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Websites and Apps Approval
STEM Room iPads and 3/4 iPads: coming soon
The iPads in the STEM Room have the free apps pictured to the right. These are the older models, iPad 2. These are for any Kindergarten or first grade classroom that would like to do an activity 1:1. They can also be used for in any 2nd grade classroom.
The key will be placed in the "Teacher's Materials" section of the STEM room. You MUST sign in and out the iPad each and everytime you use it. If you have any problems with them, fill out a a helpdesk ticket with the iPad number.
Grades 3/4 and Specials
There are 10 iPads in the library available for checkout. Please let me know if you are interested in borrowing them. Here are some things you can do on the iPad you can not do on the Chromebook: video, book trailers, QR Code activities, coding, and stop-motion. animation.
STEAM Room Calendar
It is asked that you record any materials that are low or empty so that they can be replaced and recycle anything that can be reused.
When you are ready to schedule a class in the STEM room, go to http://calendar.google.com and add your time to the STEAM Room calendar (NOT YOUR OWN)
Mystery Science- paid service
Mystery Science is a NGSS aligned subscription website. Their goal is to teach science through investigation using the natural curiosity of children to develop students' scientific perspective on the world. Through text, video, and hands-on activities students' use of this website helps enhance their learning on different topics. It is student driven and teacher facilitated; all based around a driving question
Currently for older students, Mystery Science is trialing and adding units for younger grades.
Join here: http://mysteryscience.com/start?school_id=8372Google Expeditions
Take your students all over the world, from the depths of the seas to far outer space.
Teacher's you use one iPad and select the expedition; you are the GUIDE. On their iPads, students join your expedition as EXPLORERS. You choose what area they see and can select spots for them to focus on. (Tutorial video below)
Paper Slide Videos
Check out the steps on the side and the sample video below.
Want to know more. Talk to me or check out this wiki: http://paperslide.wikispaces.com/Guidelines
Resources
Teacher Resources- links and info for websites and more
App TaskCards/Smashing Lessons
Request an app/website