ELA Reading App

App Title: Raz-Kids (Kids A-Z)

App Price: Free (With paid subscription by the school)

Subject Area: English Language Arts

Rationale for Curriculum Use: Raz-Kids can be used on iPads,

mobile devices or computers. It delivers interactive learning content
where kids can choose from a library of eBooks, eQuizzes and eResources that are
personalized to their own reading level. Students can complete corresponding readings and
quizzes that ensure they are understanding what they are reading. The app also includes
interactive annotation tools that support reading skills. Teachers or parents can be automatically
informed on reading and comprehension scores as the children finish their readings.

ISTE Standards for Students:

6. Technology Operations and Concepts
a. Understand and use technology systems
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experience and Assessments
c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students diverse learning
styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments
aligned with content and technology standards, and use resulting data to inform learning
and teaching
3. Model Digital Age Work and Learning
b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools
and resources to support student success and innovation

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Reading Standards for Literature
2.RL.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to
demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
2.RL.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to
demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

Overall Expectation: Reading
Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and
informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning.
Specific Expectation: Demonstrating Understanding
1.4 demonstrate understanding of a text by retelling the story or restating information
from the text, with the inclusion of a few interesting details
 ELA Writing App

App Title: Grammaropolis

App Price: Free, with in app purchases for additional grammar

Subject Area: Language

Rationale for Curriculum Use: Grammaropolis is a fun and interactive way of introducing the
parts of speech to students. Grammaropolis includes both a website version and app version.
The app version incorporates original songs, videos, books and quizzes on the eight parts of
speech. All of the content is aimed at making grammar fun for kids. The content is fun and
attractive that will keep the attention of both elementary and middle school age kids.

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

2. Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students
conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes

2. Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments

b. develop technology enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue
their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals,
managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

ISTE Standards for Students:

4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
d. use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions
5. Digital citizenship
b. exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning
and productivity

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Language Standards
LS.2.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
a. Use collective nouns.
e. Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them depending on what is
to be modified.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

Overall Expectation: Writing
Applying knowledge of language conventions and presenting written work effectively.
Specific Expectation: Grammar
3.5 Use parts of speech appropriately to communicate their meaning clearly, with a focus
on the use of: proper nouns for local, provincial, and national place names and for holidays; the
personal object pronouns me, you, him, her, us, them; adjectives to describe a noun; verbs in
the simple present and past tenses; joining words; simple prepositions of place and time.

English Language Learners App

App Title: MyWordBook 2

App Price: Free

Subject Area: English Language Arts

Rationale for Curriculum Use: MyWordBook 2 is an

interactive vocabulary notebook app that is specially
designed for new language learners. The app allows you
to learn, practice and review words using sets of flashcards. Each flashcard contains pictures,
sounds, translations, notes and example sentences. The app also lets you create your own
flashcards using images, sound and notes for free.

ISTE Standards for Students:

1. Creativity and Innovation
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and
resources to promote student learning and creativity
b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue
their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals,
managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Reading Standards for Informational Texts
2.RI.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic
or subject area.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

Overall Expectation: Reading
Use knowledge of words and cueing systems to read fluently;
Specific Expectation: Reading Familiar Words
3.1 automatically read and understand many high-frequency words, some words with
common spelling patterns, and words of personal interest or significance, in a variety of reading
contexts
 Student with Disabilities App

App Title: Google Read and Write

App Price: Free

Subject Area: All subject areas

Rationale for Curriculum Use: Google Read and Write allows students to
utilize technology without the limitations for individuals who may struggle with reading or writing.
The app allows for speech to text and text to audio for almost all websites. The app is installed
as a plug in for your web browser and then becomes and an unlimited tool for research, learning
and more.

