YIPPEE! I have had my iPads for two weeks and we have been using them frequently! The kids love being able to do activities on them and have been great keeping them safe and sound.
I spent one day doing an intro to the iPads. We took a tour of the apps and I had them post a message in Edmodo and take a quiz in Socrative. Last week, we created vocabulary flash cards for some terms relating to the Vietnam War in Quizlet and then took a quiz over those words in Socrative. I love the ease of the online quizzes!
This week, we have been studying the 1960s by looking at the music of the era. Each day, the students had to complete a song analysis worksheet over a song that we listened to. I had all the song lyrics in Dropbox and uploaded the assignment to Edmodo. We used Pages to complete the worksheets. Our culminating project was to use the app Word Collage to create a "word cloud" using terms that describe the 1960s.
There have been a few glitches, such as how to get the documents turned in to Edmodo once they are completed, but my students have been extremely flexible with all my trial and error!
I have also had a hard time keeping the iPads charged, since I don't leave them plugged in over night (worried about leaving them out in the open when I'm not here). I'm sure that issue will be solved if we ever get out locking cabinets!
Friday, March 7, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
Blog 1: Welcome blog
Welcome to my blog!
My name is Nancy and I teach U.S. History at Angleton High School. This semester, I have the awesome task of piloting the use of iPads in my classroom. I am excited about this technology adventure and hope that I can share my experience with you.
My personal goals for the pilot program are to create lessons that are more engaging for my students and allow them to work at higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. I want my students to be able to apply what they have learned in creative ways. I would love to be able to create activities that allow them to use technology at home, but I worry that many of my students do not have access to the internet at home. While everyone has a smart phone these days, I would bet that most of my students only have internet access at school when they can use the WiFi.
I hope to share my experiences with those of you that choose to read this blog and look forward to getting feedback! Thanks for joining me on this journey!!
My name is Nancy and I teach U.S. History at Angleton High School. This semester, I have the awesome task of piloting the use of iPads in my classroom. I am excited about this technology adventure and hope that I can share my experience with you.
My personal goals for the pilot program are to create lessons that are more engaging for my students and allow them to work at higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. I want my students to be able to apply what they have learned in creative ways. I would love to be able to create activities that allow them to use technology at home, but I worry that many of my students do not have access to the internet at home. While everyone has a smart phone these days, I would bet that most of my students only have internet access at school when they can use the WiFi.
I hope to share my experiences with those of you that choose to read this blog and look forward to getting feedback! Thanks for joining me on this journey!!
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