Are you looking to add more student choice into your classroom? Have an iPad App Draft and allow students to choose the apps to use in projects. The App Draft is an engaging and app-smashing way to encourage creativity and critical thinking. Learn how I set up and run an App Draft plus download the
DIGITAL SCOOT: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Wondering about Digital Scoot and how you can make this versatile technology and movement game work in your classroom? I've compiled a list of the questions I get asked most about Digital Scoot and my explanations. Read more to find out about devices needed, the various Digital Scoot versions, how
COMBINE MULTIPLE SLIDES INTO ONE GOOGLE SLIDESHOW
Combine multiple slides into one large slideshow on Google Slides with this easy process. I'm sharing how to put together individual student slideshows into a single class Google slideshow and why you might want to combine more than one separate slideshow into a mega slideshow in the first
USING GOODNOTES APP TO REDUCE PAPER
This week I used a workhorse app called GoodNotes which basically allows you to write on any PDF file on your iPad. I say workhorse because with an Apple TV and some type of cloud storage (I used Google Drive but Dropbox would work well too) I can now access and write on any of the documents I have
UPGRADE READER’S THEATER WITH THE IPAD
Reader's theater is an engaging way to practice fluency, but add an iPad to it and suddenly students are begging for the next rehearsal! I'm going to share with you 3 simple ways to upgrade a typical readers theater classroom performance using the iPad. Set up Reader's Theater First you need
TURNING A TECHNOLOGY GLITCH INTO A TEACHABLE MOMENT
One of the roadblocks that many teachers feel limits their integration of technology is the dreaded technology glitch. I'm not talking about the times that you need to scrape the technology all together because the site is down or the internet is not working, but more the times when something small
IPAD SCOOT – A TECHNOLOGY TWIST ON A CLASSIC MOVEMENT GAME
iPad Scoot combines technology integration and movement into a whole class game. Paperless, engaging and versatile, get students scooting on the iPad today! Scoot with iPads Scoot is one of my students' favorite ways to review. The game works best with a set of task cards - each with a
7 END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES FOR THE IPAD
Don't forget to integrate technology into your last couple weeks of school by planning end of year activities to keep your students engaged! I have some ideas on how you can use iPads to SAMR sail until the last day of school. SAMR is an acronym I use when planning iPad activities in my