middle and high school Social Studies classrooms. Some of them are also appropriate for older elementary students. These tools and sites take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today's Web with full-motion video, 3D animations, and interactivity.
Using Reflector and Cmatasia
"Screen recording an iPad can be difficult given the limitations of the platform. However, by using desktop screencasting software, and inexpensive airplay mirroring applications, you can screen record anything on your iPad for high quality screencasts."
To help them make the grade, download these flashcards to help them boost their online know-how. From safety and privacy to literacy and online responsibility, these cards cover digital citizenship basics and have conversation starters to get you and your child thinking and talking.
"When I went to school, we learned how to dissect a frog," said Partovi, now 41. "It's equally important to know how to dissect an app, to know what a cookie is or what a GPS is. It's important not just for people who want careers in computers, but for a future president, or a future journalist - anybody who is going to have a knowledge career."
The Web site Figment-founded by Lewis and New Yorker staff writer Dana Goodyear in 2010-gives young writers a forum to freely publish their work. The site now boasts more than 220,000 registered users and has stocked a library of more than 350,000 individual pieces, ranging from reflective poetry to multi-chapter