Sue+Sadkin

Today was the next meeting of hhe iPad workshop. I have set up a meeting with another esl teacher to meet in November. I will go to iroquis and he will come to depew. It was a productive afternoon in pioneer school distrct. Until next tim. e. December 15, 2010

Today I am at the depew high school for another training. I am not sure what I will learning but hopefully in will get more ideas.

I believe I will be signing up for another visitation too. January 19 Lee Hoffman came into my room and tried to upload the program for the flip camera. Unfortunately, my computer does not want to accept the program. Hopefully by Feb. since Danilio will be coming into my school for a role play lesson with my 2nd and 3rd grade students.

This morning with my grade 7th students ,we used the ipads for pictures and examples of the skeletal system. Students needed to look up functions and be able to visualize what the parts looked like.

Later ,with my 2nd grade group, the students used the ipads for review on addition and subtration games. The students enjoy using this application of math bingo.

January 27th. Students were studying natural resources in grade 3. I saved multiple pictures onto the ipad. Students were able to identify the picture and decide whether it was a nonrenewable or renewable resource. This worked out nicely since it gave an instant photograph and different pictures than what they see if their classroom. The students enjoyed using the ipad for this activity.

January 28th One of my Kindergarten students was very excited to read the story Brown Bear, Brown Bear by herself. She was excited when I asked her if I could film her reading the story. I used the flip camera to film her. Then she watched herself read the story afterwards. It was cute seeing her expression of viewing herself on camera. I then uploaded it to the computer. That was a good experience too. April 7th This was another training at Iroquois. It was very interesting. We had to either work together or independently to create a lesson on a current or past ipad lesson in the classroom. I used a current lesson I am doing with my 6th and 7th graders in reading comprehension. The lesson incorportes the following applications. The google, dictionary and quickoffice. The students look up pictures and save them to the picture account. They look up definitions in the dictionary. Finally, the students journal predictions and daily class readings in quick office. This allows them to have something to refer back to for a quiz or daily questions. The students enjoy this on the ipad.

It was also interesting to see other lessons the teachers are doing in their schools with the ipad.

May,2011 iPads are still a success with my students. As the year comes to an end students are eagerly waiting their opportunity to use them in class. I feel they have been a success. I would be sad not to have the, for the students. I use them daily for vocabulary ,applications ,and many other uses. My students enjoy reading more while using the iPad instead of an actual book. They are also learning their math facts more on their own with a few of the math applications.

Quick office has been a fun tool for the middle school students they enjoy answering questions and journaling about the stories. June 7, 2011 It's hard to believe the year is over. There are so many wonderful things that occurred this year to reflect upon. Definitely, one great asset to my teaching was the use of the ipads with my students. Not only did I enjoy the applications and ability to find information quickly. My students equally enjoyed using the ipads in the classroom. There were many wonderful applications and uses for the ipads. In the middle school, the ability to search, research and find information at our fingertips was the most beneficial use. Bringing up pictures to show what something looks like was a great tool. In the elementary building, I was only able to use the applications I put on the ipad for free. There is no capability for internet (wi fi) at the end of the building where my classroom is located. Therefore, it was a bit limited in some situations. I look foward to using the ipads next year with my students. Hopefully, there will be a few more applications that will be useful for my students.