Mobile Learning: 50+ Resources & Tips

Teaching with Apps "Laptop Kits" for Using Computers in the Classroom This post was originally published in June, but I am "recycling" it again to link up with Debbie Clement's post on Classroom Organization Tips. Check out Debbie's AMAZING (and comprehensive!) post where she discusses tips and materials for organizing your classroom. In order to run smoothly, in my opinion, a classroom needs routines and systems. My thirty-four sixth graders have been lucky enough to have netbooks for the past two years. Having computers in the classroom leads to the need for several systems to keep the use of technology as easy and efficient as possible. It was quickly clear that students were collecting a variety different things necessary for using the computers, particularly ear buds or headphones. And so was the origin of our "Laptop kits." And inside the bag are the components necessary for students to work successfully (and independently) on the netbooks... Some students have traditional headphones (These won't fit in the bag. And WHAT is this?

ipad | Search Results | Terice T. Schneider's Digital Home Starting School with New iPads, Chromebooks, or Tablets? School starts soon for so many, and it’s time to support all of you with new devices in your classrooms. Now what? Here are a few practical tips to help you begin this exciting new year! 3 Questions to Answer as You Plan for End-of-the-Year Return of iPads As the end of the school year looms closer, thoughts turn to how you will take up the iPads or whatever device you may use. 3 Big Myths: iPads in the Classroom As Vicki Ventura and I have visited teachers and administrators from multiple districts throughout the last several months, we are consistently surprised that these beliefs about iPads in the classroom still exist. How Do You Change Instruction? What is the purpose of having iPads in the classroom? 10 Reasons Not To Go 1:1 iPads Yes. Five Things to do NOW if You Are Deploying iPads in the Fall August 1 is here, and in Texas that means school starts this month. We planned. 5 Tips to Prepare Teachers for 1:1 iPad Projects

Under Ten Minutes | How to use Education Technology quickly. ActivInspire is predominantly used as a teacher tool for presenting information to children but it shares many similarities with other tools such as PowerPoint and can therefore be used by children quite easily too. Each page is similar to a PowerPoint slide and it can contain images, information and links to other resources. This video gives a quick overview of how to create a flipchart using ActivInspire. This video is also available to view Vimeo by clicking here. 2Sequence is a tool that is part of Purple Mash. To view this video on Vimeo, click here. Isle of Tune (www.isleoftune.com) is a website that starts with a blank green island. Islands can be shared via a URL and popular islands can be viewed too. To view the video on Vimeo, click here. The Zondle site recently went through some refurbishments. The video is on YouTube, if you can’t access the video, try this link instead. The old Zondle video is here. If you can’t access YouTube, use this Vimeo link instead YouTube: Vimeo:

AIA Drama Blog www.ericsson.com/ericsson/corpinfo/programs/incorporating_mobile_learning_into_mainstream_education/products/book/introduction.pdf Pine Glen Library & Technology Center » Setting up a cartful or two of iPads Pine Glen was very fortunate to receive 60 iPads this school year on two Bretford Power Sync Carts! The Carts will make management of the iPads easier, because they provide a central place to store, recharge, and sync the iPads to the iTunes library on my laptop. It was quite a bit of work to get the iPads ready to go for the students. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. a. b. c. 12.

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