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By Leslie Dent, June 9, 2011 12:53 pm

Thanks to the Manitoba Association of Multiage Educators (MAME), my students will be participating in an iPods and iPads in the Classroom Project. These tools will be incorporated into our daily learning activities and will help create information and communication technology (ICT) rich learning and teaching opportunities. I will be blogging about our learning experiences with the iPods and iPads here and the students and myself will also blog about our experiences on our classroom blog at www.missdentsclass.blogspot.com.

In a classroom with devices such as iPods and iPads, contemporary methods of learning can be optimized. Through the use of these devices and some apps, students can be supported to:

• Use video clips, audio clips, and photos for gathering info
• Take video and photos; create slideshows using iPhoto and edit video using iMovie
• Record readings using Voicememo to track progress; engage in collaborative story telling, and record audiobooks for others to listen to
• Create original music
• Listen to and/or read ebooks, audiobooks, and Tumblebooks to go with the Belkin Rockstar
• Create books from scratch using Storybooks
• Brainstorm webs, mind maps, idea cards and organize, manage and summarize information.
• Use Puppetpals to write, create, publish puppet shows
• Illustrate stories with drawing pads
• Use the calculator
• Use Math board to practice math facts
• Gather data and statistical analysis using Polldaddy
• Use the Notepad for reflection, self-assessment, brainstorming, and publishing

Please stay tuned to the MAME blog as well as  www.missdentsclass.blogspot.com to read updates on what we’ve learned and experienced. Posts related to this project will be tagged iClassroom, click iClassroom in the tag cloud to see our posts.

- Leslie Dent Scarcello

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By Charlene, May 22, 2011 9:12 pm

Tyner, Beverly. Small Group Reading Instruction: A Differentiated Teaching Model for Beginning and Struggling Readers 2^nd Edition. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 2009.

The disc is fantastic! There are such great resources on it and makes planning for your small group reading groups a lot more efficient.

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By Leslie Dent, April 20, 2010 2:09 pm

Debbie Diller’s Spaces and Places photo album and homepage

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By Leslie Dent, April 20, 2010 2:08 pm

Leslie Dent’s classroom blog – used to blog learning experiences. www.missdentsclass.blogspot.com

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By Leslie Dent, April 20, 2010 2:04 pm

Leslie Dent’s students use her classroom wiki at centres and during exploration time. Parents access the wiki and also communicate via email. Visit  www.missdentsclass.wikispaces.com and check out the exploration page for many links suitable for students.

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By Leslie Dent, April 20, 2010 2:00 pm

Independent Together: Supporting the Multilevel Community. Manitoba Education Citizenship and Youth – http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/multilevel/index.html

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By kklenk, April 17, 2010 3:59 pm

Visit the website: http://www.choosingmultiage.com/ for more information from Marion Leier, an experienced multi-age teacher and researcher from Nova Scotia.