Reflector-Mirroring your iPad on your Computer

Need to project your iPad and don't have an Apple TV? Use Reflector on your MacBook to mirror your iPad onto your MacBook.  Reflector has a new update out and finally you can hide the bulky frame of the iPad on your screen, making your iPad screen display larger!  Go to the device menu at the top and uncheck "show frame"!

Mr. Richardson's 8th Grade Stop Motion Videos

Mr. Richardson's 8th Grade Science classes created stop motion videos on the iPads and their phones using several different technology resources including iMovie and the Flipagram App. Students learned about the human brain and the persistence of vision.  Students were asked to create a flip book to show still pictures in motion.  Many chose to digitally take their pictures or add pictures to technology using various applications.

http://flipagram.com/f/IiRkrbuCKc

http://flipagram.com/f/IkEwtDLH56

http://flipagram.com/f/IiXFXvdhqb

http://youtu.be/RBOoyR8oPKo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvgtdB_e_-k&list=UULVHISeJ3k4M3YZJMBfvdsw

Digital Exit Tickets

How do you collect instant feedback from your students? Edutopia has easy ideas on how to do this!  Exit tickets are a great way to wrap up what your student has learned as well as checking for understanding.  Here are 5 easy DIGITAL exit alternatives!

Edutopia Article on Digital Exit Tickets

Historytunes.com

American History teachers....

50 songs used to teach U.S. History topics such as 

progressivism, Civil Rights, the Constitution, and more!  Historytunes.com

Remind App

Several teachers throughout the district including Mrs. Harder's 4th Grade, Miss Wiebe's 5th Grade and Mr. Lafferty's 6th Grade are using the Remind App to share information with parents and students.  Parents sign-up for the free app and receive text messages from the teacher with reminders such as upcoming tests, due-dates, field trips, etc.  It is a highly effective way of communicating since the message is sent directly to the parent's phone instead of requiring them to check an account.

Miss Wiebe's 5th Grade QR Code Social Studies Scavenger Hunt

Miss Wiebe's students completed a QR Code scavenger hunt using their iPads.  The codes instantly linked the students to different websites to aid them in their research of regions of the United States.  It got the students up and moving around and they were excited to see where the next code would take them!