Exploration

November 16th, 2014

It has been a few weeks since our technology arrived and it has been so much fun!  Our introductory classes were purely exploratory and the engagement was instant.  Students navigated through the apps trying each of them out and discovering the potential uses for these apps in their classes.
Our next project will be using Explain Everything to demonstrate knowledge of Human Body Systems.  Students will outline their understanding of the Immune System, plus two systems of their choice.  Students chose Explain Everything because of its ability to app smash.
We are in the process of making Google accounts for everyone so they can blog, email and create collaborative documents.

On the administrative side, I am still waiting for a few consent forms to come in.  With over 200 students this is not surprising.
I can't wait for the projects to start!

iPads and MacBook arrived

Christmas has come early at RTCS this year. We feel fortunate as we have been selected to take part in a classroom pilot project. Our equipment arrived from Set BC today and we have started the process of getting them set up. We have been researching different strategies for maintaining the iPads. We started by selecting a suite of apps, which will give the students lots of choice on how they will demonstrate their learning. Over the next couple of weeks we will be introducing the students to the devices and available apps.

Now that the equipment is set up, we are now waiting for our students to return their consent forms to use a variety of web tools to share their projects. We decided to use Google Apps for Education and will be creating e-portfolios using blogger. Please continue to follow our journey. 

Explain Everything

Here is a video clip of Explain Everything, one of the apps installed on all of our student iPads. Watch and think of the potential to use this program in your classroom.