Lots of teachers (myself included) wonder if just one ipad is beneficial in the classroom which is why I loved this post from Think*Share*Teach about Teaching in the One-Ipad Classroom. Great ideas for the elementary school level. I found that article from the blog Literacy Journal, Only 1 Ipad in the Classroom? which is geared toward middle and high school, but I found some good stuff I plan to use in my 1st grade classroom, specifically using your Ipad as a document camera. Which I had really been wishing for lately.
Need some research to back up your Ipad request/grant/plea? The blog Free Technology for Teachers has collected a bunch here.
My significant other is an ESL Specialist for my school district and teaches an adult ESL class on the weekend as well. She uses her iPad all the time for pictures to show students in the school system and the adult ESL class.
ReplyDeleteMy first block is an ELL class and I often use Google for images (with the use of safe search) and Google Translate which are excellent resources. I would love to have a class set of iPads for my class. I will definitely check out the blog for when applying for a classroom grant for the class set of iPada-thanks for the resource.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I were discussing the topic of her university getting a grant and providing their collegiate student-athletes (who are often ESL students) with laptops, however she was explaining how iPads would be more beneficial. I appreciate the link on getting grants for iPads, I will definitely be passing this along to her, as well as looking into it for myself for my own classroom use.
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