"I love using Keynote to have students design investigations with. The format allows them to map out their question, method of testing, variables, and...love this part...they can utilize data in graphs, charts, and diagrams! Many students like to…"
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Leah Lacrosse commented on Sam Gliksman's blog post Using iPad Screencasting for Feedback and Assessment""For example, a student can create a screencast and the teacher can respond verbally within the same screencast while highlighting and marking it up for clarification."
I really like this work flow. Being able to assess/support/guide in…"
Leah Lacrosse replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion What's Your Ideal iPad Lesson?"I love the possibilities with ScribblePress! Good call! Love the ability to print and have delivered. Great addition to posts!
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Leah Lacrosse replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion What's Your Ideal iPad Lesson?"I love, love, love the idea of using claymation and iStop motion apps for this objective!
Way to go! Such a cool way, and you KNOW they are going to remember that.
Thank you for sharing!
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Leah Lacrosse replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion What's Your Ideal iPad Lesson?"One of my favorite iPad involved lessons actually included many apps, plus Legos and electrical wiring equipment. With my 5th grade science classes, we designed the next, great, NASA exploration vehicles. The students researched previous NASA…"
Leah Lacrosse replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion iPads in K-2: What are you doing?"I love the comment...bring them out when the mood is right. That is a really cool way to describe it! I love having a set in my room that we pick up at the beginning of class and use as we need. We may send a tweet here, jump onto edmodo there, draw…"
Leah Lacrosse replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion Do You Have a Tip to Share?"Combining apps...
We completed a project in our fifth grade science class that demonstrated student understanding of animal adaptations. Students created an imaginary creature using Animal Creator app. They saved this picture to the photo library…"
Leah Lacrosse replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion How Does iOS 5 Impact You?"The ability to mirror the iPad to the apple tv that I have has been so much fun to explore. We created imovies about our water cycle chalk drawings. We just streamed it to the projector...passed around the iPad and created together.…"
Leah Lacrosse replied to ldenson8's discussion Numbering iPads"I have to give credit for the muppet idea to a Mr. Gary Larizza. He was my tech director at the time. He knew that I name EVERYTHING! My smart board set up with computer, board, and projector is Larry, Curly, and Moe. My mac mini is the Puppet…"
Leah Lacrosse replied to ldenson8's discussion Numbering iPads"Hi.
I can share what I did. It may give you an idea. ;)
My school purchased 26 iPads for my science classroom last July. I have 5th graders that were going to use them. So, I wanted the students to have a personal connection with their iPad that…"
Leah Lacrosse commented on Sam Gliksman's blog post Using Images as a Powerful Gateway To Learning"Using pictures in science is key in my classroom. With the iPad, I can have students pull a pic into an app like DrawingPad and show me the science that they see in the picture. Students will annotate over top, diagram, and add to pics to show what…"
Leah Lacrosse commented on Sam Gliksman's blog post You Want iPads For Your School ... But Is That Enough?"From the perspective of using the iPads with my students on a daily basis in science, I have observed my use follow some of these themes. I was SUPER concerned with this app or that. I wanted to force the iPad into every single activity with a…"
Leah Lacrosse posted a discussionHow do you combine apps to encourage a deeper level?
Reflecting on how I use iPads with my 5th graders led me to this post about combining apps for deeper learning.http://leahlacrosse.blogspot.com/2011/06/combining-apps-for-creativity-problem.htmlWhat do you think? How do you combine apps?See More
Leah Lacrosse replied to Sam Gliksman's discussion iPads are Consumption Devices. Really?"In May, I posted some ideas about this topic on my blog... http://leahlacrosse.blogspot.com/2011/05/technology-consumption-or-creation.html
As we continue to pull technology into the classroom, it is important
to recognize what we are asking our…"
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