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10 Must Have iPad Apps for Students and Teachers
Everyone knows that to succeed in education you need all the help you can get, and what better way to find that help than through the electronic device of the decade, Apple's iPad. For those of you living in a cave, the iPad is a small tablet computer, 9.56 inches x 7.47 inches x 0.5 inches, which is poised to be the device that changes it all. And, while the reviews of the iPad have been mixed so far, there is no doubt that it has the potential to become one of the greatest assets to education that there has been since Gutenberg's invention of the printing press. With fame such as this, it is no surprise that everyday brings more and more apps that are being created to help students successfully achieve their educational goals, further setting the iPad on a path to take over a number of functions in the world of education, including the book, the video player, and who knows even the teachers. GoodReader for iPad Speak it! Introducing Speak it! WritePad for iPad Note Taker HD Idea Boards
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I am a Steinway and Sons artist, have sold millions of recordings and had over 30 White House performances. Requests were made at a White House party for some Stevie Wonder tunes so I immediately pulled out my iPad, summoned Musicnotes.com and bought sheet music for "Overjoyed" and "Ribbon in the Sky". Your company has made me look great in so many performances. I sing some of the most current songs thanks to Musicnotes.com. As a piano bar performer I must try to play all requests.
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MetroDad: The Rules: 25 Life lessons for my daughter
My father has never given me any advice. The one time I remember him even trying was when I was 18 and on my way out of the house for the evening. As I recall, he briefly looked up from his newspaper and said, "You know about condoms, right?" End of conversation. Thank you, Obi Wan Kenobi. In all seriousness, it always deeply wounded me that we never had any of those father-son conversations where he would counsel me about life and give me lessons of an admonitory or hortative nature that might provide a road map for how to live my life. Needless to say, ever since my daughter was born, I've been bombarding her with advice on a near-daily basis. My list of lessons that I want to pass down to her is virtually endless and constantly changing but I thought I'd write some of those lessons down here. Some of these lessons are humorous. However, all of them are true... (2) Lennon, not McCartney. (3) Life is too short not to order the fries. (6) Don't worry about being popular. (9) Never cheat.
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Free Summer Schoolwork
When school is out of session, it is good to keep children engaged with fun educational activities. This guide contains summer learning tips. Solutions Read and rate the best solutions below by giving them a "thumbs up". Tip: Summer Education Tips These are my tips for continuing your child's education throughout the summer. Play Math BINGO, I made mine from the plain (inside) cardboard on cereal boxes. Keep a critter's notebook. Discuss various businesses and call ahead to arrange for field trips. Have the kids shop. Discuss nutrition and have the kids each plan a menu for a day or week or month (depending on their ages). Build medical models. See if your local library has a summer reading program, or a kid's book club. Watch "Mr Smith goes to Washington" with Jimmy Stewart in it. Find some educational place mats in the housewares area at Walmart. Get a free state map from your license bureau. Have kids gather leaves. Find the oldest cemetery around you and visit it. Teach kids to sew.
1:1 iPad use in Full Day Kindergarten
Background This is the first year of 1:1 iPads in my kindergarten classroom. In October 2010 I received one to use with my class of 26, and by the end of May 2011 I had 11 and my class had dropped down to 22 children. I absolutely loved that half the class could be working on the iPads completely independently, at various levels, while I worked with the other half of the kids. I begged and pleaded until I was assured I would most likely have a class set of iPads for the 2011-2012 school year. Getting started On the fourth day of school I introduced iPads to my class of 20 kindergartners. At the end of the day several kids started to put their iPad into backpacks- I had to explain that they were for class only- my, how their faces fell. Over the next weeks I took time to introduce the apps on the dock- those that I feel are as good as or better than traditional classroom materials and address learning goals more effectively or equally as well. A typical day in my room with the iPads
25 Ways to Talk So Children Will Listen
A major part of discipline is learning how to talk with children. The way you talk to your child teaches him how to talk to others. Here are some talking tips we have learned with our children: 1. Before giving your child directions, squat to your child’s eye level and engage your child in eye-to-eye contact to get his attention. 2. Open your request with the child’s name, “Lauren, will you please…” 3. We use the one-sentence rule: Put the main directive in the opening sentence. 4. Use short sentences with one-syllable words. 5. If he can’t, it’s too long or too complicated. 6. You can reason with a two or three-year-old, especially to avoid power struggles. 7. Instead of “no running,” try: “Inside we walk, outside you may run.” 8. Instead of “Get down,” say “I want you to get down.” 9. “When you get your teeth brushed, then we’ll begin the story.” 10. Instead of hollering, “Turn off the TV, it’s time for dinner!” 11. “Do you want to put your pajamas on or brush your teeth first?” 12. 13.
Play At Home Mom LLC
Once you realize what you children are interested in, you can provide the materials to expand their learning in those areas. Here are 6 fun activities for those space loving children out there. 1. CREATE A CAVE OF STARS [...] Share and Enjoy Fort Magic is, well…. MAGICAL! Make learning fun by meeting your children where they are and embracing their interests. My oldest daughter really enjoys reading The Big Book of Why along with all of it’s counterparts…space, ocean, dinosaurs, and animals. This is one of our favorite crafts for celebrations. My oldest daughter had a horrible winter with allergies/croup/eczema/sneezing/running nose. Ever since we did OPEN HEART SURGERY on Tigger my oldest loves using a needle and thread to “operate on her patients”. In just 3.5 short months, Play at Home Mom LLC acquired over 100,000 more readers – and those are just the people who use Facebook. Around Christmas time my girls were asking for princess dresses.
