Assignments

1 Credit:

Number 4:

two e-books

class use- kelly,miles.2011.first fun ABC.uk.miles kelly publishing Ltd. Found on iBooks

personal use-austen,jane. pride and prejudice Found on iBooks

Number 5

The Podcast I found was called storynory. This is a podcast that has a bunch of different stories for kids. I would definately use this as an interactive story time for students. A teacher could have copies of the story being read and follow along with it. Some other activities that teachers could do is have a printed out story with missing words (such as adjectives). The kids could listen for the missing words and fill them in. Then there could be a class discussion. about adjectives. The students could then fill in the blanks with other types of words to see if they make sense. There are many other listening, speaking, writing, and reading activities that could be done.

[|Storynory Link]

Number 6:

This youtube video would be a wonderful visual or intro to communicate with students about emotions. I would use this with my ELL students and then have a feelings chart for students to communicate different emotions they may not be able to express.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC-TUHsyHF4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

ANIMOTO video assignment: http://animoto.com/play/XdQv0t8nJmIk87DfbncndA

Reflection:

I would view this class as very useful. Personally, When I received my iPad I was extremely overwhelmed. I had no idea where to start or what the iPad all did. I felt a bit responsible as well, because the district spent money to have this and I wanted to make full use of it. This iPad can be very useful for students too, so I would love to figure out as much as I can about them.

After this iPad class I feel much more confidant about using the iPad. I know about all the basics now, and where to go if I can't figure out something. I learned about a lot of applicable apps to use for personal use, professional use, and classroom use. In the classroom, I would use this iPad as a tool to communicate information to students. Students nowadays seem to communicate through this digital world. So it makes sense to use tools that they can use most effectively. I would use a variety of apps. for my ELL students to help provide visuals and interactive learning activities and games. This would make a huge difference for all students. Having the iPad would benefit the students by having more memorable learning experiences. This would also benefit me as the educator to understand how students are retaining information and then how I can create more opportunities for students to learn.

This iPad will be a big advantage for my professional growth. I have already downloaded some useful apps for newspapers and journals, as well as podcasts relating to different educational topics. I will continue to search for useful apps for my professional development. Even using this IPad as a tool to access the internet has been so helpful.

What I have most enjoyed about the iPad class has been the collaboration between fellow teachers and administrators as well as the opportunity to expand my knowledge in the world of technology.