iPads Mania

Flowboard is another great storytelling tool.

• Elegant
• Simple
• Multiple Options

Google Forms can be used for so many purposes in a teacher's classroom.

• Analyzing Algebra Data
• Acquiring Digital Creations From Students
• Directing Reteaching of Assessed Material
• Formal Assessment
• Enhance Learning During Video

As stated previously on this blog, Google Presentations are a great tool for students to create a "Choose Your Own Adventure".  Below is an example...

***Videos in Discovery Education play in Microsoft Explorer & Safari on the iPad
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Discovery Education on the iPad
Discovery Education is a resource that our school district pays for.  It provides an enormous amount of video and text resources for your content area.

The "Teacher Center" provides numerous resources.  Discover them below...



The "Curriculum Standards Search" allows searching for content based on different standards.  Standards include the "Common Core State Standards" among others.  Discover them below...



The "Advanced Search" allows for searches to be narrowed to include/exclude any aspects of your curriculum content.  Discover them below...

Mrs. Krause asked if I knew of a technology tool for helping with a review activity for AP Psychology.  After some thinking, I realized the interactive part of the SMARTboard would be a perfect fit for a "first person to touch an object would get to answer the question" activity.

While the classroom teacher developed the questions, I created a file that would allow different animal sounds to be made when a student touched the SMARTboard.  If the sounds did not work, a "flipper" slide was created.



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Even high school students were "into it" by trying to be the first to touch the board and answer the questions!  As Mrs. Krause stated, "It was a fun way to start class!"

Back in October 2012, Mr. Seamandel wanted to use Twitter with his ninth grade students as a means for communicating about writing.

Many problems occurred:

• Couldn't log in on iPad consistently
• Couldn't log out on iPad consistently
• Couldn't adjust profile
• Students really didn't understand (at that time) how Twitter worked
• Couldn't access computers consistently to accommodate the learning environment

From that stemmed a great trial of a technology tool, todaysmeet.com , that created an incredible learning environment.


A room was set up for students to create and comment on Haiku poems that were created by students.  As Mr. Seamandel states,

First we did a basic exercise to ensure that students knew how it (Todaysmeet) worked.  Then, I had them write a haiku alone, or with a friend.   It had to fit the standard conventions of a haiku -- 5-7-5 and relating to nature. (Some students became stuck, and I allowed them to write about whatever they could think of.)  This worked out great because no student was really willing to read or share what they had written, but jumped at the opportunity to post it online and have peers read it as it popped up on the board.  Ended up being a great exercise and a way to showcase writing/poetry without tying a name to it!

While the room that was created for this has expired, a great feature of todaysmeet.com, the opportunity to use a technology tool to engage students in poetry was outstanding!