iPad users in Grade 3 & 4

The March 2012 issue of Educational Leadership (Reading: The Core Skill) contains an article that all ELA and literacy teachers must read: "Every Child, Every Day" by Richard L. Allington and Rachael E. Gabriel. I don't know how long and to whom the article will be available, so I will capture the key points here.

A while back we wrote about the best places to find free iPad eBooks. The article yielded many useful comments and suggestions from you, and made me want to explore the area even more. I've been using the iPad as a reading device more and more lately, and the quest for quality, free eBooks that I [...]

This is the first year of 1:1 iPads in my kindergarten classroom. In October 2010 I received one to use with my class of 26, and by the end of May 2011 I had 11 and my class had dropped down to 22 children.

There are plenty of places to find reviews of iPad apps, but how do you decide which ones are right for you and your students? Silvia Tolisano has some suggestions for you. Silvia recently published a nice guide for evaluating iPad apps.

Great list of resources. I watched the iPads in the classroom slideshow and found some great apps to check out! You need to have a google docs account to view.

This is a guest post from Sarah Emerling. With all of the technology integration and the plethora of academic apps flooding the market, the time is ripe for teachers to take advantage of these teaching tools. More and more, classrooms are incorporating iPods and iPads into everyday instruction.

Just a quick glance... apps best suited to younger students. Check them out. Let us all know which ones are great!

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We are starting our second year of having iPads in our elementary classrooms, our Title I CCJH classrooms, and some of our AJHS classrooms. We've created a list of tips for managing the equipment in our classrooms. Tip 1: Team decisions regarding equity Will you break the cart up across your grade level?

Well, it looks like another school year is on a collision course with my summer vacation, so I guess I better start being useful again. Since my usefulness generally doesn't go much beyond the 9.7 inch dimensions of an iPad screen, I figured I should pen a preseason post on using iPads in the Classroom.

Guest post by Steve Kinney. Cross posted at http://stevekinney.net There is a lot to like about the iPad when it comes to using them in the classroom. It's light and fast. It turns on instantly. The battery lasts all day. Best of all, it's about half the price of a MacBook.

I came across this great e-book from RM education today that is full of realistic lesson ideas abo...

Everywhere you look the focus is on back to school. This review is geared to help spread the word about some incredible new apps that may help your child brush up and get prepared for what lies ahead of them this school year.

Next week, I'll be facilitating a short one-hour workshop on a topic that is deceptively simple on a computer, but can be complex on an iPad--how to get student work off an iPad in a place where the teacher can get to it in ONE place.

how to get student work off an iPad in a place where the teacher can get to it in ONE place.

29 iPad Resources, Tutorials, and Guides Every Teacher Should Know about iPad is gaining momentum in the educational sphere and might , in the near future, be integrated as a leading learning method.

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Some iPad users complain that Apple's new tablet's battery doesn't last as long as they'd like it to. Here are tips to drastically improve the iPad's battery life. Many of these iPad battery saving tips will require some trade offs, but giving up some usability is a better option than carrying around a dead iPad.

iOS 6 users can now download a free guide-book on the new mobile OS from Apple's iTunes bookstore. (Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Users diving into Apple's new iOS 6 can get a helping hand from Apple's new guidebook, now available free via iBooks.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 4:56PM Apple has introduced Guided Access in iOS 6. It keeps your device in a single app and allows you to control which features are available. Locking a mobile device into a single app has been a request of parents and educators for some time.

We are on an adventure of sorts this year in Room 204! Along with 20 other teachers and about 500 students in Falmouth, we are piloting a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) initiative. Students involved in this pilot will be able to bring their own mobile devices to school, where we will find ways to extend and enhance our learning.