March 2011 Blog Posts (5)

I am very interested to hear how educators are using i-Pads in class.  I posted to my blog site earlier this evening asking the same question and stated how I am currently using my classroom set of them.  Please check it out and leave a comment.

how are i-Pads being used in your classroom?

Can any one help with the pros/cons of implementing, (from scratch), Ipads in a school next year vs. waiting for some of the less expensive Droid tablets to catch up.

Let me tell you a story.  Last year I envisioned a classroom where I could make a difference to my students. i have a classroom of students with disabilities, most of whom have Autism.  My instincts told me that technology could make a difference, but I found pcs or laptops difficult because of they way they were set up ...mostly they face a wall, or with laptops, students are hidden behind them.  I then heard about the new…

Quia

Whatever your philosophy regarding frontal teaching methods and the uses of Smartboards, there’s no denying two facts:

1. Smartboards have become extremely popular tools in educational institutions
2. Smartboards are relatively expensive and eat major portions out of our shrinking school budgets

What if you could create a parallel experience using nothing more than an iPad and a $50 piece of software? One software product with a matching iPad app claims that it…