Group+1+-+Tracee,+Nicole+P.,+Kathleen,+and+Jessica

=Group 1- Tracee, Nicole P. Kathleen, and Jessica= = = = = The iPad in Schools for 3rd Grade = =

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The iPad is a great tool to use in the classroom because your students can play educational games, read books, and do research for other activities. Students are more willing to be involved in lessons because they have fun while using their iPads. The iPad is very beneficial for teachers because their students are having fun while they are learning, and there is such a wide variety of ways to use it in the classroom.

Resources Here are some suggest links that show teachers specific advantages of having the iPad in the classroom:

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Tips: How to Use the iPad in the Classroom
 * 1) Applications can be used for different centers during the day. Some children may be using applications on their iPads while others are being assessed by the teacher.
 * 2) Since we are looking specifically at third grade, we found a great application for the iPad called Rocket Math. In this app it allows children to work on their math skills such as multiplication. This application also includes the common core standards that they linked with the game.
 * 3) An application that could be used for grammar is Grammar Jammers. This app focuses on giving children practice with adjectives, contractions, nouns, pronouns, punctuation, sentences and verbs. It is a great way to get kids interested in grammar because it is in a game format. [[image:http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/11/zaggmate-ipad-case.jpg width="231" height="185" align="right" caption="Keypad"]]
 * 4) A good idea for children is to have keypads for them to use while working. It is a great way for children  to explore and learn how to use a keyboard for future use with computers. Keypads also make it easier for them while trying to type things instead of using the onscreen keypad.
 * 5) A good system to use is to have a red light, yellow light, or green light signal. The red light will mean that they are not going to use the iPad in the classroom that day, the yellow would mean that they may or may not be using the iPad in the classroom that day, and the green light will mean that they are going to be using the i Pad in the class for sure that day.
 * 6) Some other ways teachers could use iPad in the classroom would be to use the video and camera for presentations and research. They can do group projects and make videos of things they may have researched. This way they can bring it to class and show their classmates or teachers exactly what they have been working on.
 * 7) It is recommended to not let the students take their iPads home. Especially in the younger grades, children have a habit of misplacing or breaking them. Leaving them in the classroom is a good way to ensure that they will be safe and sound overnight.
 * 8) Another recommendation would be to invest in very heavy duty, durable cases. IPads are guaranteed to be dropped while in small hands.
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