iPads in 1st grade?
So we thought of having some more technology integration in the classroom...this time 1st graders were our target. We wanted to use the technology our district has- more specifically the iPads- but we thought "how can the little ones learn how to use the device?" many teachers said: "I don't think they will do well, they won't know what to do!" Despite the doubts Mrs. Barney-Sischo and myself embarked on the journey of teaching her first graders how to use the ipads. Oh and yes, we were a bit more ambitious - we wanted them to use the iPads to create a presentation that included video. So we went from seeing the iPad as a recreational tool to a productivity tool. The learning unit: Social Studies- "Journey through time" more specifically "Transportation through time" Students learned everything they needed to know about transportation through time. The teacher taught the unit as she normally does - lots of books, reading, sharing,