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Trudy Sweeney

iPods and iPads in the Classroom | Startl - 1 views

  • You are here: Home » iPhone App » iPods and iPads in the Classroom iPods and iPads in the Classroom 0 Comments and 0 Reactions January 14, 2011 | The Startl Team The Herald Journal posted an article this week detailing one school’s use of iPods and iPads in the classroom.  Kids and teachers alike find these devices not just entertaining but useful in learning as well.  Something that we at Startl have seen first-hand through our Developer Boost and Accelerator programs. Students are using the popular gadget to practice math skills, learn how to read and improve English fluency. In the last year, iPods and iPads have been introduced into Logan classrooms. According to local educators, kids have excelled because of it. Classrooms have iPods or iPads available for various curriculum throughout the day. In Jen Green’s English as a Second Language class at Adams Elementary, students in kindergarten through fifth grade use iPods. On Tuesday morning, a handful of them spent about 40 minutes working on iPods. To help kids with reading and fluency, Green has students use iPods to record themselves reading. Green and the student then listen to the recording together. They hear any errors, and then the student reads and records again until they have read it correctly in a certain amount of time. Green said student progress has been “unbelievable.” With one student, she saw results in just minutes. Green has kept some of the recordings to measure progress. By listening to the child’s first recorded reading, it was difficult to understand what they were saying. Green played a reading recorded 15 minutes later and the words were clear and understandable. While we see a broader adoption of use of apps and devices in the classroom, the question to ask is how can teachers evaluate what apps suit their needs best and how will they be integrated into the classroom?
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    ... the question to ask is how can teachers evaluate what apps suit their needs best and how will they be integrated into the classroom?
Trudy Sweeney

My Adventures in Educational Technology: iPod Touch and iPads in the Classroom - List o... - 3 views

  • The best app I have found for voice recording and being able to use the audio elsewhere is called iPro Recorder because you can download the recording over a wireless network onto a computer and re-edit it in a program like Garage Band or Audacity. I found that Audioboo is a great site to host podcasts and share them with others. You can also easily embed them on your blog, wiki or website.
  • Some of the other resources I have come across since my last post that you might find useful are: Apptivities - A great website with reviews and activity ideas for the use of apps by educators organized by grade level. Math  Apps - Top 10 Apps to use in Math class on the iPod Touch. Apps for Educators - Top 200 iPad Apps in the United States for Educators Digital Storytelling with the iPad 38 Interesting ways to use the iPad in the Classroom 28 Interesting ways to use  the iPod Touch in the Classroom iPods, iPhones and iPads in Education Teach with your iPad The Best iPhone apps for Kids, 2010 50 Must Have Educational Apps iPod and iPad Usergroup Wiki
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    Some of the other resources I have come across since my last post that you might find useful are: Apptivities - A great website with reviews and activity ideas for the use of apps by educators organized by grade level. Math Apps - Top 10 Apps to use in Math class on the iPod Touch. Apps for Educators - Top 200 iPad Apps in the United States for Educators Digital Storytelling with the iPad 38 Interesting ways to use the iPad in the Classroom 28 Interesting ways to use the iPod Touch in the Classroom iPods, iPhones and iPads in Education Teach with your iPad The Best iPhone apps for Kids, 2010 50 Must Have Educational Apps iPod and iPad Usergroup Wiki
Trudy Sweeney

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - Classroom iPod touches & iPads: Dos ... - 3 views

  • e same advice goes for iPod touch and iPhone. The list is for large or small class sets of handhelds; if students are using their own personal iPods you'll have a different set of considerations and technical issues to deal with.
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    "Bringing iPods and iPads into the classroom is a great way to give students access to learning tools. However, there are so many things to keep in mind to make the devices work smoothly in the classroom. While this list of dos and don'ts mainly addresses iPod touch the same advice goes for iPod touch and iPhone. The list is for large or small class sets of handhelds;"
Trudy Sweeney

