THE IPAD

This new technology had me stumped in the beginning, but after many many hours researching and basically playing with the IPad, I can now see the benefits of the IPad in the class room. There are many applications made solely for reference, such as the Spanish to English Dictionary, the Weather Channel application, The Built in Calculator, The Scientific Calculator, and more. These applications are amazing, but the real gems are the vast educational games available for download. There are dozens of word games that help enrich a student's vocabulary in a fun way. Also available are many strategy and mathematics based games that encourage outside of the box thinking. Social Studies will be more interesting as students research important people in history. I'm already thinking how I will use the new technology to enhance the one way dual language program. I'm already thinking of new ways to make research centers more interesting.