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Create flashcard sets for a unit of study using a flashcard app – Tell us what app you used, what unit of study you created the cards for, and how it worked out (did the students use/enjoy them, did you find them to be more helpful than a different method of studying, etc?)

Make a Learnist board – You’ll need to provide the link to your board (example: http://learni.st/users/jeff.dunn/boards/3803-must-see-education-news)

ClassDojo

Use Google Docs/Drive to grade students’ work instead collecting and handing back papers – Take a screenshot of one of the documents that shows us your comments/grading, etc, and upload it into the form. (Don’t forget to blur out any student personal information if necessary!)

Use Animoto as part of a class project or class work – You’ll need to provide us the link to the video/slideshow you’ve created.

Start a class blog – You’ll need to provide us the link to the blog you’ve created.

Create a google site for your class – Take a screenshot of your class page and upload it into the form.

Create an interactive storybook – Provide either a link or upload the storybook into the form

Simply handing a teacher an iPad in advance won’t serve to address these challenges when the school year starts

Teachers need instruction on how to incorporate the devices into the learning process, which is quite different than trying out a few apps

School administrators should be explaining to their constituents that the iPad supports essential skill areas — complex communication, new media literacy, creativity, and self-directed learning. Instead of focusing on the convenience of ebooks, they should instead be emphasizing the incredibly immersive and active learning environment the iPad engenders and the unprecedented opportunities to develop personalized, student-centered learning. They should highlight some of the beneficial consumption, curation, and creativity activities the iPad facilitates — as well as the student empowerment it inspires.