Primary+Ideas

Primary Ideas
Primary participants discussed ideas around using ipads in the k-6 classroom
 * K-2 use in small groups works well. Literacy groups sits with a teacher phonics apps, constructing words and sentences and reinforce what they do with pen and paper.
 * Caters for individual differences well
 * Be prepared and find the right apps before you give it to your students
 * Arrange apps in folders (thinking skills, pre-writing apps etc)
 * Painting and drawing apps can be used for activities like in Science 'design an egg carrying device using ' **Doodle Buddy'** or literacy, write as many words as you can think of in your favourite colour that end in 'ore', or maths problems, draw picture sums or show your working out.
 * ** Puppet Pals ** is a great free app that allows students to create their own narrative, in English or another language.
 * Students with disabilities respond very well to having an ipad.
 * Have students create videos of themselves demonstrating a skill, telling a story, explaining something they have learned. (iPad 2)
 * **Mathboard** App
 * **Spellboard** App
 * Write letters
 * Make comics
 * Word games using apps like ** Chicktionary **
 * Create photo storys with apps like ** Storykit ** or ** Photo Story **
 * Use games that support or reinforce concepts already taught in class. Eg a shopping game to practise counting money
 * Students with iPad2 can take photos of things happening in class, for a proceedural text or Science experiment etc
 * Mindmapping using an app like ** Popplet **
 * Reward chart apps can be used for students to keep track of goals and accomplishments
 * Songs to reinforce concepts like times tables, being a good friend etc