IPads+-+Notre+Dame+-+October+2011

3-D Project Legacy-ipads in ESL  2. Students have acquired new technology skills that they had not had previously - please see the 21st century list below Students were given the opportunity to create their own stories using the app StoryKit. They had to take pictures, write proper sentences, and read their story to their peers. The story they wrote was on the topic “Autumn.” ESL students were able to go into a field and explore the area and see the leaves on the trees, feel the air, look at the sky, etc. this gave them a perfect idea of what fall is all about. They became creators of their own learning while doing this project. They also learned how to use the ipad as a camera and book creator. 3. Students have learned about digital citizenship - please see the digital citizenship list of skills below __Digital Citizenship- ISTE Standard #5 __ c. demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning. Students were able to use the apps (specifically ones that were educational games) and learn a great deal from them. Although students were playing, they were learning at the same time! 4. How has our teaching changed? What practices will you continue? This experience has changed my teaching because it has allowed me to incorporate ipads into my classroom. Students were able to use apps to review information, create projects and play educational grammar games. 5. What are some best practices? Some best practices include: 6. Listing what I have learned and what were some of the challenges. Some of the challenges included: 7. What was your personal growth as a learner? 8. What are some tips for next time users? 9. What is your legacy piece? How have you left a digital footprint to let other know about your important work with kids? (Video, digital storytelling, celebrations with parents, inviting senior administration, manual, collaborative place for yourself and your students) <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My legacy piece for this project is to create a Word Wall that students can post answers to questions that are specific to the ipads. <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I would also like to share what I did with my department so that in the future, they could possibly use some of the same materials. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">10. Sample lessons - share 2 lessons that you taught using the equipment (short form – objective of the lesson, brief description of the activity, how did you assess it, and reflection on how the students responded) <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Lesson 1: <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Objective: Write short stories <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Activity: Students used an app on the ipads called StoryKit. They needed to write a story about the season of fall. They were required to use the camera on the ipad and had to take pictures of the changing color of the leaves, sky, walking on the brown grass, etc. They were then to use the photographs and write a few sentences for each picture. Students then had to use the “read it” option and read the story. They could play it back later and listen to themselves reading their own story. <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Assessment: Students were given a rubric and then required to complete a self-assessment on their reading. <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Reflection: The students responded very well to this activity as they were able to explore fall in the “real world” and use technology to capture pictures of the world around them. While the students didn’t enjoy reading the story out loud to themselves, they did admit that they learned how proper their pronunciation was. <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Lesson 2: <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Objective: Identify and apply the use of prepositions <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Activity: Before the lesson was presented, students were taught the use of movement prepositions (above, over, passed, around, etc.) Students were shown a clip from “James Bond” and asked to identify the different movement prepositions that were being demonstrated. Students were then given the movement prepositions and asked to create a “James Bond” script and movie. They used the ipads to film this movie. While they were acting out their prepositions, they were required to say things like “James Bond is going under the table.” <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Assessment: A rubric was used for this project <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Reflection: The students really enjoyed this activity because they were up and moving around and using technology. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">11. Websites, tools, or apps that you used with your students <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">12. Other unexpected findings from your project <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Students are easily engaged with technology but it is important not to overuse it or they get bored. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">13. Final thoughts about your project. <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">While this was a great project, I wish that I had more planning/collaborating time to work on it. I don’t feel like it reached its full potential. I would love to try it again when I have more time. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">14. Would you recommend to use this equipment? <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I would recommend to use the ipads because the kids absolutely love them! The only thing that I found was that the ipads had more games than actual teaching tools to center lessons around.
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 * Ability to prioritize, plan, and manage for results
 * Effective use of real-world tools
 * The ability to create relevant, high-quality products
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Using the camera to film “James Bond” preposition videos.
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Using StoryKit to create stories.
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Allowing students to talk about apps that worked for them.
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Difficulty synching the ipads
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Finding apps that could be used for things other than games/fillers
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ensuring students were on task (sometimes they got distracted)
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">My personal growth as a learner was that I learned that we can only use technology as an effective tool as long as the task itself is meaningful.
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ensure you have time to collaborate with colleagues using the same equipment as you
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Ensure that you have IT support to get things started properly
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Give students 20 minutes to play with the equipment so that you can get them on task when you need to later.
 * <span style="color: #5f497a; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Make rules with your students about proper use of the equipment.
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