Fair Oaks 2.0

Why iPads?

iPads break down the 4 walls and let students show their learning in ways that works best for them. Students are not only able to communicate their knowledge to the inbox of the teachers desk, but now to the world.  Technology is not killing student writing, it's redefining it.

Digital Portfolios can be carried from grade k-5 and up. Students can create a blog that all of their work goes to (writing, videos, pictures).  Teachers can view student blogs to see what they have accomplished.  Students can keep track of their work and celebrate their accomplishments.

Digital Citizenship

Click here to see how the Lester B. Pearson school board rolled out iPads in their district.

Click here for how they mapped out curriculum in the fields of communication, awareness, information literacy, and safety.

• K Cycle 1 - Kindergarten 
• Cycle 2 - 1st & 2nd grade
• Cycle 3 - 3-5th grade
• Secondary Cycle 1 - Jr. High
• Secondary Cycle 2 - High school 

Lesson Plan to introduce digital citizenship in your classroom

So, why is this important?

The world we know made of post offices and phone calls are long gone. Face-time, Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are the new norms of communication.  We need to teach students to be safe online and protect their digital identity.  

What must teachers cover?

• False perception of privacy - just because privacy settings are on, doesn't mean they are private.  Anyone can screen shot and reuse.

• Before posting anything just ask yourself:

1. Would your mother approve?
2. Would it embarrass your grandma?
3. Could it hurt you from getting a job?

• Their Google name from now on will be their future resume.     

• We need to create a culture of kindness online.

• Outreach to parents is important to teach about their child's digital footprints. 

• No sharing passwords or any personal information (full name, phone number, address etc.)

Creating Independent Learners

Teachers will be replaced by robots if all they do is teach content. Any iPad or iPhone can do that. We need to teach students to build relationships and engage in meaningful ways with the world.

Digital Haversack - have a class site (google sites) that does everything from giving students directions, syllabi, list of resources, announcements, how-to videos, and wish lists for parents.

Easy to access. Have the website bookmarked on the iPad with expectations students go straight to it from class and get started. Keep all the links for their searches here so they do not have to google.

Calendars lets students and parents have access to important dates as long as save the dates to their devices.

If students are absent they may see what was done yesterday and the day before.  Even do it from home!

An agenda may look something similar to:

1. Welcome - important info and sign in at google form

2. Independent activity - come in and get to work, no down time.

3. Research activity - we can't always be the sole provider, we need to teach them to look up what they are curious about.  Google is the new literacy.  Share daily tips on digital citizenship.

4. Collaborative activity - what do you want them to do and how do we want them to interact?

5. Discussions - students can do this if no one is ready to collaborate.

Lastly, take pictures of students success and celebrate them on your website!

Inquiry and iPads

30-45 minutes a day:

1. have students ask questions about a new topic or theme.  Hint: They will not be able to ask good questions without knowledge.

2. Read a story / teach a lesson and ask students to take notes, along with and questions or thoughts gained.

3. With their knew knowledge, have students deepen their questions.  Group students based on similar inquiries (3-4) and have each group become experts in their area of study.  Groups can research then share information found on a blog to compare notes.

4. Demonstrate understanding. Students will take their discoveries and create a media project to present to the class.

5. Go public! share learning with families, friends, and other students interested in the topic.

• Find more information on running your inquiry class on Mrs. Wideen's Blog
• Lesson plans of primary grades animal inquiry project on the iPad

Story Telling

This is the modern expression of the ancient art of storytelling that weaves images, music, and voices together to give a deep dimension to characters, situations, and experiences.

Framework- Collect, relate, create, donate

Students have different set of standards when they know their work will go out past the teacher. Active learning environments are not a carrot and stick method. A cognitive activity may end up something like this:

Story telling begins with a script, its personal, uses readily available material, includes universal story elements, and is published to the world.

CCSS: Construct a story, sequence and summarize, edit and proofread, use descriptive words, use words to create imagery, understand copyright.

App Smash

Defenition: using multiple apps to create a multimedia project.

Why? To ont limait students curiosity to one medium.  Take fractional thinking and create coherent shareable stories.  Don't let their ideas die out on paper or in the app.  Send them off to the world.

1. Start to create something
2. Export to camera roll
3. Push it into another app
4. Export to a camera roll
5. push the project into another app.
6. Final destination - online!

Explain Everything makes Visuals

iMovie adds music and voice

                          

 

Helpful Apps

Chirp - Sends out a quick message or URL to all iPads in the class ("5 minutes left")
Easybloggerjr - takes projects and converts them to your blog
Evernote

Wordpress

Bookcreator- great way to make and publish ibooks

Paper53 - turns anyone into an artist (great for making books and backgrounds)

Telegami - makes a mini avatar that talks

Vimeo - a user protected Youtube

Garageband - customize music

Issuu

Green Screen

PuppetPals 2 HD - create a puppet show to tell a story.  Can use students as puppets.
News-o-matic
Pocket zoo
Brainpop
Animal Planet
InstaGrok
Wonderopolis
Skype - Especially if you are away for the day to communicate with your class!

Helpful Sites

Kidrex - Safe search engine for kids
SchoolTube
ReadWorks
Tween Tribune
Time for Kids
Readlists

Professional Development

Teachers Guide to Google Forms

QR Codes in the Classroom

Ipads in the Library

References:

All of this could not have been discovered without the help of Alice Keeler, Kristen Wideen, Samantha Mora, Greg Kulowiec, and many others at the EdTechTeacher iPad San Diego Summit 2014.