Thursday, May 3, 2012

Get yourself prepared for a Spelling Bee!

Spelling Practice

By Sai Services

 This application is AWESOME! I checked it out a bit and found that this app was fantastic for teaching words but not only the spelling. A word will be spoken and only the letters to spell the word will appear scrambled and the user has to unscramble them. Once that word is complete, the user can learn about the dictionary meaning of the word by clicking the dictionary icon.

Swipe to the side and a new word will appear on the screen to begin the unscrambling process again.

It's pretty sweet because there sure isn't a spell check for this spelling test!

I think I'm at about a 6th grade spelling level. I could clearly use some practicing...!!

OmniGraffle

Hmmm, for a class I needed to use charts to look at the census of a specific region. I wonder if this app might have helped. Check out the description:

Need to create a quick diagram, process chart, page layout, website wireframe, or graphic design? With OmniGraffle, your iPad touch screen is your canvas (or graph paper, or whiteboard, or cocktail napkin…).

OmniGraffle knows what makes a diagram different from a drawing, so it knows how to help you make superior documents quickly: it keeps lines connected to shapes even when they're moved, it provides stencils full of objects for you to drag and drop, and it can magically organize diagrams so your ideas come to life.

Using simple multitouch gestures, draw shapes, drag in objects, and style everything until it's just right. Smart guides help you organize your document in a flash, and automatic layout gives you a powerful shortcut to the perfect diagram layout. When you're done, share your creations via PDF export, or open them in OmniGraffle for Mac.

A well-designed chart or diagram communicates information far better than words. When you need a clear understanding of how information needs to be presented or how processes are carried out, OmniGraffle for iPad is the tool to help you organize your thoughts visually, document them beautifully, and communicate them to the world.