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It's an iPad program for teachers and students. If a school has a iPad cart, the iPads are distributed to a class of students and then the teacher uses his/her iPad to push PPt's, movies, documents to the students individual iPads. It's very interactive and the teacher can wait for students to respond on their iPads (questions, drawings, quizzes, etc.) before going forward with the lesson. the teacher obtains a roster of students participating and see how each is doing with the lesson tasks.

What happens when an artist gets the call she won the Caldecott and an author gets the call she won the Newbery? Great article!

I think mobile technology has great potential in the classroom Here are some ideas for texting in the classroom and the blog addresses issues with texting as well. (7/12/12).

I just used this site/download with an iPod project in my classroom. It is probably the most important site I have found in years. the primes is simple and there are probably pleanty of other sites like it but.... WOW. You can drop your files into the dropbox and they are saved to the "cloud". then amazingly they are on every computer ( or iPod) you have linked to the account. I entered my account info on the student iPods and made a folder for each student, when they were done with a project, they saved it to the folder. the great thing about this was i could access their assigment from anywhere, my home computer, my iPhone, another iPod in the class, the smart board...it was limitless, I could share it with anyone, no matter where I was...how powerful. I also made a folder of "mrs. Kondrick's resources" where I put videos, audios, assignments, rubrics etc, and then they could watch them/use them at their own pace ( so ethnic that works well with our individualized daily 5 reading block.

gClassFolders (google shared public template) looks like it has a lot of potential for English teachers. Student has to 'drag' the dropbox folder to their desktop, but they can put work 'view' and 'edit' in for the teacher as well as final copy. Check it out--click on the video to see a quick, clear demonstration.

Lots of ideas for using texting in the classroom; love everything from Edudemic.

Click on the interactive map to view statistics on all the counties in the continental U.S. Great nonfiction element to pair with a literature with a migration theme.

Download the podcast for ideas on motivating students via integrating movement into the classroom.

Livescribe (reviewed positively in NY Times 8-19-10) allows the writer to take notes that are translated to computer; can also record and play back. Lots of potential, though a bit pricey (around $200--probably will come down, if we are patient!).

I searching through our old posts and found this one. The pens have come down in price, I bought one last fall ($100). My principal also bought a dozen or so with multiple paper packs (an educator bundle). I am using Them in The fourth grade tier 2 intervention group for fluency. The students use Them to record Their reading, Then They can listen to Them selves to determine expression, monitor Their time, and answer comprehension questions (again listening if They need to). I use Them in 6th grade for literature circles. The students initial when They talk, so I can go back and tap Their initials and evaluate Their questioning/discussion. Some of my teachers use Them for running records to share with oTher teachers and parents too.

Thinkfinity (which is supported by Verizon only) provides educational resources, lesson plans and more. There are professional development opportunities within The website (e.g., workng with refugee families), though There is no information on The background of The presenters nor wheTher These reflect professional literature. NeverTheless, looks interestng.

The ALA identifies The top Web 2.0 sites for each year. Here are The 2011 recommendations.

iPad/iPhone--App for recording student behavior. Free verson allows you to follow 5 students on 3 behaviors. Pro-version is customizable and probably worth the money--good reviews on Teacher's Assistant Pro. I might try the free version first and then upgrade.

Free Technology Conference offered by The College of St. Rose, Albany. Well worth The time for professional development--May 17 and 18, 2012.

Education apps recommented by FETC--"The Journal"

Doodlecast Pro allows you to record your voice and your drawing at the same time on the iPad (current cost $3.99). Version 2.2 has gotten mixed reviews, but it might be helpful in showcasing math, for example.

Broad Cam Pro--can turn your iPad into a live exhibit..your can showcase and interact with websites and materials on your desktop and record the video. Looks worth the $4.99.

If you teach kids who are fans of The Hunger Games, They will appreciate this video featuring The author Suzanne Collins as she talks about her upcoming book Mockingjay

Pdfs--A Call for Change, which examines the achievement gap for African American males. Also, Beating the Odds, which looks at student performance on NAEP data (2006-2009)

SafeShare.tv -- you can view YouTube videos without displaying the related videos and associated comments. Justsimply copy the url of a YouTube video and paste it into SafeShare.tv. Free, of course.

Here's my website (new one in process!). I teach my 3rd graders to recite over 40 poems throughout the year. Using poetry as a vehicle, there is so much literacy that happens. the best news it is easy for both the students and the teacher! This will give you background on the literacy through poetry program I developed! Thanks for looking. Janet