Technology in the classroom

Technology in the Classroom

Featuring:SmartBoards

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Why?

• Access

• Independence

“You’re not just giving them the power to access, you’re giving them the power of access.”

Madalaine Pugliese, 2011

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How?

Multi-modal learning

Engagement

Efficiency

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Multi-modal learning

• Seeing

• Hearing

• Doing

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“I think that touching helps you learn because you get to actually do it not the computer or

the projector.”

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Engagement

Technology like the SmartBoard increase student interaction with materials, content and peers.

Easier access to tools like animated objects, sounds, links to web-based resources like Discovery Streaming, The Vault or TeacherTube all contribute to a higher level of engagement.

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“If there’s something fun to do while you’re learning you want to do it.”

“The SmartBoard helps me learn because we have fun learning with it.”

“I find it really cool…”

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Efficiency

• More tools- instruction- assessment

• More ability- to share- record- modify

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“It’s helped my teacher a lot because she doesn’t have to write all the questions on the

board like she would on a whiteboard. She has more time to make it better.”

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Math

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Language Arts

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Inquiry

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Art, Inquiry, Interaction.

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Educational areas for iPad use

MathematicsLanguage Arts

CommunicationOrganizationWork habits

Social and fun

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To use the iPad to it's fullest potential...

Put it in the hands of the students!

It’s okay for it to be used in ways it was never intended to!

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Mathematics• Discreet and immediate access to

manipulatives and tools

• Provides incentive to practice skills

• Allows independent exploration of virtual materials.

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Language Arts• Intuitive way to present information.

• Provides multiple opportunities and incentives to practice phonics skills, sentence building, mind mapping.

• Increased access to individualized literature and independent reading.

• Flash cards

• Personal whiteboards

• Reference tool

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StoryKit

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Fostering independent work habits

Timer applications enable students to work independently and give themselves a work-break schedule during longer work periods.

Applications such as iStudiez allow students to program their daily schedule into iPad and receive alerts for transitions, assignment deadlines.

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The power of access.

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Emily LeBaron

email:[email protected]

Assistive Technology blog:lebarone.wordpress.com

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