One-to-One with Technology in Kindergarten: Part 3 is the third installment of my technology journey. At this stage, I have implemented small groups of iPads into regular instruction and students are using devices for a few minutes every single day. To catch up, you can read about Part 1 here. You can read about Part 2 here. This was a hard phase is going 1:1 technology in the … [Read more...]
One-to-one with Technology in Kindergarten: Part 2
One-to-one with Technology in Kindergarten: Part 2 is the second installment of my technology journey. At this stage, I am sitting pretty with a few iPads for my classroom. Things are going smoothly, but there is still so much to learn and management issues to solve. (You can read about Part 1 here.) Adding to Technology: One-to-one with Technology in Kindergarten I was able to … [Read more...]
One-to-One with Technology in Kindergarten: Part 1
Today we are starting our journey from going from 1 device to one-to-one with Technology in Kindergarten. Every teacher travels a different road when it comes to their technology journey. I am going to share with you my technology journey that started with one iPad and grew to 1:1 devices this school year. This is the first part of my journey. Beginning the Journey With one-to-one with … [Read more...]
Classroom iPad Apps to Love
As a teacher with iPads in your classroom, you have the drive to give your students differentiated and meaningful technology engagement activities. The struggle to follow the school districts technology rules as well as your schools can be overwhelming. Classroom iPad Apps BUT sometimes you have an awesome parent who gives you the gift of an iTunes gift card for your classroom. HOW AWESOME. … [Read more...]
iPad 101
Over the past three years, I have been on an {accidental} technology journey using iPads in my classroom. You see, three years ago my sweet hubs bought me an iPad the day before school started as a kind "back to school" gift. He told me that he *knew* I would never use something like that for myself and that he *knew* it would be for my students. Boy, was he right! I started with a cheapo case, a … [Read more...]
Techy Tuesday- Eggy Numbers
It is getting closer... back to school is coming... are your devices ready? I hope you have room for a NEW great app that is perfect to start the school year off with... Eggy Numbers! This app focuses on the numbers 1-10 and makes a great app for the first few weeks of school, esp. when you are teaching your students how to use assigned games. (That is my term for games that allow students to … [Read more...]
Techy Tuesday
My school LOVES Reading Eggs, the computer site to assist students in buling reading skills. We can't afford it for our whole school, but I found a great new app from the makers of Reading Eggs to share! Say "Hi" to Eggy Alphabet! This cheap game is so much fun and well worth the cost. You can assign students to slots and allow them to play to learn both uppercase and lowercase letters. You … [Read more...]
Techy Tuesday
I have two fun apps to share with you today! Both of them were created by Little Bit Studios and are class favorites in my room! The first one is called Bugs and Buttons. It covers: • Counting • Fine motor skills (i.e. pinching) • Pathfinding • Patterns • Sorting • Tracking • and more... and more than that... it is FUN and very animated. {Yes, students NEED headsets to play this game … [Read more...]
Techy Tuesday
What apps do I love? I love a lot, but a sure fire HIT in any and every classroom is Letter School! Here is a good pic of what your students will actually be doing using this app! They tell you the letter and sound (or number) and then you have 3 turns to practice forming that letter. The first time you tap... and it makes you START FROM THE TOP! The second time you trace to form an … [Read more...]
Techy Tuesday with Reading Raven
My kids are loving this app, Reading Raven. There are two versions, Reading Raven 1 has lessons 1-5. Reading Raven 2 has lessons 6-10. I can't grab a great image to share, but the site has great videos to show you exactly how great this app is. Click on the logo above to find out more about this learning app. Reading Raven App Covers These Skills: I love how these skills build as the … [Read more...]