Tune Into Technology: iPad STUDENT Use (PART 2)

If you’ve read Part 1 of my Tune Into Technology posts, the you know the iPad is my favorite tech-sessory for countless {teacher-centric} reasons. In this post, I’ll be focusing on the STUDENT impact and use of these fantastic tech tool. Few things irritate me more than seeing iPads being used as a classroom babysitter.  Of course, app games are fun and have their place and time in the classroom, but the capabilities of iPad use with students are endless. See how our class attempts to maximize our iPad implementation, even without 1:1 devices. We have MUCH more to learn and try, but so far the iPads have been a serious game-changer!

Very little of what we do in class is strictly paper-based. Students dig deep into their creativity to produce documentation of learning in multi-sensory, media-rich ways. Using iPad apps, photo and video capabilities, students are able to truly SHOW what they know!  Check out my Scholastic Top Teaching blog posts to see students demonstrate and document their knowledge using iPads.


Some of our favorites {linked below} include:

• Pinterest-inspired "show-what-you-know" activities w/video recordings linked via QR codes. 
• Educreations app for math explanations & problem-solving
• Greenscreen by DoInk for on-the-scene student reporting
• Math games tutorials via video recording & QR codes
• Communication & collaboration tech tools to support Project Based Learning (PBL)
• Student-curated digital portfolios courtesy of the OpenSchool ePortfolio (OSEP).

//  See Us in Action  //

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// Which iPad Use is YOUR Favorite?  //

Take a peek at the posts (many include videos and awesome photos or other fun links) linked above and tell me which of our uses for the iPads was YOUR favorite? Which one do you want to go back and try in YOUR class? Share your opinion & see what others say, too!

Thanks & happy voting!