Students in Year 3 sent out digital postcards to their parents via e-mail. They created postcards during the Art class and used the Tellagami iPad app to record themselves describing their art work, the colors they used and where they come from or how they made them. It was interesting to see how the digital postcards reached their destination quicker than the traditional postcards and that some students received immediate feedback as an e-mail reply. Below is one postcard that we sent out.
0 Comments
Year 2 students learned to use the ChatterPix Kids iPad app to describe objects. We described the different parts and types of computers that we know. Later, in their classroom, students described 2D and 3D shapes to reflect on their learning and show their teachers what they learned. They went around the classroom taking pictures of objects.
Kindergarten students used iPads for the first time in their classroom today. Though some students have used tablets at home, this was the first time for some students. We discussed the different kinds of computers we have used and have seen others use at home and at school. It was interesting to find out that the iPad is another kind of a computer. We then talked about how we would keep our iPads safe, handle them and ask for help when we needed it. The students came up with brilliant answers like, washing our hands before we use the iPads so that we would't make them dirty, raising up our hands when we need help and not walking over the iPads. Students quickly washed their hands and began to use the iPads. We explored Preschool Learning Fun; sorting, shapes, numbers, differences and other games. We also explored Kids Doodle Coloring Book just to get acquainted with the iPads.
We received a few iPads for use in Primary School. A mini iPad cart was designed to carry them around classrooms. Students discussed iPad agreements before using the iPads. One of the students created the video below to be embedded onto our iPad Agreements Poster, when it was signed and stuck in all classrooms. Here is the poster for all classrooms.
AirServer is a nice tool to show content on your iPad screen to an audience on a computer, which can be connected to the projector. Air server not only mirrors whats on your screen, it sends audio to your computer as well allowing you to move around the classroom, hand your iPad to one student after another to do things on the iPad. This makes the iPad the 21st century interactive whiteboard. It works on both windows and PC. We currently use it on Windows computers. I don't usually write about paid apps but had to buy AirServer (USD14.99) to make full use of my iPad in the classroom and a number of people also bought after they saw how it can transform the classroom. to use Airserver, download it from the website, once AirServer is installed on a computer, any iPad can project it's screen. You can also project two iPads on the same screen to compare and contrast with students. When i initially read about 30 Hands, i installed it on my iPad and deleted it as the GUI (graphic user interface) was not very appealing. I decided to use other apps. When i worked with Year 1 students creating a digital story, i struggled to get the free apps i had to publish the story. Out of desperation, tried 30 Hands and it did the trick. I was so impressed that the app was easy enough for Year 1 students to push the record button when they were ready to speak and when they were done. We easily moved from one picture to the other. The most amazing thing was discovering that we could go back to recordings to delete them and record all over again or delete a picture/slide and insert another one. Other apps i tried did not allow us to go back and edit. 30 Hands is a great free iPad app i would recommend for use in classrooms for digital storytelling. We saved our product on the iPad and uploaded to YouTube later. Watch our video below.
|
This blog is currently not active. I am currently writing about teaching and learning with technology here
AuthorKahlil Danai Maramba, Categories
All
Archives
April 2016
|