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Now I know how to take a screenshot on Mac, Windows, and the iPad!

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Since the addition of the iPad cart at Dale Street in January, I now have my students using them once a week, without fail. They are learning so much, and I love that I can really focus on 4 or 5 apps and use those consistently over the course of the rest of the year.

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Through the T21 modules, face to face workshops, and webinars, I was guided along and realized that using technology in my classroom is easier than I thought. It's all about jumping in and not being scared. The students have taught me so much along the way, which is an added bonus. :)

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There needs to be a balance between writing in an actual notebook and technology such as using apps on the iPad.

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Writing needs to be more interactive and choice-driven to instill more motivation and keep students focused on the end result (final draft on Google or Book Creator).

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Procedural mini-lessons to teach things like exporting to the Drive are essential to start with, but students get used to this fast and even teach their teachers a thing or two.

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Having students export their work to a Google Sites page, Seasaw, or a blog brings everyone's work together and acts as a nice digital portfolio that can be viewed over and over again by students, teachers, and parents.

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Collaboration using technology such as iPads and having kids export their work allows their peers to be inspired, motivated, and interested in the work that lies ahead (the PBL non-fiction book).

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But now I think..

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Having kids use the iPads would take too much time

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There wasn't much of a place for technology or iPads when teaching Lucy Caulkins units of study

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It was a better idea to put all brainstorming/thinking in one place: The writer's notebook

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Collaborating had to happen in groups

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I used to think...