iPad 2 in Kindergarten Classrooms

I stumbled across a news story that discussed the implementation of iPad 2s in a Kindergarten classroom. A school system in Maine has decided to purchase iPad 2s for every Kindergartner. It's really no surprise that Maine, which is known famously for their 1-to-1 laptop program for their older students would be the first to experiment with a mass deployment of the iPad 2s in all of their Kindergarten classrooms. 

Source (Electronista)

iMovie Project

We have finally reached the point in the semester where we focus on creating an educational movie. The skills that we have been building will come together with this project. Your skills in iPhoto, GarageBand, and other programs can be used to make your movie. I have included several videos that will help you in your first movie-making endeavor. Remember to have fun! I can't wait to see your final products. Below you will find a link to a storyboard as well as a link to the iMovie page. 

Storyboard

iMovie Page 

Image: Salvatore Vuono / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Top 5 Educational Applications

The use of technology in the classroom is becoming more and more commonplace. Here are my top five educational applications that not only engage students, but can make the life of a teacher more manageable.

5.) Picasa is a free photo editor and organization program. This powerful program allows teachers to edit and create slideshows for their classrooms.  

4.) Evernote keeps you organized. You can use Evernote to store, sync, and retrieve documents. If you find a historic place, you can take a picture of it with your smartphone and post it to your Evernote page so that you can retrieve later. 

3.) Google Docs is a free web-based document creation program. The creator of the document can determine if they want other people to edit the document. You can even edit the document together in real-time. Google docs allows you to create written documents, visual presentation programs, and spreadsheets. 

2.) Prezi is a non-linear visual presentation program. This program allows you to zoom and rotate around grouped objects. Teachers can use this to draw connections between visual representations of abstract concepts. 

1.) Dropbox is a free (2GB) online storage program that synchronizes across multiple computers. You can even share documents across platforms (Mac, Windows, and Linux). Teachers can set this up on their home computer and their teacher computer, and never have to worry about leaving lesson plans or materials at home again. 

 Affordable, Free & Effective Technology Tools for the Classroom Handout

To get more great online links for teachers, click the links under the Affordable, Free, & Effective Technology Tools. Other great links can be found at jeremywendt.com

TETC Augmented Reality

The Augmented Reality session was a success!Thanks to everyone for participating. I have provided  links to each website and specific marker. Please also feel free to download and distribute the handout to all of your fellow teachers. As you know, the more information we can share, the better we will be as teachers.

Augmented Reality Handout

ARSights    Marker

Chemistry review   Marker

ZooBurst Marker          

AMNH         

GE ecomagination Marker 

SciMorph Marker          

Imaginality 

Photo by  jscreationzs

TETC

Thank you for coming to our session. I hope you found it educational and useful. Below you will find a link to the handout that we distributed in the session. Please feel free to download as many copies as you want, and distrubute it to all of your fellow teachers. As you and I both know, the more information that is shared, the better we become as teachers.

Affordable, Free & Effective Technology Tools for the Classroom Handout