Who are we?
Lisa Albury - ESOL Specialist, lalbury@chccs.k12.nc.us
Karen Jeremiah - Teacher Librarian, kjeremiah@chccs.k12.nc.us
Melissa Stopa - Technology Specialist, mstopa@chccs.k12.nc.us
Why the iPad?
barriers to use of tech
consumption vs. creation, digital natives vs. digital immigrants
How did we set them up?
“milk crate” and wire file sorter from office depot
10 port usb powered usb hub with syncing cables
10 outlet power strip - charge once a week
sync to an admin workstation
What is with the App Store?
App Store: Wild West analogy
time, quality, limited
flash??? come on!
spelling city example
How do we use in primary classrooms?
guided reading response/engagement
literacy centers
math workshop
ESL Apps
Google Translate
Mobile Mouse while teaching v. interactive white board or slate
School Librarian
circulation station/visual search
books/book searching
Resources:
Google Doc with Apps
School Library Journal Article stressing the “need to curate” children’s book apps
http://www.slj.com/slj/home/889043-312/digital_book_world_2011_a.html.csp