ikids for tomorrow

iKids for

Tomorrow

MassCUE ConferenceOctober 25, 2012

Sandy Lemon & Mark Whipple

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Our hope for you today......to come away with the idea that:

“This is easy”

“I can do this”

“I can teach them a tool and let them run with it”

“It will raise the bar for both me and my students”

“Everyone will be engaged”

Overview of SessionIntroductions: Sandy Lemon & Mark Whipple

Grant: Natick Education Foundation

Blog: kmslaunchingpad.wordpress.com

Hands-On Teacher Activities

Student Work

Apps

Resources

Hands-On Teacher Activity

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What are some of your experiences you have had with iPads in the classroom? (organized by subject/content)

What’s your hope for a take-away today?

Please buddy up for this activity so we don’t crash!

Classroom Implementation: Language Arts

Poetry/Color Poems

early Oct.

lesson

Classroom Implementation: Social Studies

Signers of the Declaration

mid March

lesson

Hands-On Teacher-As-

Student Activity

4 Cs: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking

Now it’s your turn!

Pick a group of 2-3 people

Decide on a topic of study: link it to your curriculum, or investigate something you have always wanted to learn about! (animal, state, planet, food, sport, movie, cars)

Read information about your selected topic, compose a “found poem” including the 5Ws (phrases and words that describe your topic)

Drag in an image in to complete your project!

Get ready to share...

Apps, Apps, Apps

Paid Apps worth the $

Pages Keynote GarageBand

Grammar App Cardboard Tools4Students

Free Apps Not To Miss

Dropbox ShowMe neu.Annotate

NASASmithsonian Science 360

Additional Resources

iPad Quick Reference Guide

Apple Resources

Google it!

Sites to know about

Technical Dos and Don’tsFile Management: Dropbox, email, organizing student files

Routines and Expectations

Space

Try out lessons ahead of time/always have a back-up plan

Materials you need

Collaboration: think horizontal and vertical

Challenges

Apple TV

Imaging

Buying Apps

Installing Apps

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What’s the best piece of information you took away from today’s session?

What questions are you still left with?

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Thanks for joining us!Contact Information:

slemon@natickps.org and