The Top 10+ Sites for a Successful 1:1 Laptop Program: Experiences from the Trenches. Greetings from Rock Valley, Iowa, the land of cows and corn! As we wind up our school year this week, I have begun reflecting on just how much our approach to educating kids has changed since becoming 1:1 in our middle and high schools. A year ago, I had a classroom of 6th graders. This year, I have transitioned to the role of the district's Technology Integrationist. I was once worried about switching jobs because I might not be busy enough (I'm a type-A, first born). This open-source software has been our platform on which each teacher is to put his or her classroom information, coursework, links, etc... Google Drive and Google Apps have been a dream.
This little sweetheart became my new best friend this year. Wikispaces has been a gem. I suggest this site for those who are willing and able to help those less tech-y. Probably the coolest, free journaling web tool I've run across. Formerly Wallwisher, Padlet is an incredible site used by many teachers in a wide variety of ways.
iPad App Evaluation for the Classroom. How to use ipads in the classroom. 1:1 technology. iPads in the Classroom. 5 Myths About Writing With Mobile Devices. A few months ago, shortly after the first EdTechTeacher iPad Summit , I spent the day with a college friend out on Cape Cod.
In telling me about her daughter’s class iPad pilot, my friend seemed both excited and hesitant. At one point in the conversation, she turned to me and said, “The one thing I hate, though, is that writing just stinks on iPad.” Initially, I took a bit of a defensive position and prepared to launch into my iPad is NOT a computer schtick . However, the more I listened – and have since listened – to not only my friend but also educators in workshops, webinars, and conversations, the more I realize that parents, administrators, and even teachers fall victim to 5 Myths of Mobile Writing which lead them to believe that this critical facet of education cannot seemingly occur on a mobile device.
Myth #1 – Writing = Keyboarding “Every time I would turn around, she would just be deleting everything on the screen.” Myth #2 – Writing = Word Processing Myth #3 – Device = Process. Digital Citizenship. Rethinking AUPs. Www.azk12.org/tim/docs/AZK1031_Matrix_Print.pdf. iPad • iPhone • iPod.