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5 Awesome iPad Posters for Teachers. Are you planning to incorporate iPad into your classroom next school year ?

5 Awesome iPad Posters for Teachers

You probably are already in search for the educational apps to use in your instruction,Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has a rich resource of the most popular educational apps you might need. These apps are organized into different categories pertaining to various content areas. Check out this list to learn more. Having a repository of handy educational apps is a good thing but is not enough per se. There are several other things that you need to recommend to your students most important of which is an acceptable use policy. To help you pave the way for using iPad in your class, I have brought you some great classroom posters to share with your students. 1- Rules for iPad 2- iPad acceptable use policy3- iPad rules4- iPad Tips 5- iPad management tips and tricks source: www.techchef4u.com.

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iPads for Literacy & Learning resource for teachers. "The real problem is not adding technology to the current organization of the classroom, but changing the culture of teaching and learning.” - Alan November My colleague Nicole Sprainger, has created an iBook "iPads for Literacy & Learning" which has been developed to assist K-10 teachers in utilising the iPad in their classroom literacy learning programs.

iPads for Literacy & Learning resource for teachers

It recognises that our students live in an increasingly sophisticated and media-rich society, in which digital texts are ubiquitous. Our students need therefore to become multiliterate - to be critical consumers of digital media texts. They also need to develop the ability to construct new knowledge, communicating their own ideas and information by composing using digital tools and processes. "It is my hope that you and your students will embrace some of the wonderful learning opportunities afforded by access to an iPad and the amazing range of apps on offer. Click on the image to download the iBook from Dropbox via your iPad. 5 Critical Mistakes Schools Make With iPads (And How To Correct Them) K-5 iPad Apps According to Bloom's Taxonomy. An elementary library media specialist reviews iPad apps as they map to an updated version of Bloom's Taxonomy in this six-part series.

K-5 iPad Apps According to Bloom's Taxonomy

Diane Darrow is an artist, Reading Recovery teacher, and library media specialist at Bel Aire Elementary in Tiburon, CA. You can follow her on Twitter at @dianedarrow. In this six-part series, I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills in grades K-5 classrooms. Each list will highlight a few apps that connect to the various stages on Bloom's continuum of learning. Given the size and current exponential growth of the app market, I will also assist educators in setting criteria necessary to identify apps that maintain the integrity of teaching for thinking. Part One: K-5 iPad Apps for Remembering Part Two: K-5 iPad Apps for Understanding Part Three: K-5 iPad Apps for Applying. App Learning Tasks By Brad Wilson www.21innovate.com. Apps to Support Bloom's Taxonomy - Android, Google, iPad and Web 2.0. I had seen two great charts Kathy Schrock had made about Apps to Support Bloom's taxonomy.

Apps to Support Bloom's Taxonomy - Android, Google, iPad and Web 2.0

I have seen, and used, the ones for Android and Google. I just found two more on her site: iPad and Web 2.0 Apps. The charts are interactive and include links to apps organized by the category from Bloom: Creating, Evaluating, Analyzing, Applying, Understanding, and Remembering. The apps I've checked out are all free. Some apps show up in more than one category too.

The iPad and Android charts also have an activity listed under the apps, such as commenting, video creation, etc. These are great starting points to find apps to use with your students based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Related: Bloom's Taxonomy and Technology - great resources for teachers Android Resources for Education - apps, how-to's, reviews, forums, and more. Android Apps related to Bloom's Taxonomy Google for Educators Resources. Bloom-iPads-Apps.jpg (JPEG Image, 1024 × 768 pixels) - Scaled (85%) 24 iPad Apps to Support Bloom’s Taxonomy.