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Midland ElementaryNovember 26, 2012

Mobile Technologies:

New Tools for Powerful Student Engagement

Where We’re Going in this TLC

1. Discovering the best uses of Tablets in Schools

Professional Use Presentation Use Student Use

2. Let’s Get Practical with What we Have

3. Future: How Do We Become Advocates for what’s best in teaching and learning with all the Tools Coming Our Way

Unique Possibilities with Tablets

• Skill practice with built in self-monitoring

• Greater access for research work

• Production: videos, Photo Stories and more

• Voice for those who have none

• Bridge Learning Gaps• Engage Learners• Scaffold Reading• Collaborate• Reward• And…

No Matter Where We Are In Our Relationship with iPads:

It’s not All about Apps…

It IS all about what best supports rigorous learning

Can we Hear it for a Top Ten List?

REALLY?

Time to Stay on Top of This

Introducing Some of Our New Best Friends

Collaborators here and around the world!

Your QR Code Handout

Use the QRafter APP

Before We Go Further:You Pick Two

Professional UseIncrease our personal and professional efficiency

LiveBinder

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/249303

Scoop-It

http://www.scoop.it/t/edtech-footenotes

AppsFire Deals

• Teacher Appreciation Week

• Earth Day

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Everyday Grooves

Presentation UseScaffolding, Building Schema, Introducing and Modeling Skills

Model NoteTaking Skills while reading Digital Media

For great “side by side” notetaking on the iPad

Build Concepts of Print and blend Learning with Rewards

JibJab Junior Books, now called Storybots

Student UseIncrease our personal and professional efficiency

So How Does a Mobile Device Increase Student

Learning? When it’s managed well When it’s used for best

practices of teaching and learning

When it engages students When it meets unique student

needs that are challenging to meet any other way

Unique Capacity to Collaborate while Interacting with Literature using Storia and SubText

QR Codes to Enhance and Extend Information and Research OR…

The Unique Advantages of QR Codes

QR Code Book Reviews

http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/index.htm

QR Code Buddy Read Bookmarks

QR Code Art Gallery: Superheroes

Are you ready for new adventures in reading, writing, research and publication! (AudioBoo)

Use it as a management tool to Guide Students to Research Tools

Ethnobotany Plant Card

Sampler

Ethnobotany Research

Graphic Organizers

Creating Engaging, High Quality Tours

Or for a “computer version withGeographic ContextNative Plant Tour

Create Digital Stories

Sonic Pics Sampler

Videolicious and Storykit are new favorites!

Support Writing Instruction:

Tapose :A multimedia journal ($2.99) Add maps, notes, take photos or videos and embed them all in your journal.

Toontastic

Puppet Pals

Puppet Pals Samples

• Take photos from texts as backdrops

• Take “screen shots” during web research

• Take photos with the iPad camera

Give Every Student a Voice: Dragon Dictation

Provide Meaningful and Engaging Practice: Pocket Phonics

Motion Math: Hungry Fish

Your Turn

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