So, I just learned today that some schools are receiving some iPads to use with students. I think they are elementary (I don't know who--something to do with Imagine Learning?). But many of our schools have a variety of technology in the library that is used with devices--iPads, iPods, Kindles, Nooks, etc.
At the last elementary LTT meeting, Pamela asked about the apps people were using in the library. I found this article on iPad Apps for the School Library, but I didn't recognize all of them--do you?
What technology are you using in your library, and what apps are you using? What makes the technology most effective in your teaching?
We got ipads for imagine learning but they are not being kept in the library. I only have the one ipad that I use occasionally but not too often. I would love to know what apps people are using when they only have one ipad.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite apps on my single iPad is called Splashtop. It costs $4 if I remember correctly. It links to my computer that is connected to the smartboard/projector. The desktop becomes live on my iPad and I can control the computer from wherever I stand in the library. It allows me to use the iPad as if it was the computer. This is so helpful when I need to "travel" around the library and make sure students are doing what they are supposed to or just to teach from somewhere other than the front of the room. I also like to use plickers. Plickers is a quiz portal that you create quizzes and then you scan the students responses with your iPad. I had one student tell me "oh, this is so sic". Whenever a student is excited about something new, I too get excited.
ReplyDeleteI would also like to know what others are using with the one iPad.
Sic? You are the bomb diggity Jean! Thanks for reminding me about Splashtop. I have heard great things about the app's usefulness. I think I will make a point of downloading it this weekend.
DeleteI am having fun with the Video Scribe app at the moment. It's a presentation tool that leaves PowerPoint in the dust. You, your faculty or your students can use it to create short, engaging presentations in just minutes. Its free for the iPad (videoscribe anywhere in the Apple app store) which is fabulous. I recommend that you go and play with it by visiting www.videoscribe.co or the parent company Sparkol.com.
ReplyDeleteThe other big plus is the tons of help videos available on the site for every step of the way - but it isn't hard to use - the results just look as though you have been slaving away in the kitchen all day:)
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ReplyDeleteI am like Julie, I only have one iPad and I do not use it very often. I would love to have a better understanding and background for which apps are helpful in the library. I know that some of the teachers in our building use the iPads they have in their classrooms to watch reading and language arts videos and programs-like Leap Frog Letter Factory, in their centers for individual student use.
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