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Making use of the Interactive Whiteboard in your classroom. Tips from Scholastic

Fantastic ways to get students to practice writing.

Drag and drop shapes to make them fit. Games | Blue Balliett's Books | Scholastic.com

"This interactive tool creates quick writing prompts to help young students delve into creative writing."

"With benefits from apps to battery life to free e-books, is the iPad the ideal tool for today's classroom?"

"I realized it's like the largest virtual teachers college out there," she says. "I've learned more over the last year than I have in any kind of professional development conference."

"The new digital divide is not between the haves and have-nots. It's between kids and grown-ups."

"If you have only one iPad, use Apple's VGA adapter ($29) to connect your iPad to a smartboard. No smartboard? Grab an LCD projector, VGA adapter, and speakers, if you wish, for your iPad, then check out the simple how-to video below. If you have just one smartphone, pop your phone under a document camera. You can also use an adapter to project the smartphone; however, not all apps will function properly. (Unless a class is using Apple's presentation software, Keynote, I use a document camera to display my smartphone.) Use your single iPad or smartphone to blast content onto the big screen and let kids work together for an engaging mini-lesson. Then have students use the single device when working in small groups, as a reward, or during center time."

"Twitter for Teachers 201: Chatting and Best Practices"