Category Archives: ipad
100 Years old for the 100th Day!
Well, with all these snow days, our upcoming 100th day has been pushed back a little bit. That’s okay though! It gives you a few more days to come up with fun activities for the students! Mrs. Batkins and Mrs. Bortner at Seven Pines showed me this awesome “Aging App” called Age Yourself. This is […] Continue reading
1st Grade “Animal” Tracking
First grade students at Davis Elementary have been learning about animal migration (SOL1.7) and we discovered that scientists learn about where animals migrate by attaching tracking devices to them. We discussed why scientists wouldn’t be able to directly observe where the animals went (some swim, some fly, and some travel faster than a scientist can!) […] Continue reading
1st Grade iPad Flowers
First graders at Chamberlayne have been learning about the parts of a flower (SOL 1.4) and their teachers wanted to try something new with the iPads. We combined their classroom iPads together so we had enough for each student, and we used 3 different apps to make labeled diagrams of flowers. First the students could […] Continue reading
Edtech 2012 – 30 Apps and Beyond!
Michael Price, another Henrico County Public Schools ITRT, and I presented at the EdTech conference located at Virginia State University. Below are the links via jux.com to the apps we covered in our “30 Apps and Beyond” presentation. Enjoy! Visual Poet, PlainText, Animoto, BrainPop, PuppetPals HD, Leafsnap, Timbuktu, Side by Side, Quarters, Motion Cafe, PhotoWall […] Continue reading
Montrose, February 14, 2012
Today I met with some of Ms. Pushchak’s students to work on some issues with their projects. We talked about some of the issues they were having in iMovie. We also worked out some of the music issues and timing … Continue reading → Continue reading
Dropbox – Pictures from iPad to Computer
(If you haven’t yet installed Dropbox on your laptop, you will need to do so at this link: http://db.tt/zRNN5wV.) If you need a reminder as to how to transfer pictures from your iPads to your computers so you can print them, etc., you can download the directions again here. Continue reading
How do I use this iPad?
How do I use this iPad? That is the question today as all kindergarten and first grade teachers where handed their four iPads for their classrooms. Some are veteran iPad users, some are merely experienced with iPhones, some had never set their eyes on a tablet, but one thing is certain: No matter their level […] Continue reading
How to Make QR Codes for Your Classroom
QR codes are easy to create and easily connect your students to websites, photos, maps, and documents. If you were at the iPad Workshop for Teacher Leaders you used examples of along with the QR Scanner app to access information. … Continue reading → Continue reading
