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iKids for Tomorrow. MassCUE Conference October 25, 2012 Sandy Lemon & Mark Whipple. Our Wordpress Site. tinyurl.com/mcipad2012. 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” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
iKids for
Tomorrow
MassCUE ConferenceOctober 25, 2012
Sandy Lemon & Mark Whipple
Our Wordpress
Sitetinyurl.com/mcipad2012
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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