IPAD PROJECTS & ORGANIZATION

IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM

Rose ParkPine Valley Elementary

rpark@pval.org

A LITTLE ABOUT USI am committed to fostering a love of literature through Guided Reading – children are directly taught how to access literature.Reading skills taught in small groups through trade booksIntegration of CCLS into our proven literacy programs

As part of our classroom routine, children are expected to work independently yet also given individualattention at their level.

TECH SUPPORT Wi-Fi throughout entire school, with wired desktop

teacher station in each room Students are given limited email accounts Committed technology department with Technology

Director, Technology Integration Specialist, and Technicians

Classrooms wired with projectors, AirLiners and microphones

iPads connected to projection system through desktops Repair/update requests handled through an automated

Help Desk 1:1 iPad deployment in classrooms 3-6 Teachers train other teachers in a mutual exchange of

skills/information Desktop Computer Lab shared by K-6 2 Laptop carts shared by K-6 Concerted effort to use iPad platform for most uses Goal is to be as paperless as possible

PHILOSOPHYStudents need to learn higher order thinking skills, organization and self-discipline. Classroom management is about teaching children to organize, self-direct and prioritize. Major goal is to teach children how to gather and organize reference sources.

FOUNDATIONSA few important general concepts to teach early:

*paraphrasing*inferencing*close reading*general/specific*literal / figurative*intellectual property and citation of sources

These are keystones to a major research report required of all Pine Valley third graders in the spring which is part of a distance learning project with the Buffalo Zoo

HOW IPADS FIT The iPad is a powerful tool for delivering:*high interest skills practice*the means to connect and communicate with each other and the world*guided practice*individualized reference tools.

NICKEL TOUR SettingsNavigation & GesturesFoldersBookmarks / Reading ListSearch

PORTABLE EMERGENCY CONNECTIONS

PORTABLE EMERGENCY CONNECTIONS

GETTING TECHNICAL HELP

WORD PROCESSING

FILE SHARING

PRESENTATION

MATH APPS

MISCELLANEOUS

CONNECTION & COMMUNICATION

PROJECTS – NOTABILITYStudents set up subjects in Notability for every subject Teacher emails or posts “anchor charts” in MyBigCampus, Box, etc.Students save these to the appropriate subject folder in Notability and use it as a reference.

http://firstgradewow.blogspot.com/2012/03/retelling-stories.html

PROJECTS – FLUENCY WITH NOTABILITY

http://readworks.org

INDIVIDUALIZED REFERENCE

PROJECTS – THE ANIMAL RESEARCH REPORTIn collaboration with the Buffalo Zoo:*classes meet via Distance Learning with a Zoo Keeper *learn about animal behavior*research their favorite Buffalo Zoo animal*create a project to enrich the animal’s life at the Zoo *visit the Zoo to see the animal use the enrichment

PROJECTS – PREZI REPORTS ON BUOYANCY

PROJECTS – USING GOOGLE APP TO RESEARCHSearch results tab Open in Safari Share link via email Copy URLNavigate through results

Pull to the right to show historyChoose a display typeVoice search

PROJECTS – KEEPER

PROJECTS – KEEPERStudents are taught how to use Keeper to track their passwordsI keep their Keeper passwords in case they lose themYes, it’s a lot of upfront work to set up the accountsThe payoff is that lessons can run much more smoothly if students are able to keep track of their own login information

PROJECTS – OVERDRIVEDownload ebooks from online libraries

*cclslib.org – Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System*ebooks.nypl.org – New York Public Library – can sign up online with NYS driver’s license

THANK YOU TO:Those strong and steady men and women who make the technology work for us.Without you, we would be lost.

We especially appreciate that you don’t shake your head at us when we know you really want to…..