Have you checked out the courses lately in iTunes University? The teachers at Boyne City Schools have been busy. They have created a wide variety of iTunes U Courses on subjects that are suitable for elementary schools. If you haven’t taken a look, make sure you do! These courses contain activities using video, audio, ibooks, and apps. They [...]
Want to have a video center using iPads and iPods and Youtube videos? Want to make sure there’s no ads or other videos included? Then use SaveShare.TV. AND…you can even use this site in conjunction with QR Code Generator to create QR Codes that link to these safe videos. Here’s how: 1) Find the video you [...]
A few weeks ago, a teacher came to me wanting to do a Jamestown Geocaching Activity with her students. I had been doing a lot of work on iPads, and had enjoyed some of the quick, 1 minutes video podcasts by History is Fun.org. I decided to incorporate both the iPads and Geocaching into one [...]
I know many of the teachers in my schools use Spelling City in their classrooms. I see the students come to the computer lab on Fridays to take their tests. I was so excited, though, to see that the site now has an iPad/iPod Touch app! Now students can practice in their classrooms or on their own handheld [...]
You’ve seen them, right? On the corners of mailings, on the windows of businesses, maybe even on the tags of things you buy. You may have even used them…used your phone to scan one and get coupons or reviews for a business or more info on a product. But did you know they are being [...]
This is what’s been jazzing me lately in the world of technology. I love watching technology open doors… Babies with iPads is another site that documents how this technology can “help children with disabilities develop their communication, play, pre-literacy, cognitive, visual/auditory and motor skills.”
Some of our special education teachers will be receiving iPads or iPod Touches over the next few weeks set up by Devlopease, a company from Radford, VA who specializes in writing apps for special needs children, setting up devices, and training people on using them. If you are one of the teachers receiving a device, [...]
Third Graders went on a trip to Apple Ridge farms this month. Despite camera difficulties, they were able to get enough photos to use for digital stories! The day after the field trips, we loaded the pictures into the iPod Touches, grabbed some microphones, and had students quickly create a “What we learned videos” using [...]
I’ve had a few questions lately about places to find good apps for the ipod touch, ipad, or iphone. Here are a few places I start when looking for new apps: IEAR (I Education Apps Review) — This is the first place I look to find apps that have been reviewed by educators. You can [...]
iPod Touches are coming to a classroom near you. Wonder what you can do with them? Listen to these students from Forest Hill Elementary School for some ideas! If you need more ideas, check out the I Education Apps Review site.
