Friday, November 14, 2014

digital Word Wall... on the iPad

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After observing students' attempts to use the classroom Word Wall (or avoidance of), I realized... early and emergent readers consiste...

Aurasma iPad app- augmented reality

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The First Grade Butterfly Class used augmented reality to share reflections about themselves as learners with parents during our conferences...
Thursday, August 21, 2014

promoting independence with iPad routines-procedures-expectations

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We have been cooperatively and collaboratively creating "our community" in the First Grade Butterfly Class at M.E.C.C. Through c...

number recognition... with the 123 Ninja iPad app

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The 123 Ninja iPad app supports mathematicians in developing fluent and accurate number recognition. And... the first graders used their ...

subitizing... with the Quick Images iPad app

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After learning our iPad routines, procedures, and expectation, the First Grade Butterflies were ecstatic for Day 3... getting to "use...

iPad routines

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The 2014-15 First Grade Butterflies were soooooo excited to learn about and use our iPads! Using Responsive Classroom's Interactive Mo...
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Monday, June 16, 2014

using the iPad to support critical literacy skills in first grade

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"Literacy" is more than reading and writing print-based text.  "Literacy" is constructing and conveying meaning through ...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

content learning and critical literacy skills... with the YoouKids iPad app

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The YoouKids iPad app provides students with isolated access to teacher created and/or teacher selected YouTube videos and/or playlists. I...

celebrating each other as "Directors"... film premier

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The Butterflies celebrated the sleeves and others as "Directors" with an animated film premier event! "Directing partners...

directing with the Toontastic iPad app

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The First Grade Butterflies are readers who "think about what the author's word mean... not say"! The Butterfly readers crea...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

literacy and the Visualize iPad app

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Digital posters can be created and shared with the Visualize iPad app! The First Grade Butterflies created and shared informational digita...
Friday, June 13, 2014

non-fiction books- writing to teach with the Book Creator iPad app

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The First Grade Butterfly Writers composed multi-media informational texts on the iPad with the Book Creator iPad app! Using the export ca...

Sky Fish Phonics iPad app

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The Sky Fish Phonics iPad app promotes early phonetic understanding and application. The Sky Fish Phonics app supports readers, spellers, ...

digital post-its... IdeaBoost iPad app

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The IdeaBoost iPad app allows the first graders to create, manipulate, and use "digital" sticky-notes! With the IdeaBoost iPad a...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

math word problems... with the Visual Math Word Problems Grade 1-2 iPad app

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The Visual Math Word Problems Grade 1-2 iPad app engages Mathematicians in actively solving word problems. Visual Math Word Problems facil...

Rocket Speller Plus... phonics

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The Rocket Speller Plus iPad app promotes phonetic understandings and facilitates skills and application.   Rocket Speller Plus supports i...
Sunday, June 8, 2014

composing and decomposing quantities... with the Math Tablet iPad app

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The First Grade Butterfly Mathematicians use the Math Tablet iPad app to collaboratively explore and identify ways to compose and decompose ...

plants and seeds... learning as Scientist with the Read-a-roo's Fabulous Edible Garden iPad app

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The first grade Butterfly Scientists LOVE the Read-a-roo's Fabulous Edible Garden iPad app! The Read-a-roo's Fabulous Edible Garde...
Friday, June 6, 2014

Marble Math Junior iPad app

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The Marble Math Junior iPad app reinforces a variety of math concepts as students move a unique marble through mazes. Each "maze...

character study and the Chatterpix iPad app

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After becoming "B.B.F.s" (Best Book Friends) with a book character, the Butterfly Readers share their Best Book Friends with other...