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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.)

This is a great idea!

"As soon as children begin to visit the online world, they need the knowledge to do that safely, securely, responsibly. There are several great programs available to guide students through this process (Common Sense's Digital Passport, Carnegie CyberAcademy, Netsmart Kids). I've collected them as resources and developed a path to follow that includes the best of everything. Here's Sixth Grade:"

"To make education relevant to students' lives and truly prepare kids for the future, we need to bring these after-school attractions into our schools. Four important practices can help. "

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A quick way to identify useful Twitter blog posts.

Developments in cognitive science have had some far reaching impacts on learning theories. For instance , Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences has its repercussions in learning styles theory. A whole new body of substantiated and scientific knowledge was subsequently produced to encapsulate the core principles undergirding the multiple intelligences theory in educational literature. New instructional methodologies emerged to account for the different learning styles of students.

Scott Baddock's blog - primary online teaching resources includes ipad apps.

Scott is a primary school teacher from Adelaide. This blog is well presented with lots of interesting resources to explore including ipad aps and IWB resources.

So you finally got a class set of iPads and you are not sure what to do next and where to start? Here is a very simple list of tried and true tips to help.

Great advice on using iPads in the classroom.

"You can access your lists either via the gear icon on the drop down menu (top right - navigation bar) or from your profile page."

Something to consider as you grow your network.

Collection of the best infographics & data visualization on the Web!

INFOGRAPHICS* are engaging, interesting visualizations of data across all subject areas. They provide a great entry point into learning.

Consider incorporating infographics into your statistics lesson for assignment 2!

More QR codes ideas

Below are some QR Code Scavenger Hunts that I have designed to be fully printable and ready to use. As long as you have a wi-fi enabled smart device that can scan, you can use these 'hunts' to support student literacy skills.

QR codes - ideas for the classroom.