iPads In YOUR Classroom?!
It's probably easier than you think. (And worth it!)
App Overload
Scroll down to preview a few apps and find out what you could do with them--tomorrow--in your classroom.
A Few To Whet Your "App"etite!
Educreations
This allows your students to take photos and then add text, drawing and audio to the photos to explain their thinking. This helps to make the invisible bits of learning visible.
Comic Life
You may already be familiar with Comic Life. Here is the app version. Have students add speech and thought bubbles to their photos (including photos of their drawn or written work) to encourage them to share their thinking.
WordPress for iPad
No more waiting for the computer lab. Get your students blogging any time and anywhere!
Content Creation - That's What It's All About!
This requires a big shift in thinking about teaching, making working with iPads just as exciting and engaging for teachers as it is for students!
Ready To Learn More?
- Check out the WRDSB iPads page
- Peruse a Listly list of Digital Storytelling/Content Creation iPad apps or Carrie Nethery's scoop.it on The iPad at School
- Browse some blogs on the topic. Recommended: Andrew Douch and Mrs. Wideen's blog
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