ISTE Standards for Students:

3. Research and Information Fluency
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a
variety of sources and media
6. Technology Operations and Concepts
b. Select and use applications effectively and productively

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using
digital tools and resources

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Writing Standards
2.W.6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce
and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

Overall Expectation: Writing
To generate, gather, and organize ideas and information to write for an intended purpose
and audience
Specific Expectation: Research
1.3 Gather information to support ideas for writing in a variety of ways and/or from a
variety of sources
 Content Area App

App Title: News-o-Matic

App Price: Free

Subject Area: English Language Arts

Rationale for Curriculum Use: News-O-matic is an interactive newspaper for kids. Each day
there are 5 news stories posted on the app for kids to explore. The stories are written by experts
and reviewed by a child psychologist before being uploaded. Features of the app include
stories, puzzles, word games and audio. The app includes a Read to Me feature that may help
students who are struggling to read at grade level or who may prefer to listen to the audio. Kids
can also explore how far away the news items are by using distance trackers, allowing the
students to become more invested in the news stories.

ISTE Standards for Students:

2. Communication and Collaboration
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the
appropriateness to specific tasks
3. Research and Information Fluency
c. Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the
appropriateness to specific tasks

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using
digital tools and resources
4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
a. Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and
technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate
documentation of sources

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Reading Standards for Informational Texts
2.RI.10 By the end of year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/
social studies, science, and technical texts, in the grades 23 text complexity band proficiently,
with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

Overall Expectation: Reading
Read and demonstrate an understanding of a variety of literary, graphic, and
informational texts, using a range of strategies to construct meaning;
Specific Expectation: Responding to and Evaluating Texts
1.8 express personal thoughts and feelings about what has been read.
 Content Area App

App Title: Jungle Time

App Price: $3.99

Subject Area: Mathematics

Rationale for Curriculum Use: Jungle time is a fun and interactive app that allows kids to
practice telling time. The app had 5 different difficulty levels so its users can continue to be
challenged by the material. The games within the application will help to improve kids number
sense by counting two digit numbers and skip counting by fives. The app also is equipped with a
learning clock style for children who are struggling to read.

ISTE Standards for Students:

3. Research and Information Fluency
d. Process data and report results.
ISTE Standards for Teachers:
2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students diverse learning
styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Measurement and Data: Work with time and money
2.MD.7 Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes,
using a.m. and p.m.
Number and Operations in Base Ten: Understand place value
2.NBT.2 Count within 1000, skip count by 5s, 10s and 100s.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

Overall Expectation: Measurement
Estimate, measure, and record length, perimeter, area, mass, capacity, time, and
temperature, using non-standard units and standard units;
Specific Expectation: Tell and write time to the quarter-hour, using demonstration digital and
analogue clocks
 My Choice App #1

App Title: World of Liberty, Paintings, Planes and Pioneers

App Price: $0.99

Subject Area: Social Studies

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This app uses a childrens adventure book to showcase
imaginative characters that explore historic events, inventions as well as different places around
the world. The app teaches kids about geography, other cultures and history. The app allows
you to read to yourself or use the read to me option.

ISTE Standards for Students:

6. Technology Operations and Concepts
a. Understand and use technology systems

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
b. Engage students in exploring real world issues and solving authentic problems using
digital tools and resources.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Social Studies Grade 2
Topic: Geography, Humans and the Environment
2.5b. The location of physical features and natural resources often affects where people
settle and may affect how people sustain themselves.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

Social Studies Grade 2
Application: Variations in Global Communities
B1.1 Compare selected communities around the world, including their own community,
in terms of the lifestyles of people in those communities and in some ways in which the people
meet their needs.
 My Choice App #2

App Title: Faces iMake

App Price: $3.99

Subject Area: Art

Rationale for Curriculum Use: Faces iMake was developed and based
on creative workshops conducted by childrens book author Hanoch
Piven. The app is a tool for creating collages using pictures of everyday objects. It helps to
expand a user's visual awareness and visual associations and develop the use of their right
brain. The app includes lesson on creativity by Hanoch Piven, a gallery of inspirational images
and a music player that is able to play while you are creating.

ISTE Standards for Students:

1. Creativity and Innovation
b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
2. Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments.
b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue
their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals,
managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standard:

Arts Grade 2
Standard 1: Creating, performing and participating in the arts.

Ontario Curriculum Expectations:

The Arts Grade 2
Topic: Creating and Presenting
D1.4 Use a variety of materials, tools and techniques to respond to design challenges
Topic: Reflecting, Responding and Analysing
D2.1 Express their feeling and ideas about works of art.