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Journal #1 - ET 725
"Terrific Teaching Tips"
With Apple's recent announcement of making textbooks a staple of the iPad I thought it would be interesting to read an article about how the iPad is currently being used in the classroom. The article starts off with talking about how as educators we are faced with a dilemma when it comes to creating an effective classroom environment that engages our students. The iPad is a recent innovation that many educators have taken notice off that has the ability to deliver content to students in a way that wasn't possible 20 years ago.
The article starts off by basically describing to the reader what an iPad is, which is a tablet computer. It then goes on to list several programs that can be used on an iPad at various grade levels. The first section is devoted to Pre-K and K-5 classrooms and apps that are available for educators working with students in this age group. Many of the apps listed deal specifically with phonics and phonemic awareness. The second section of this article describes iPad programs that are out there for educators working at the middle school level. One such app is called "Greek Gods", which covers all of the Greek gods in great detail. The final section of the article lists apps on the iPad for educators in the secondary level. One that stood out to me was called "Shakespeare" and actually contains the complete works of Shakespeare. I found this to be interesting since my wife is a Freshman English teacher who has to teach her students "Romeo and Juliet".
Overall, this article provided a wealth of information on the apps that are available on the iPad for teachers to utilize in their classrooms.
Borgia, L., & Anderson, C. J. (2011). Terrific Teaching Tips. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 40(1), 41-45.
With Apple's recent announcement of making textbooks a staple of the iPad I thought it would be interesting to read an article about how the iPad is currently being used in the classroom. The article starts off with talking about how as educators we are faced with a dilemma when it comes to creating an effective classroom environment that engages our students. The iPad is a recent innovation that many educators have taken notice off that has the ability to deliver content to students in a way that wasn't possible 20 years ago.
The article starts off by basically describing to the reader what an iPad is, which is a tablet computer. It then goes on to list several programs that can be used on an iPad at various grade levels. The first section is devoted to Pre-K and K-5 classrooms and apps that are available for educators working with students in this age group. Many of the apps listed deal specifically with phonics and phonemic awareness. The second section of this article describes iPad programs that are out there for educators working at the middle school level. One such app is called "Greek Gods", which covers all of the Greek gods in great detail. The final section of the article lists apps on the iPad for educators in the secondary level. One that stood out to me was called "Shakespeare" and actually contains the complete works of Shakespeare. I found this to be interesting since my wife is a Freshman English teacher who has to teach her students "Romeo and Juliet".
Overall, this article provided a wealth of information on the apps that are available on the iPad for teachers to utilize in their classrooms.
Borgia, L., & Anderson, C. J. (2011). Terrific Teaching Tips. Illinois Reading Council Journal, 40(1), 41-45.
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