Adam Nidey, 3rd grade teacher at Crestview Elementary. Twitter: @mrnidey Email: nideya@wdmcs.org
Adam Nidey, 3rd grade teacher at Crestview Elementary recently presented “Get BIG results from just a few iPads” at the Nebraska Education Tech Conference (NETA). The basic premise of the presentation is to address the challenge related to having only a few iPads, but yet a classroom full of students.
Download the complete presentation: (pdf format) Get BIG RESULTS results from just a few iPads!
The three main discussion points from the presentation…
The key to getting results from just a few iPads is to create a classroom structure where the teacher can meet with each student in a small group setting every day. This is accomplished through rotations, which were demonstrated through the following video…
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The presentation also included his classrooms most used iPad apps, including…
Top apps for practice during literacy rotations…
* Bluster
* Word Monkey
* JibJab Books
Top Apps for creating during literacy rotations…
* ScreenChomp
* Tools4Students
* ToonTastic
* iMovie
* KaBaam!
* UPad
Mr Nidey discussed different ways to use the iPad as a communications tool, including: specific examples of how to use a classroom twitter account to:
* allow students to share their writing with a larger audience
* allow the class to share information with parents (24 out of 26 parents follow their classroom twitter account)
* connect with other classrooms to share ideas and collaborate, including a recent blogging project where students reviewed writing from students in a classroom in Pennsylvania.
He discussed many ways to use the iPad for collecting and recording student assessments, including:
* Fluency Checks
* Running Records
* EveryDayMath Assessments
* Word per minute
* Fast Facts
* Comprehension Checks
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