TomMarch.com » ClassPortals - 0 views

  • Many teachers use a blog to facilitate the typical activities of the classroom: post homework, celebrate student achievements, communicate with parents, stimulate interest in subject matter, link to useful Web sites, promote writing for an authentic audience, etc. All these things are wonderful and easily accomplished by any teacher with average technical skills. The ClassPortal is a natural extension of this approach to using an online space to enhance student learning.  Quite simply, what sets it apart is that the ClassPortal focuses on a particular topic or question and uses the power of the Web to fuel this shared interest.  This one difference holds the potential to transform classroom learning from a series of engaging activities to actually building a body of knowledge and expertise. 
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    Many teachers use a blog to facilitate the typical activities of the classroom: post homework, celebrate student achievements, communicate with parents, stimulate interest in subject matter, link to useful Web sites, promote writing for an authentic audience, etc. All these things are wonderful and easily accomplished by any teacher with average technical skills. The ClassPortal is a natural extension of this approach to using an online space to enhance student learning. Quite simply, what sets it apart is that the ClassPortal focuses on a particular topic or question and uses the power of the Web to fuel this shared interest. This one difference holds the potential to transform classroom learning from a series of engaging activities to actually building a body of knowledge and expertise.
Trudy Sweeney

ipodclassroom - topfreeapps - 0 views

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    "First, my friend Harry Walker developed a great rubric for evaluating apps for ipods/ipads for classroom use. It's here. Second, I've tried, in vain, to keep an updated list of "favorite apps" but it's such a moving target, it's nearly impossible. I've listed just a sampling of apps below to get you started. Be sure to check out this list, or go to Apple's listing of popular Education apps for even more. You should also know now that Apple offers educational volume pricing for iPod/iPad apps for classrooms. Click here for FAQ."
Trudy Sweeney

Quick, Quick, See! QR Codes - what are they? And how can they be used in and ... - 0 views

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    So you've heard someone talking about QR codes? Or you've spotted these strangely-patterned black and white squares appearing in advertising material? Or you know what they are but just want to see how you can best make use of them? Well here are resources which will help to explain what QR codes are, what they look like, how you can create them, as well as how others are using them both within and outwith the classroom.
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    QR codes are an engaging way for students to explore information and express their learning.
Trudy Sweeney

K-5 iPad Apps for Remembering: Part One of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy | Edutopia - 0 views

  • What I mull over is how instruction using mobile technology can contribute to this type of thinking. That these new, promising mobile devices often house apps offering more of the same drill-and-kill activities we desire to minimize is a limitation. In attempts to integrate mobile technology, educators are left to the mercy of app developers who or may or may not fully understand how imperative it is that our children become critical and creative thinkers.
  • In this upcoming series, I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills in grades K-5 classrooms. Each list will highlight a few apps that connect to the various stages on Bloom's continuum of learning. Given the size and current exponential growth of the app market, I will also assist educators in setting criteria necessary to identify apps that maintain the integrity of teaching for thinking.
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    In this upcoming series, I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills in grades K-5 classrooms. Each list will highlight a few apps that connect to the various stages on Bloom's continuum of learning. Given the size and current exponential growth of the app market, I will also assist educators in setting criteria necessary to identify apps that maintain the integrity of teaching for thinking.
Trudy Sweeney

TubeChop - Dan Meyer: Math class needs a makeover (06:58) - 0 views

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    Dan Meyer explains how the use of multimedia in classrooms about real life problems can engage students in numeracy discussions.
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    A good video to explain the rationale for creating a short video as a stimulus for numeracy discussions in classrooms (assignment 1).
Trudy Sweeney

Students creating digital video in the primary classroom: student autonomy, learning ou... - 0 views

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    student-created digital video as a pedagogical approach to achieving a variety of educational objectives.
Hannah Cimarosti

