This is a picture of my husband using an Ipad. While, we both choose to use it for entertainment and fun at home it can definitely be used as a valuable tool in the classroom. For example, through the nook or kindle apps we could use e-books for students to use in literature circles or discussion groups. They could then respond with each other via a wiki or blog. This would allow the students to have the latest books at their level. Through the IPrompt app students would be able to improve fluency at their own rate and level. Through Keynote students would be able to create multimedia presentations in any subject area. Through the USA Today and the New York Times apps they would be able to keep up on the most current happenings around the world and discuss them in their classrooms. Our IEP students would greatly benefit from Dragon Dictation, which allows them to dictate words, and the Ipad creates the document for them. The Evernote app would allow for absent students that missed a day to access any work they missed. Story Buddy would allow students to create e-stories and save them. Toonstation would provide additional support with story elements and let students create their own digital stories by selecting characters, and other events. Our job is to create productive students that will have the necessary skills to become productive members of society. Using Ipads in the classroom is just one more way to help us reach our goal. By the time our students graduate from high school the world be even more technology based in all areas, and it our job to prepare them in any way that we can.
Jessica Kazmierski
4th grade teacher
Glenwood Elementary
419-666-8130 ext. 3308
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