Using Explain Everything to support Oral Language

Explain Everything is a creative iPad app that children from Years 1 to 6 are beginning to explore. In the junior school, oral language is a focus for term 4. Explain Everything allows children to record their writing, while creating or locating illustrations and photos from the internet. Children who are reluctant to share in front of  large groups can record themselves, then share their recording.

Room 22 investigated the features of writing used in Maori legends before writing their own legends to explain a natural phenomenon. They have learned how to upload their legends onto Google Classroom, which is a powerful tool for organising and sharing information in the senior area of the school.