Classroom Kit literacy resources and numeracy resources - 0 views

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    This is a great website for numeracy resources within the classroom. Caters from receptions to year 2
Hannah Cimarosti

ICT in the Classroom - 0 views

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    This site is a excellent site if you are still not sure about using ICT within the classroom. It gives you some insight as to why its beneficial
Trudy Sweeney

Using Diigo in the Classroom - Student Learning with Diigo - 0 views

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    Diigo is a powerful information capturing, storing, recalling and sharing tool. Here are just a few of the possibilities with Diigo:
Trudy Sweeney

How to Set Up Class iPad and iPod Touch Devices « The Spicy Learning Blog - 0 views

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    "Apple Fairy has come to your classroom and given you some iPads and/or iPod Touches to use for learning? You and your students sure are the lucky ones. I know what you're thinking though: "So what now, technically speaking?" There are many different ways to set your iDevices up. Here is how I've done mine:"
Trudy Sweeney

I Declare an… iPad Oath - 0 views

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    Last year the middle school felt a need to create an iPad Oath that addressed specific classroom behaviors and legislated appropriate use beyond the existing R.U.G. (Responsible Use Guidelines). After reviewing multiple middle school AUP's and iPad forms online and our own existing elementary iPad Oath, I decided to concoct one of my own using similar ingredients. (The back of the form includes a space for both parent and student signature.)
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    This is a great idea!
Trudy Sweeney

Web2.0 at school - 1 views

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    On this website you can find interesting WEB2.0 applications. They are ordered in different categories that you can find in the menu on the left. These application are suitable in your classroom, in your school or at home. Some are handy, some are interesting, some just 4 fun. This collection is not and will never be complete. Every day new Web2.0 applications are developed.
Trudy Sweeney

Shaping Tech for the Classroom | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Old Things in Old Ways When a new technology appears, our first instinct is always to continue doing things within the technology the way we've always done it. People still illuminated the first printed Gutenberg Bibles by hand. Television pioneers set up single cameras in "great" theater seats. The result was pretty much like what came before; some elements may have been lost, but the results were certainly cheaper, and far more efficient.
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    Old Things in Old Ways When a new technology appears, our first instinct is always to continue doing things within the technology the way we've always done it. People still illuminated the first printed Gutenberg Bibles by hand. Television pioneers set up single cameras in "great" theater seats. The result was pretty much like what came before; some elements may have been lost, but the results were certainly cheaper, and far more efficient.
Andrea Edwards

Banking on Numeracy EDUC3625 - 0 views

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    Short film for use in Year 1/2 classrooms. Australian Curriculum outcomes ACMNA017 Recognise, describe and order Australian coins according to their value (Year 1) and ACMNA034 Count and order small collections of Australian coins and notes according to their value (Year 2).
Jade Schubert

Money Movie.wmv - YouTube - 1 views

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    This is an Educational Numeracy Video, which can be used as a tool in the study of Money in a year 2 Classroom following the Australian Curriculum.
Trudy Sweeney

Technology Integration Matrix - 3 views

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    This page provides a breakdown of videos within the Technology Integration Matrix by grade level. Although you may be primarily interested in a particular level, we encourage you to view the ways in which technology is used in other grade levels. For example, you will find videos of high school classrooms in which the technology tools could be used in the same way with middle school or elementary level students. Some videos involve students from both middle and high school grades and some involve students from both middle and elementary grades. These videos appear in both lists below.
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    I found the TIM framework a really useful way to think about how to integrate technology into my daily instructional practices. Having an understanding of where I sit in relation to the ACOT levels of Technology model helped to to recognise how far i've come in relation to my own understandings of how to use technologies effectively, but also how much opportunity there is far me to expand my knowledge.
Toni Curtis

Web 2.0 tools in the reading classroom: Teachers exploring literacy in the 21st century - 0 views

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    This article provides a great reflective insight to the integration of Web 2.0 based tools in the classroom with literacy.
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