What's+going+on+with+those+I-pads?

We have a new i-pad cart. What are some of the ways we're using it?
9/20 - I used iPads in the senior level AP Language & Composition class this morning. The objective was to create a works cited page using sources that supported a student-created "life thesis." The students used the iPads to find articles, essays, songs, poems, youtube clips, etc., that supported ideas such as "one's reaction is a greater contributor to one's success than the initial action" and "forgiveness is the primary factor in repairing a broken relationship."

We anticipate that we'll use them again in class to research current news articles by researching the same event on different news sites and comparing notes for bias. - M. Bulger

9/20 - In Physics, we have used the pads in two different ways. Students worked on problems that I created in OneNote on the pads. Since the problems tend to be lengthy, it takes too much class time for students to recopy their work on the board. With the pads, I can select a student's pad and display it through the projector for all to see. It is really helpful to highlight common errors students make or the best way of approaching a difficult problem. I have also used the pads in class for the students to take an onlione quiz through a link on my teacher web page. It was great to watch the students through my pad work on the questions. At the end, they submitted their results to me via email. The results were alos displayed for them with explanations for anything they missed. It was a great learning experience! ~Kelly Tomon

Apps on the Library iPads: -HistoryPin -ACT Prep36 -Google Earth -iBooks -Kindle -SAT Prep 2400 -Simple Physics -TED -Call on Faith -EBSCOhost -Khan Academy: Calc, Pre-Alg, Pre-Calc -Merriam-Webster Dictionary -On This Day in History -Vocabology -Alice in Wonderland interactive book -British Library 19th Century Collection -Calculator -NYPL Biblion: World's Fair -NY Times for iPad -Washington Post for iPad -PBS for iPad -World Book: Today in History -Xperica Education

Katie Moylan took a class through the Online School for Girls about using iPads in the classroom. Here are some of the apps other participants in the class recommended.