vimeo.

You can find some sample puzzles on this Pinterest board or get more Stick Around ideas on this board.

Finally, for McAllen ISD teachers that are interested in trying the app, I am so happy to offer you an opportunity to get your own FREE Stick Around app.  What perfect time to play with a new app than over the summer months.  To get a FREE copy, just add a comment below on how you envision using the Stick Around app in your classroom. Don't forget to include your name. I only have a few copies to share, so first come, first serve.  Not a McAllen ISD teacher?  Don't worry, you can find a copy in the Apple App Store for $2.99.

NASA Education Express

Check out NASA's list of learning opportunities for teachers and students at https://blogs.nasa.gov/educationexpress/.  This week I would like to highlight their "'Where Over the World is Astronaut Scott Kelly?' Geography From Space Trivia Contest."

Each Wednesday during his one-year mission in space, NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly tweets out a picture of earth from his perspective.  The first person to respond with the name of the location wins. The winner will receive a printed copy of the image autographed by Astronaut Kelly.  Get details on their site and pop in to visit with Astronaut Kelly @StationCDRKelly each Wednesday on Twitter.  It only takes a few minutes and the photos are amazing.

Don't have a Twitter account?  Learn all about Twitter including the benefits in education and how to sign up on the Edublogger's blog.

Scoodle Jam App

During the month of May, the Scoodle Jam app will be offered for free (regularly $4.99) from the iTunes App Store.

This is a great time to get your entire classroom on Scoodle Jam.  It's a creation and collaboration tool that offers digital manipulatives, graphic organizers, kickstarter activity templates, DIY Lessons, and sticker sets for math and science.  Plus, students and teachers can sync canvases for collaborative work via Edmodo.

With Scoodle Jam, students explore, create, and share their knowledge, while honing their learning and innovation skills through creativity, collaboration and critical thinking.



Scoodle Jam was obviously created with the classroom in mind.  I love that they have a few Educator guides to help give you a creative boost to implement the higher levels of the SAMR model in your classroom.  You can find these guides and plenty of helpful tutorials on their site.

So, don't delay.  Download the app for free during the month of May.  It's a perfect time to play with the app, test it out with your students, and begin your planning for next year.  I'd love to hear how you can use this in your classroom.  Share your ideas in the comments below.