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=**Uses for the iPad in the classroom**=

Teachers - It would be helpful to add your name to your postings, that way if anyone has questions about the apps, ideas or whatever, they know who they can contact.

 * iPad tricks**
 * Checking email and responding to caseworkers and parents while at home has saved me a ton of time in the classroom to prep for lessons and help students. Doing research for upcoming lessons/projects while watching TV is a great use for the ipad. (Shawn)
 * **copy a picture from the internet-**hold your finger down on the picture, save image or copy will appear. You can save the image to your photo file on the ipad,or just copy it to use in another application. (Sandy H)
 * **ipad screenshot**-push the home button (the round button with the square in it at the bottom of your ipad) and the power button (the button at the top right of your ipad) at the same time and it will take a picture of whatever is on your ipad. (Sandy H)
 * Clear / close the apps you have used. This will help your battery and your device will run better. Double click the home button, hold your finger on one of the apps that appears along the bottom, a red sign appears. Touch the minus sign to close the app. Sally
 * Insurance Worth Ave. Group www.worthavegroup.com 800-620-2885 code gsd Sally
 * This website has some great ideas engaged@weareteachers.com Sally


 * Recommended Apps**
 * __**50 Of The Best Resources On iPads In Education**__ I found this website with a plethora of resources (50 I would say) :) Suki
 * __**10 Must Have iPad Apps for Students and** Teachers__ Here's a website with 10 suggested apps for students and teachers Suki
 * __**Apple Store Educational Apps -**__ [] There are apps categorized by curricular area. (You will need to be sure that you have iTunes before you click on the link) Suki
 * __**Scramble**__ is a great app for the kids to play. It is basically boggle on an app. It helps the kids to think fast and increase their vocabulary.You will need two or more I-pads to play or to have an iphone.(Shawn C.)
 * Have students take notes on the ipad using the **__note app__** that comes with the ipad, or some other **__app like sundry notes__**. This is also a good way to do a lesson on note taking. (Sandy H)
 * __**Skitch**-__ an app that lets kids write on the photos they have taken or imported from the internet. Could use for labeling parts of a leaf, measuring an angle etc.(Sandy H.)
 * **__Educreations__**- This is like a white board. Kids could domath problems on the ipad like long division and show their work. They can also record their voice explaining a concept that they are also drawing on the whiteboard then play it back for another student. (Sandy H.) [[image:yess-technology/IMG_0036.jpg width="160" height="210"]][[image:yess-technology/IMG_0035.jpg width="139" height="183"]]
 * **__I choose__**- this is a good app for probability. You can roll dice, ask yes or no questions, toss a coin or choose a card from a 52 card deck. This could also be used for random point rewards. (Sandy H.)
 * **__Craft studio Martha Stewart__-**kids can make greeting cards, but would most likely need to share them through email. (Sandy H.)
 * **__Cut the rope__** -fun free logic game (Sandy H.)
 * **__Where's my Perry__**-another __super fun__ logic game, that has some elements of physics to it. It does __cost .99__. (Sandy H.)
 * __**Photo365**__- take a daily photo and it goes into a calendar. It also __costs .99__. (Sandy H.)
 * __**Free Graphing Calculator**__-super for Algebra, Algebra 2 and Calculus. No need to buy an expensive calculator anymore. There are other free graphing calculators out there, but this one seems just fine. (Sandy H.)
 * __**Goskywatch**__-point the ipad at the sky and see what stars, constellations, satellites are up there. Works in the day too. There are other good ones like skywalk and skyview. (Sandy H.)
 * __**Twitter**__-this app lets you use your account on the ipad (Sandy H.)
 * Not a recommended app...just a comment. I used two apps for my discussion of right brain/left brain in health class. Badly Drawn Faces and Flow. Both were giant hits with the students. I moved my projector cable between my document camera, ipad and computer.(Cindy)
 * Does anyone know if there is anyway to search for video content on the app Science 360? (Cindy)
 * Bump allows you to share pictures, contacts and documents by bumping the devices. (Sally)
 * Civic Quotes has a ton of famous quotations from people in U.S. government. It also has a link to lesson plans. Here is itunes link:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/civic-quotes/id492726858?mt=8 (tom b.)

Things That Work
Here is a site with ideas and professional development lessons for use of the iPads. [] (suki)

During our last iPad meeting, someone introduced me to ClassDojo program and try it with my class and the kids really loved it. I think they are suckers for anything new that moves and has bright colors, but the fact that lots of students have asked about it, shows that they are thinking about their behavior. I have seen some positive improvement in their behavior. I wish that there was a way to show them how they are doing academically as well. Van

I was introducing the Internet unit yesterday. We were discussing the ways that people use the Internet. One of the uses mentioned was for communication, which led to a discussion on the different ways it's used for communication. So I pulled out my iPad, hooked it up to the projector and called one of the district techs using Facetime. He gave us a great introduction to the Internet and the kids got to ask questions, as well as see themselves on the screen! (Suki)

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