iPad

=While iPads can be used individually, I find that iTouches work best for individual or partnered work and iPads are more for whole group or small group instruction.=

Below are a few examples of what I have used my iPads for in the classroom.


 * Small Group:**

1) Reading: 4th

TEKS: (6) Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction. Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to: (A) sequence and summarize the plot's main events and explain their influence on future events; (B) describe the interaction of characters including their relationships and the changes they undergo; Objective: The students will reinact a story to show the main points and character development. Materials: iPad Silent Film Director app (see apps) Lesson: 1. Students will first discuss what the main points of the story are and summarize the story into a few sentences. 2. Students will then choose characters or props from the story to reinact it. 3. Students will silently reinact the story while the teacher or another student films. 4. The video is played back with one of the apps added features of making the film look old with "old silent movie music". 5. Students critique themselves on how well they played their part based on the characters they portrayed on how their reinactment looks. 6. If time allows, students could infer what would happen next in the story and reinact another scene for a future addition to the story or book.

2) Writing: 1st TEKS: (22) Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling. Students spell correctly. Students are expected to: (A) use phonological knowledge to match sounds to letters to construct known words; Objective: The students will attempt to spell CVC words. Materials: iPad ABC Magnetic Board app Lesson: 1. The teacher will say the word. 2. The student will drag letters from the perimeter of the screen to the empty boad space on the iPad to form the word.

1) Using the iPad to control the screen By using the Splashtop XDisplay app, the teacher can control the screen that is being displayed through the projector. This allows the teacher to walk around the room seemlessly without getting stuck in one location of the room to use the computer and mouse to manipulate what is being displayed.
 * Whole Group:**