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iPads in Education resources

=Teacher resources:=

[|www.symbalooedu.com] Website to put tech resources in one location. [|www.capzles.com] Create timelines with videos, images, docs, etc. [|www.showme.com] App for creating videos with an iPad. [|50 iPad tips] [|20 Teacher apps] [|Kathy Schrock's iPad resources] [|Edtechteacher iPad resources]

 =Teacher tips:=

Document everything! We hear this all the time. The easiest way to document everything is to purchase an extra lesson plan book. These can be purchased at your local teacher's store for about $5.00. Date the pages, fill in your school calendar, and any personal dates to remember. You can also add your students birthdays, faculty meeting dates, and any other important information. Whenever you conference with a parent, student, other teacher, administrator, etc. always have this book and document the what, where, when, why of the conversation. This can also be used when you go to any meeting, and even with conferences with your own children. //Jeanette Phillips ~ Palm City, FL// Could use a simple appointment planner also. J

A great way to erase those white boards is with a roll of paper towels. Use the whole roll on its side and when it gets dirty, rip the sheet off. //Chris Minch ~ Port St. Lucie, FL//

I Am Special! //At the end of each class my students repeat after me:// //**I am special, I like me just the way I am... I am a reader, a mathematician, a scholar, a leader, a friend. Now I'll go out there and prove it to the rest of the world.**// (some of my students want to to say "prove it to the rest of the universe" //)// //Saundra Rohn - Port St. Lucie, FL//

Each time a student makes a 100 on a test or worksheet or other things, print out things that say stuff like "100 on Reading test!!!" and tape it to a homework folder or any kind of folder. Once the child gets so many taped onto a folder they can get either extra recess, eat lunch with a friend, pick a special prize, ect. This will encourage kids to make good grades. //W.C. Turner//

I really like to find ways to use the computer to make special items for my students. I use custom created labels for many different uses. For example, I make pencil reward toppers. I print phrases such as, "100 on Math Test", "Happy Birthday", and "Awesome Reader". I fold them in half around the pencil to make a flag. This turns an ordinary yellow pencil into an extra special pencil. //Marty Crutcher ~ Erwin, Tennessee//

Have trouble getting students to write names on their papers? I have found an easy way to remedy this is to have children raise their pencil in the air when they have written their names. When all pencils are in the air, directions can begin with all papers properly labeled! //Christi Stapleton ~ Gate City, VA//

An inexpensive way to give each student their own dry erase board is to buy a sheet of "shower board" at a building supply store (Home Depot, Scotty's) and ask them to cut it into squares. A whole sheet only costs around 14 dollars and should supply the entire class. //Chris Minch ~ Port St. Lucie, FL//

When children raise their hands, have them use a number code. One finger up means "I have to go to the restroom." Two fingers up means,"I need to sharpen my pencil." Three fingers up means, "I need help." You will be surprised at how much easier your day will go. //Amy Parker ~ Childersburg, Alabama// media type="custom" key="18972222"