Teaching students with special needs I love using the iPad. I love the independence it gives some of my students and allows them to use resources they would never think of. Some of the people that I work with only think that kids play games on them all day long or they don't see the potential since they haven't made changes to their lesson plans in years.
So what do we do with our iPad?
- Textbooks: Some of my students have the newest version of PDF Expert which allows their textbooks to be read to them. Great for my auditory learners.
- Create math review videos using YouTube. Kind of modeled after the Khan academy videos, I have the students create their own video where they show the steps of their work.
- In our building every classroom has an interactive white board. I tend to send my students the flipcharts for them to take their own notes and examples. I no longer need to send a study guide, just let them know what specific materials they need.
- Google Drive and Google Docs: We take all of our notes on these programs. Students currently are making their own presentations on the similarities and differences of similes and metaphors. They love when I comment as they are working on the page.
- Educreations, Screen Chomp and Doodle Buddy: I can put a problem on the board to be solved, they solve it on their flipchart page of notes and then show us the answer. I can scan the room to see who does not have the correct answer.
- Qrafter: We are just starting to use QR codes to check our answers and get to the exact page or app that I need them to.
- Schoology: Just started to use this for the 2nd semester. Friday was the first time I had kids log into it and get/complete an assignment. Comments from them "This is so easy."
I am pretty sure that as we explore and listen to the kids, what we have on their iPad will evolve. Am I always using the iPad to the best of our ability? Probably not but that it why I continue to try new things with my kids.
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