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iPads in Kindergarten

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen on episode 512 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Karen Lirenman ( @ KLirenman ) and Kristen Wideen ( @ mrswideen ) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom, Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom.

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iPads to Differentiate Instruction in Early Elementary Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Emily Lynch talks about how to use iPads in the classroom to differentiate instruction. So many good ways exist to use iPads but how can we personalize it and make it unique? Today as our ongoing spotlight this week on K-2 education, we focus on iPads with younger students and differentiating instruction with them. Listen Now.

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iPad Magic: 6 Ideas Every iPad Teacher Needs to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

Want to show your cursor on the iPad screen? There’s a trick for these things and more on the iPad. Today, Tony Vincent shares six ideas every iPad teacher needs to know. iPad Magic: 6 Ideas Every iPad Teacher Needs to Know. In one hand, I’m manipulating the iPad, and the other I’m pointing at the screen.

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5 Reasons the iPad is Still Relevant to SLPs

SpeechTechie

When the iPad came out in 2010, I was skeptical. The App Store filled with apps designed for SLPs (still relevant also) and schools invested in carts and equipping all their staff with an iPad. Apple still pumps out new iPads but there is much less talk about them. The newest iPads are relatively inexpensive at $329.

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Tech Company Drops Conference Swag in Favor of 13,000 School Donations

Edsurge

That’s the number of items and school supplies recently donated by the San Francisco-based tech company Okta. Conference-goers to the company’s annual Bay Area event didn’t come away with any “swag” this year. But this year, the company wanted to do things differently—a decision sparked by a viral tweet posted last fall.

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A district gets creative as it distributes iPads to students during lockdown

eSchool News

The Kanawha district provides iPads for each student in grades 4-12. Sparks immediately started spearheading a plan to distribute iPads to students who needed them, as well as to students who had turned in broken devices. Only students in grades 6 and up are allowed to take their devices home.

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More iPad Apps

A Principal's Reflections

In my last post I wrote about some iPad apps that I thought were must adds for administrators and educators alike. Groupboard : Turns your iPad into a collaborative whiteboard. If you have used any of these or other apps from another company please let me know. Many iPad apps allow users to draw and write freehand notes.

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