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"This site will be both a support site for my presentations about iPad use for teaching and learning and also include links to other iPad information pages."

"GenYES is an innovative program that creates 21st century leaders and learners. GenYES students help teachers use technology in classrooms, supporting effective technology integration school-wide. Fourteen years of research proves GenYES empowers students and changes the way teachers integrate technology in their lessons."

"The Sage Garden Project makes it possible for schools to bring together the elements to help students really learn the "how and why" of nutrition, as well as the joy of good eating and good health. The program gets schools started, with facilities and staff for hands-on lessons during the school year. There is also opportunity to use the garden and cooking classroom for after-school programs and summer sessions."

"Free Ready to Use Classroom Activities"

"The Intel Science Talent Search, the country's oldest science competition, encourages students to tackle challenging scientific questions and develop the skills to solve the problems of today and tomorrow. Participants are judged on both their original scientific research and on their achievement and leadership, inside and outside the classroom. The 40 finalists will gather in Washington, D.C. from March 8-13 to compete for $630,000 in awards; the top winner will walk away with $100,000."

"The Mechanical Universe...and Beyond A video instructional series on physics for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs and coordinated books "

"Join as an Aerospace Education Member (AEM) of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and enjoy many free aerospace educational opportunities ranging from receiving lesson plans to participating in a teacher orientation flight aboard one of our Cessna aircraft. This unique membership category is designed for educators or others involved in promoting aerospace education in classrooms, museums, or other youth organizations. "

"1000 Recommended Apps Sorted by Subject Area With more than 500,000 apps available for use on the iPad, which ones are best for education? TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) helps by testing and recommending great apps for the classroom. They regularly try out new apps and list those that make the grade in the shared document available here for iPad. Apps are categorized into 46 different subject areas and 14 different personal use areas. Apps that are free are listed in white."

"The Engineering is Elementary® (EiE) project fosters engineering and technological literacy among children. EiE has created a research-based, standards-driven, and classroom-tested curriculum that integrates engineering and technology concepts and skills with elementary science topics. EiE lessons not only promote K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning, but also connect with literacy and social studies."

"Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how math is not just in a classroom or in front of a computer. Escorted by three robots-the BotZ Squad-visitors will experience math in new ways through six themed galleries"

"The Educator toolkit There's a whole raft of resources to support you in the classroom and help spark your students' interest. You can even host your own mini science fair! Here you can download everything from a competition overview presentation to detailed Lesson Plans. You'll also find key tips, rules and checklists to take the hassle out of explaining the essential small print to your budding scientists."

"True learners are multidimensional, they are passionately curious about the world around them. Leonardo da Vinci was the quintessential example of a Renaissance man. Scientist, inventor, painter, sculptor, architect, cartographer, mathematician- the list goes on. da Vinci had an insatiable curiosity and was deeply creative and innovative. da Vinci is still highly regarded as a brilliant creative genius, his thirst for learning is just as relevant today as it was 500 years ago. Is your classroom currently set up to foster the da Vinci's of the world? "

"ReviewGameZone.com contains online educational games for school aged kids. Play FREE, fun and interactive online school games to help you study for exams, tests, quizzes. There are over 10 types of play offered as classroom games."

"Although, realistically, you would not use all of these technologies, you should be knowledgeable in what each of the following technology is and how it could be/might be used in a classroom.(\"

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"Geography and Science - Cross over apps There are a number of apps that are being released that give us direct and instant access to real time data to events and happenings around the world. These apps allow the students in the classroom to have the same data and information that authorities, scientists and researcher have. This is important form the students point of view as it makes the learning more real."

"immense opportunities that come with touch-screen tablets also bring the responsibility to make new plans, set new limits and take time to play with these new tech-tools ourselves.  As both an educator and app developer, I can see how challenging it is to find apps that are out there, somewhere, that dovetail with school curriculum. For educators who are investigating which elements of technology and learning apps to use in their classrooms we encourage asking some key questions."

"ramp up for great STEM learning by following some advice gathered from educators who've been teaching STEM classes successfully for several years. First things first: Prepare yourself for noisy, exuberant classrooms where multiple right answers abound and failure is regarded as a positive step toward discovery and a successful solution. Get ready for kids to work closely together, using hands-on methods to solve real-world problems."

"How to Teach Tweens & Young Teens - The first few weeks in the middle grades classroom can be all too real - even a little surreal at times. That's especially true for new teachers and those just beginning to teach at the middle level. "

"Rule of Three -- a three-member team means each team has three relationships being negotiated. I made that change in my classroom and found that teams of three became units able to function at a higher level more quickly, and they really needed each member present to make it work. Three students gave them enough variety of experience and ideas to sharpen their creativity and enable outside-the-box thinking. Also, it was easier for me to devise tasks and deliverables that gave each member something meaningful to contribute."