With Nicholas Montei April 21, 2013 Welcome to…

To take a meter on their feelings, what’s going on in their life, etc.

In Literacy / English as a book review or suggestion…

As a review for what they’re learning… quizzes, tests, what’s going to be new today, etc.

 83% of American adults own some kind of cell phone– Pew Research,  Half of all adult cell owners (51%) had used their phone at least once to get information they needed right away. One quarter (27%) said that they experienced a situation in the previous month in which they had trouble doing something because they did not have their phone at hand. – Pew Research, 2011.

 According to a July 2012 study, 56% of parents of children ages 8 to 12 have given their children a cell phone. The percentage goes up with age. Time for Kids, September  But Only 47% of schools allow their students to leave their cellphones on silent. The Journal of Technology Studies, “Cellphones in American Schools”

 Photography Projects  Video Cameras  Voice Recorders  Calculators  Encyclopedia’s  Web searches / Webquests  Conducting Survey

Remind101.com

Take Multiple Choice Test True-false Quizes You can conduct Polls Students can draw Responses

I recommend a 50 inch or bigger tv for classroom viewing as opposed to a projector.

 iMovie: Uses the iPad to create movies  Book Creator: Digital Storytelling  Polyframe: Photo Collage with text  iFontMaker: Allows you to create your own font using your finger

 QR reader:  Or you could have your students create a piece of artwork or a story, then record your students talking about their artwork/story and post it on a web page. Attach that QR Code to the work in the hallway. Give your students time to hear other students talking about their work  There’s also this idea…  Or for the younger grades, there’s this….  And then there’s this…

Thanks for listening Please use some of this technology in your classroom!