Thursday, July 19, 2012

App Happy Linky Party - Running Records App

Hope at Second Grade Shenanigans is a having an App Happy Linky Party. While she shared an awesome iPhone app for organizing your classroom library, I am going to share an App for students, and a Running Records App for teachers.
The first one I mentioned in an earlier post - it's the one called Dabble. It is a word building game which involves rearranging letters to create a pyramid of words. It think it would be appropriate for students in grades 2-6. Here is a sample page:
I was able to complete this one by rearranging some of the letters above with the ones in the bottom row.  Afterwards the students get a score sheet like this:
Next is an app that one of my colleagues was raving about.  It is called Running Records Calculator!  There is a Lite version that is free, and one with an audio recording feature that is $2.99.  In this awesome little App the teacher can record the child reading, then input the # of words in the selection, as well as the number of errors and self corrections in the selection, and the App will calculate words per minute, accuracy, and self correction ratio.  Holla!  Gotta love it!!!
It is available for the iPad or iPhone!


11 comments:

  1. I am loving that RR app! What a HUGE time saver! Thanks so much for linking up and for sharing! Hope you are having a great summer! ;)

    Hope

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    1. Thanks for hosting the linky party! I already checked out the app you shared on your website - very cool!

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  2. I am all over that Dabble app! It looks great! Thank you!
    Eileen
    Second Grade Sunshine

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    1. It's kind of addicting! Thanks for the comment!

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  3. The best part of that RR app is that is will email all the info (even the recording)! I love it!

    Laura
    tattling to the teacher

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  4. I'm a new follower. Thanks for sharing the RR app. I haven't seen that one yet. I joined this appy linky too. Come check out my blog.

    ilive2learnilove2grow.blogspot.com

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    1. Hi! Thanks for becoming a follower! I am on my way to checking out your blog!

      :) Jane

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  5. I just nominated you for a blog award. Come on over to my site to get it.

    http://ilive2learnilove2grow.blogspot.com/2012/07/blog-award.html

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    1. Thanks so much Mrs. G! You made my day!

      Jane

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  6. Thanks for sharing these great apps! I can't wait to try out the running record one. Awesome!
    Amanda
    The Teaching Thief

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  7. Thanks for sharing such great apps! We've given you the One Lovely Blog Award. Stop by to pick it up!

    Heather and Juli

    www.simpleinsecond.blogspot.com

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