A couple years back, we started dreaming about the space we WANT to build. Student learning, future needs, and 21st Century skills all driving what we were lucky enough to complete this year.
The Eden Prairie News reported on our kick off this week.
What I’m Surfing
A couple years back, we started dreaming about the space we WANT to build. Student learning, future needs, and 21st Century skills all driving what we were lucky enough to complete this year.
The Eden Prairie News reported on our kick off this week.
Using Comic Building Apps in a Secondary Classroom is a Blast.
Geography – have the kids take snapshots of the geography of places, then using the comic book app, label import components. Insert thought bubbles giving insight into the importance of a specific location / feature / historical event.
Math – Chemistry – Physics. Leverage the camera to take pictures of their work, then add thought bubbles to give insight into process and the decision making process. Share the products with each other, or use as an assessment.
Biology – label the picture, or image. Have them find the tree in the “real world” taking pictures with iPads or cell phones. Label those, instead of the sketched representation of the object. Easier for them to transfer real world to real knowledge.
What have you done?
Last week I was lucky enough to work with teachers from Winona Area Catholic Schools.
My big quote “I make the education that surrounds the technology work.”
Last week I spend the day with about 30 Art teachers from around the state. Some who currently use IPads in class, some who turned it on for the first time that morning. We looked at how it can engage students, what tricks and tips you need in a classroom, and to end the day small groups created movies.
Using an iPad to encourage drawing is a huge hit for anyone, and this group excelled.
I’ll get more art uploaded later, along with a video or two!