Here is a Padlet I made to show different ways to use iPads in the classroom. This is just the tip of the iceberg!
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Trial and Error
I have quickly come to realize that my 1:1 iPad journey is all about trial and error. Things will be going great, and then out of the blue, some kind of technology glitch will happen. You have to learn to be extremely flexible when it comes to using technology, but the benefits definitely outweigh the frustrations.
My students have become pros at using the QR Codes for their Stations Work. The QR Codes link them over to specific instructions, links on DropBox, websites, etc. It has been so much fun making them and using them in class. No more trays of Stations Work sitting on my counter. It is all available to them on their iPads. Another GREAT thing about it? Well, if a student gets behind or is absent, if they have scanned the QR Code on their iPad, they can finish the work at home.
I have MANY changes planned for next year. I am looking forward to starting the entire school year off with the iPads and focusing on student-centered learning all year long!
My Staff Developer sent me this link to a video that has made me really stop and think that the possibilities of working with technology and using it to the students' benefit are just ENDLESS! It makes me excited to be part of what the future in education holds!
My students have become pros at using the QR Codes for their Stations Work. The QR Codes link them over to specific instructions, links on DropBox, websites, etc. It has been so much fun making them and using them in class. No more trays of Stations Work sitting on my counter. It is all available to them on their iPads. Another GREAT thing about it? Well, if a student gets behind or is absent, if they have scanned the QR Code on their iPad, they can finish the work at home.
I have MANY changes planned for next year. I am looking forward to starting the entire school year off with the iPads and focusing on student-centered learning all year long!
My Staff Developer sent me this link to a video that has made me really stop and think that the possibilities of working with technology and using it to the students' benefit are just ENDLESS! It makes me excited to be part of what the future in education holds!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Still Going!
I haven't quit my 1:1 iPad journey. . .in fact, it is going rather well! I just haven't been very good at updating all of the new and exciting things we are doing and learning with them in class. That's the problem with teaching, always more to do and never enough time to do it.
Lately, I have been using QR codes for my Stations. The students work on Stations work while I am doing reading groups. The students think that scanning the QR code for instructions is pretty cool. The QR code can link them to a page that they need to complete, to a website, or to written instructions. I LOVE THEM! They are easy to make and really easy to use.
My favorite QR Code generator is The QR Code Generator. It is super simple to use and needs no explanation. The first QR code that I ever made was back in July. Once I saw how easy they were to create, I was hooked!
I am sure I will come up with even more uses for my QR Codes in the future. For now, they are working great for organizing my stations!
Lately, I have been using QR codes for my Stations. The students work on Stations work while I am doing reading groups. The students think that scanning the QR code for instructions is pretty cool. The QR code can link them to a page that they need to complete, to a website, or to written instructions. I LOVE THEM! They are easy to make and really easy to use.
My favorite QR Code generator is The QR Code Generator. It is super simple to use and needs no explanation. The first QR code that I ever made was back in July. Once I saw how easy they were to create, I was hooked!
If you don't know what a QR code is, here is a picture of one:
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