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Brian C. Smith

Five ways readers are using iPads in the classroom | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com - 2 views

  • I’ve seen my gifted kids get so frustrated (it shows them that they’re not always No. 1), and consequently, so proud of themselves because they’ve finally conquered it. The success is made much sweeter when you have to work for it.”
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      Isn't this synonymous with rewarding? So the 'dumb kids' don't get to use the iPad?  
Brian C. Smith

Five ways readers are using iPads in the classroom | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com - 6 views

  • Each student has showed improvement in the quick recall of facts, and they want to. It can’t get much better than that.”
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      So what's next?  What are students going to do with their new facts?  How do they apply them in 5th grade?  I think part of this is knowing that they won't use their facts for anything other than a test.  We must provide an immediate context for math facts.  
Brian C. Smith

Five ways readers are using iPads in the classroom | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com - 18 views

  • The Christian school is paying for the iPads, because school officials hope to teach students to “engage the digital world productively,” said Mitchell Salerno, the high school’s principal, in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel. School officials hope to give students the skills expected of them both in college and in the workplace.
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      They "hope to".
  • might
Vicki Davis

10 of the best apps for education | eSchool News - 13 views

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    Eschool news shares their best apps for education. Unfortunately, they named WordLens #1 and I've had a horrible time making that app work. When I take it into our Spanish teacher's room where she has handwritten posters, it just won't translate. Maybe it is working better for others.
John Evans

At Las Vegas charter school, iPads power project-based learning | eSchool News - 1 views

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    "A dozen Las Vegas second-graders were given a common English assignment one recent morning: Write a story using new vocabulary words. But instead of picking up a pencil and paper, these students launched the Pages word processing application on their iPads and started tapping."
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