iPodject: A 2007 NEF Grant
Not Another Power Point
Presentation to Beebe Elementary
Friday, March 27th, 2008
By Josh Mika
What Does an iPod Do Better?
- Motivation
- Portable
- Self-Publishing
- Cost & Quantity
- Ease of Use
- Charge
- Prevalence
- Others...?
Ideas for iPods in Education
Audio
Video
Photos
- Flash Cards
- Quizzes
- Power Points
Text
Multimedia
Games
- iQuiz!
- Brain Age (Nintendo DS)
- Make Your Own
Why Bother?
Examples
Below are some examples of how iPods are being used at Beebe right now:
iPodject Projects at Beebe
| Grade |
Project |
Description |
Benefits |
| 4th |
MidWest PhotoStory |
Cumming's final projects were placed on the iPod for each student to observe each other's project. AFter watching everyone's projects, students used a self assessment to grade their peer. |
- Curricular Time
- Peer-Evaluation
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| 5th |
Reader's Theater
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Kishimoto's monthly podcast of the readers's theater segment from her Scholastic magazine highlights a new literary story/event.
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- Practice
- Collaboration
- Fluency
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4th
5th
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Author of the Year
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Kienstra's P.I. students research, write, practice, and record their speech about why the author of their choice should win the annual award.
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- Curricular Time
- Peer-Evaluation
- Revision/Editing
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Expand Your Mind...
What else could you use the iPod for?
- Walking Tour or Museum Tour
- SIP Goals
- Take a Test
- Staff Development
- Benchmark Lessons
- Student Reading (an example for conferences)
- What else can you think of...?
Time to Play!
Look at the following resources on your Beebe iPod:
Audio
- Checkout our collection of audiobooks Music -> Audiobooks
- Listen to Mary Kienstra's students podcast their persuasive speeches for Author of the Year! Music -> Playlists ->Kienstra
- Listen to Pam Kishimoto's students perform Reader's Theater!
- This Month: Scholastic's Spiderwick Chronicles Music ->Playlists ->Spiderwick
Video
- Watch some of Kristin Cumming's students MidWest PhotoStories! Videos -> Video Playlists -> 4Cummings
- Watch one of my favorite Book Talks: Shadow Children Series Videos -> Video Playlists -> Book Talks
Photos
- Look at the variety of flash cards and picture quizzes availalbe in "photos" Photos
- United States Flash Cards
- Multiplication & Addition Flash Cards
- U.S. Branches of the Government Quiz
- Temperature Converter
- Stroop Effect
- Counters
- Hundred Chart
- Fraction Stick
- Response Cards
- Spin to Win!
Text
- Read and choose your way through Tony Vincent's School Day: A Choose Your Own Adventure Story
- Extras -> Notes -> Choose Your Own Adventure -> Homepage
Games
- Go through the iQuiz review game! Extras -> Games -> iQuiz
- Naperville Then - 2nd Grade Napersettlement Quiz
- Web 2.0 - Try your hand at the new online software craze that is Web 2.0
Copyright
Books
- Carol Simpson
- Copyright Catechism: Practical Answers to Everyday School Dilemmas
- Copyright for Schools: A Practical Guide
Web Site
Video
- Disney Cartoons to Explain Fair Use
Podcasting Using MovieMaker
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