iPad Tutorials

Did you know that our school webpage has an entire page devoted to iPad tutorials?  For this week's assignment, we'd like you to go check it out. Open our school webpage and navigate there by going to About Us>Technology>Technology Resources>iPad Pilot Project>Using Your iPad.  Once you are there, review at least three of the videos that you think would be most helpful.  Comment on this post and tell us which sections you watched and what you learned.  Also tell us something that you would still like to learn.  We'll use your suggestions to plan future trainings.

This assignment is due May 7th.

Words of Wisdom

This is the first assignment for our new group of teachers.  For an assignment to be completed, you must click on "Comments" below and add your comment.

Assignment: Meet with your mentor and ask them what they would have liked to have known when first getting started with their iPads.  Share with us their words of wisdom.

This assignment is due April 23rd.

Welcome new teachers!

We are excited to have many new teachers joining our iPad program.  If you are one of these teachers, please take the time to read through all of the posts on this blog.  To read the comments left by the teachers in our pilot group, click on "Comments" at the bottom of each post. You may also find that the posts from the student blog are helpful  The address for the student blog is www.studentpipads.blogspot.com.

Apps and Zerts March 8th

We will be having a Lunch and Learn for anyone in out pilot program on Wednesday, March 7th featuring apps and zerts!  Bring your lunch (aka 'tre-'tre) and your iPads, and we'll provide desserts.  We'll be discussing our favorite apps, so please think about which ones you would want to share.  We will meet in the old elementary library meeting space at 12:45. Please RSVP to Amy Valk by March 6th.

Only 1 iPad in the classroom?

Many of you have remarked on the limitations of having only one iPad in your classroom. This article is chock full of ideas for making the most of what you have.

http://eskymaclj.blogspot.com/2012/02/only-1-ipad-in-classroom.html

Hot Apps for Higher Order Thinking

Hot Apps 4 HOTS  is a free ebook about iOS apps that can be used to help students practice and develop higher order thinking skills. The book takes readers through a series of apps that are aligned to the various parts of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. Examples and suggestions for app use are included in the book. As Hot Apps 4 HOTS is an ibook, it can only be viewed on an iOS device.

This is a great book to check out if you need ideas on how to integrate the iPad into your classroom.

Graphic Organizer App

Here is a review of an app that is recommended for use with students in grades 3 - 12. Looks like it might be a good one!
http://www.iear.org/iear/2012/1/30/great-graphic-organizer-app-for-grades-3-12.html