iPads in the Lower School Classroom
Supporting a culture of thinking, learning and collaboration
bit.ly/sfsipads
Eve Eaton, 1st Grade @EveGEaton eatone@sidwell.edu
Carrie Strine, 4th Grade @carreenstrine strinec@sidwell.edu
4z Class: @SFS4Z
Lesley Younge, 4th Grade @LesYounge youngel@sidwell.edu
Jenni Swanson Voorhees, Idea Coordinator @jsvoorhees voorheesj@sidwell.edu
Pete Sanderson-Kilchenstein IT sandersonp@sidwell.edu
How we get started and why we do this
Just-in-time Digital Citizenship
Demonstrating thinking
Documentation for teachers and students
Documentation for Teachers and Students
App Selection
We look for three basic qualities in an app:
*must do more than one thing
*needs to have a settings option so that we can change/personalize it
*should not be over congratulatory (no wild applause/cheers)
Beyond that - we are looking for apps with a dynamic quality so that creativity, thinking, and problem solving come into play. We don't want to apply technology simply for the sake of applying technology.
Blogging in Lower School
More on Blogging
Blogging as a digital portfolio
Blogging with First Graders
Offers a means of expressing ideas without writing
Not ready for commenting
Management
Setting up iPads
Field Trip management
Other Thoughts
Not for every student - make it a choice
Be cognizant of screen time - how much is this adding to their day's total?