iLiveGrammar™ Winter

iLiveGrammar Winter

 

Available on the iTunes Store:  iLiveGrammar Winter follows Botany and Autumn with snowflakes, winter earth science, and arctic wildlife.  iLiveGrammar uses randomly generated sentences to test grammar while results are tracked and can be sent by email to teachers and parents.

iLiveGrammar combines Science and Language Arts to help supplement your teaching curriculum.  iLiveGrammar Botany was nominated Best Language Arts App for Primary Education (by www.IEAR.org: thank you to this grassroots community of teachers, students, and parents).

iLiveGrammar is a Universal App for the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone.  VGA support for external monitor projection is supported for Promethean and SMART Boards.  Photos and sentences are projected while the answer is given to the teacher on the "i" Device.

We also include over 50 video links of winter related wildlife, snowflakes, glaciers, etc.  These videos can be configured at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 correct answers before they show as an incentive.

There are four lessons in this app:

  • Lesson 1: Nouns and Verbs
  • Lesson 2: Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Lesson 3: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Nouns
  • Lesson 4: Review

 

iLiveGrammar has been enhanced with the following:

  • Sentences are associated with pictures where a specific word or words are highlighted.
  • Pick from the scrolling picker: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, article, etc. which is associated to the highlighted word(s).
  • The sentence and answers are tracked for record keeping and can be emailed and blogged.
  • Reports have been enhanced to highlight the word(s), the Correct Answer and the Incorrect Answer

 

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iLiveGrammar Video Demo

VGA Adapter Support

Texas and Virginia schools have joined Maryland and Illinois in using the "Apple iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter" (Apple Store).

Note that this adapter only works with apps that have made the change to support the external display like our app. This adapter does not mirror the iPad display.

Tip: The picture will not load to your projector until you hit 'Enter'.

 

Demo of iLiveMath Entomology v4.x using an external adapter.

General Instructions:

  • Select Lesson 1, 2, 3, or 4 - then click the 'Enter' button.
  • The 2nd page is an information page - Tap 'Start' when ready.
  • Read sentences which are dynamically and randomly generated.
  • Pick an answer which describes the highlighted word(s).
  • Answer by hitting the '?' button. Spin to your answer and hit 'done'. Note on the iPad tap the 'Pick an answer' button and then tap 'Done making selection' after spinning the selector to your answer.
    • The 'Answer:' will show your selection and you will be given immediate feedback on your right or wrong answer.
    • Click the right arrow (on the iPod Touch and iPhone) to move to the next question or the 'Next' button on the iPad.
    • Note there is no limit to the number of questions (other than device memory) so students can stop at any time.
  • Email your test results each time your student completes a series of questions by clicking on the score tally button on the top toolbar. You can also enter a 'First Name' which is used in the email subject as a way to identify your student's test results.
  • Share your question and answer summaries on our community blogsite www.ilivemath.blogspot.com just by clicking the 'score tally' button on the top toolbar. The test results report is intended to help educators track progress and determine next steps in teaching concepts. If you prefer not to post the test results to the blog you can turn this off in the settings (exit the application and enter the iPhone/iPod Touch settings and switch off Mail2Blogger). Note that yo ur email address will be kept private when blogged.
  • Email the test to other teachers, parents, and friends to tell them about this new app.
  • The blogsite can also be changed in the settings. For example a homeschool and/or classroom can create their own blog at www.blogger.com, and enable the Mail2blogger feature to mail test results privately to their own site for record keeping.
  • Explore educational linked information on the wiki/bookmark icon
  • Pinch and zoom into the images while reviewing the sentences (pinch and zoom is enabled at the lower half of the screen).
  • Tap on the camera icon to hide the sentence and buttons so you can enjoy the photograph
  • Push the home and power button simulataneously to snap the photo into your photo library.
  • Videos are used as an incentive for kids to answer problems correctly after a preset threshold. This setting can be changed by the teacher/parent and defaults to 1 correct answer. Note this can be modified through the iPhone, iPod Touch, and/or iPad settings. Exit the iLiveMath app and enter your settings. Scroll down to the iLiveMath app row and you can configure the Mail2Blogger, Sound, video watching thresholding, and other settings. Video watching thresholds can be set at 1, 5, 10, 15, and 20 correct answers before the appears. Each time you click on the  icon you will see a random educational video.

Classroom Collaboration (VGA Adapter Support)

VGA Projection Support
simulated - Read more to see actual demo video

Using the Apple iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter the teacher can control the app as well as display the word problem and photograph on an external projector. Note: The adapter does not mirror the app display but instead pushes the photo and word problem content to the external screen while the answer and formula is given to the teacher within a pop-up view on the device.

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2010 Year in Review

 

 

Quote from Teacher

iLiveMath Animals of Asia

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I wanted to share iLiveMath with my students at school, but did not want to give them access to my iPad. My school has a Promethean Board so after collaborating with iHomeEducator we can now share the teaching content with all my kids using the projector! I teach several units wrapped around the theme of a continent. At this time we are studying Asia and have iLiveMath Animals of Asia as well as Entomology."

Lisa White, 2nd Grade Teacher, LaSalle II World Language Academy, Chicago, IL

Quote from IEAR Reviewer

iLiveGrammar Winter

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It is my hope that in the coming months, that a team of teachers and I will write a grant with the intent of getting iPads in our school. It is my mission to find appropriate applications that can be implemented to teach, reinforce and guide those struggling learners. I believe I have found it in iHomeEducator. I have to iLove this application and intend to share it with my colleagues.

Andrea Gardner, applicable2u, Massachusetts Elementary Schools