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Fabulous iPad Resources and Ideas for the Classroom Worth a Look-sea...

Here are some fabulous iPad resources you might find helpful. In no particular order:
- iPad Lesson Idea Template, simple straightforward template to capture your iPad lesson idea, make a copy of this Google Doc and add your idea.
- Rubric Ideas
- Lisa Johnson's Pinterest Site, iPad Lessons and List.ly lists: 1. Paid Apps for the Classroom, 2. 25+ FREE Product-Based Apps for the Classroom, 3. Interactive Tools & Sites that Jive with the iPad, 4. Surprisingly Educational Apps (with classroom integration ideas for each), 5. Student Created Apps for Students, 6. Hot Apps 4 TOTS, 7. Education App Review Sites, 8. Infographics in the Classroom
- iMovie in Teacher Education, excellent examples with descriptions, by Randy Yerrick.
1 iPad Classroom Resources:
- Primarily Probability, a fantastic 2nd grade lesson idea and 'how to' found on Tech Chef 4 U, . You can see more amazing student work at Mrs. Canazzo's Class Wiki, which is jam packed with cool Glogsters showcasing her 2nd grade class projects.
- The Single iPad Classroom, by Elementary Ed Tech, Eanes ISD, April 2012.
- Only 1 iPad in the Classroom?, Literacy Journal, Feb 2012.
- The 1 iPad Classroom, Podcast #21 by TechChef4U March 2, 2012
- Less Than A Class Set, article by Kristin Redington Bennet, Learning and Leading, Dec/Jan 2012
- 1st Grade Blog, Mrs. Wideen's Grade 1 Blog, Spiders Are Not Insects iPad Project.
- Six year olds, "The 3R's" Using the iPads in Reading video below:
- iPad Lesson Idea Template, simple straightforward template to capture your iPad lesson idea, make a copy of this Google Doc and add your idea.
- Rubric Ideas
- Kathy Schrock's Rubric Guides, and here is one for evaluating apps
- Helen Barrett's General List and ePortfolio Rubrics
- Lisa Johnson's Pinterest Site, iPad Lessons and List.ly lists: 1. Paid Apps for the Classroom, 2. 25+ FREE Product-Based Apps for the Classroom, 3. Interactive Tools & Sites that Jive with the iPad, 4. Surprisingly Educational Apps (with classroom integration ideas for each), 5. Student Created Apps for Students, 6. Hot Apps 4 TOTS, 7. Education App Review Sites, 8. Infographics in the Classroom
- iMovie in Teacher Education, excellent examples with descriptions, by Randy Yerrick.
1 iPad Classroom Resources:
- Primarily Probability, a fantastic 2nd grade lesson idea and 'how to' found on Tech Chef 4 U, . You can see more amazing student work at Mrs. Canazzo's Class Wiki, which is jam packed with cool Glogsters showcasing her 2nd grade class projects.
- The Single iPad Classroom, by Elementary Ed Tech, Eanes ISD, April 2012.
- Only 1 iPad in the Classroom?, Literacy Journal, Feb 2012.
- The 1 iPad Classroom, Podcast #21 by TechChef4U March 2, 2012
- Less Than A Class Set, article by Kristin Redington Bennet, Learning and Leading, Dec/Jan 2012
- 1st Grade Blog, Mrs. Wideen's Grade 1 Blog, Spiders Are Not Insects iPad Project.
- Six year olds, "The 3R's" Using the iPads in Reading video below:
- Doodle Zoo (Math Probability), Tech Chef 4 U, March 2012.
- Talking Book Cover using free Mad Lips app, Jo-Ann Fox at App Education, June 2012.
- Phenomenal Fifth Grade iPad Projects, by Katie Muhtaris and 5th Grade iPad App List, Burley Elementary in Chicago, IL.
- 5th Grade App Design and iCons and Ted Talk by Thomas Suarez, November 2011.
- News Report in iMovie, Transforming Teaching and Learning with iPads, April 2012.
- Math iVocabulary, Lisa Johnson at Tech Chef 4 U, February 2012.
- The Keeper and the Rainforest, iPad Lesson, using Edmodo, Google Earth and Safari, Crosson Edu Adventures of a High School Teacher, Dec 2011. Although written for a HS class, this lesson is so general it can easily be applied to any novel that middle schoolers might be studying.
- Talking Book Cover using free Mad Lips app, Jo-Ann Fox at App Education, June 2012.
- Create a book: Use Creative Book Builder app; use iBook Author (Guide to Publishing with iBooks Author by Richard Byrne, June 2012); sample 7th Grade Students iBook Creatures, Plants and More! A Kid's Guide to Northwest Florida (Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand blog about the book here, June 2012).
- iPad Lesson Ideas from RM Education, a 21 page pdf file with one inquiry based lesson idea per subject including workflow.
- High School lesson idea: iPads in Schools - How to use Year in Focus in the High School, YouTube video July 2012.
- Talking Book Cover using free Mad Lips app, Jo-Ann Fox at App Education, June 2012.
- Phenomenal Fifth Grade iPad Projects, by Katie Muhtaris and 5th Grade iPad App List, Burley Elementary in Chicago, IL.
- 5th Grade App Design and iCons and Ted Talk by Thomas Suarez, November 2011.
- News Report in iMovie, Transforming Teaching and Learning with iPads, April 2012.
- Math iVocabulary, Lisa Johnson at Tech Chef 4 U, February 2012.
- The Keeper and the Rainforest, iPad Lesson, using Edmodo, Google Earth and Safari, Crosson Edu Adventures of a High School Teacher, Dec 2011. Although written for a HS class, this lesson is so general it can easily be applied to any novel that middle schoolers might be studying.
- Talking Book Cover using free Mad Lips app, Jo-Ann Fox at App Education, June 2012.
- Create a book: Use Creative Book Builder app; use iBook Author (Guide to Publishing with iBooks Author by Richard Byrne, June 2012); sample 7th Grade Students iBook Creatures, Plants and More! A Kid's Guide to Northwest Florida (Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand blog about the book here, June 2012).
- iPad Lesson Ideas from RM Education, a 21 page pdf file with one inquiry based lesson idea per subject including workflow.
- High School lesson idea: iPads in Schools - How to use Year in Focus in the High School, YouTube video July 2012.