10 Ways to Use 1 iPad in your classroom! Credit: The 3AM Teacher, Zip-ah-dee-doo-dah Designs, KG Fonts, Hello Fonts It's no secret that I use my iPad ALL the time in my classroom. Some teachers are REALLY lucky and they have a cart of iPads or a class set. I only have one Wi-Fi iPad (my personal iPad) to use with my kiddos but we make it work! Before we begin let me say that I am lucky to have a Smartboard and projector in my classroom. I bought this handy little gadget to hook my iPad up to the Smartboard which helps ALOT to make the iPad more accessible to all students. This is a VGA adapter for the iPad, you can get it from the Apple website or at Best Buy. Now that we're hooked up, here are 10 of my favorite apps/activities using my iPad that benefit all the kids in my classroom. 1. iBooks This is a free app to download from the iTunes. 2. mClass Assessment My district uses the mClass 3D Reading assessment (which also includes Diebels Next) as the K-3 reading assessment for our kiddos. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
First Grade Place Value Websites. Three days a week, I do my version of math workshop. In one center, students use the computer to reinforce the standards covered. I create a word/html document and put it in a shared folder so students can just click on the links (actually I embed the link in a picture from the website). Email me and I'll send you a copy of this.Sometimes I use these when we go to the computer lab.
I have included a brief description so that you don't have to research these yourself. First Grade – My Favorite Hundred’s Chart Interactive Websites This is great to do with an interactive whiteboard (or have students do it on their own). This is an interactive hundred’s chart which allows students to paint different numbers. Find the target number on a hundred’s chart. Find 10 more than the target number on a hundred’s chart. My Favorite First Grade Place Value Websites You are given the tens and ones, and you need to find the numeral that matches. Shark Numbers - More shark fun.
Shark Pool – Ten’s and One’s. 100huntplus10. BaseTen. 100hunt2. Splatsq100.
Online books for listening or reading. Teacher resources. Phonics. Writing. Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds. Wordle ideas. Community Club Home. Community Club Firefighter Level A, Community Club What happens when the fire alarm rings? Early readers will follow along with images and audio as a firefighter races to work. Librarian Librarians love to read, too, as early learners will find out in this read-along book about life at the library. Mayor What's it like to be a mayor? Pediatrician Listen and read along as a pediatrician describes how she takes care of children in this interactive book for early learners. Pizza Maker Dough, sauce, and cheese combine to make a delicious pizza pie in this fun early-learner read-aloud about being a pizza maker. Police Officer A police officer's most important duty is keeping people safe, as early readers will learn through the words, images, and audio in this interactive book.
Utility Worker Follow along with images and sounds as a utility worker climbs down into manholes and up high on electric poles in this exciting read-aloud book. Veterinarian Animals Animal Moves Level A, Animals Level B, Animals. Math Games for Kids . Cyberchase. Fry's Word List Activities. Wonderopolis. Reading Brain.