JigZone.com

I love this site! Find an image and it will make a puzzle from it...use to check students understanding - this could be a great smartboard activity!

Using iPads in the Classroom

Water Cycle Unit Lesson, Evaporation

4th/5th Grade, Science

Found on Hot Chalk Lesson Plans
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/scienceowatercycle2evaporationa4-htm/ 


watch video - youtube
draw water cycle and explain - screen chomps
mind map connections - simple mind
kwl what group knows – where is water found naturally - notes
flash cards, vocabulary - flashcards
storytelling about water cycle – make video, write book, use characters, animate - camera, puppet pals, story kit, flipboom
presentation - google presentation

February 1 was Digital Learning Day!! 

Here are some great examples of how schools across the nation celebrated:

http://www.digitallearningday.org/

Articles about 21st Century Learning

And He Said, "Let's bring classrooms into the 21st Century..."
http://learning21c.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/and-he-said-lets-bring-classrooms-into-the-21st-century/

The Pros and Cons of iPads in the Classroom
http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2011/01/21/pros-and-cons-of-ipads-in-the-classroom/

21st Century Learning: Digital Technology Turns Teaching Around

http://wauwatosa.patch.com/articles/21st-century-learning-digital-technology-turns-teaching-around

A Fourth "R" is for Computer Literacy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/a-fourth-r-for-21st-century-literacy/2011/12/29/gIQAxx2BWP_blog.html

What is a 21st Century Classroom?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2011/06/what_is_a_21st-century_classro.html

21st Century Learning: Making Technology Relevant in Today's Classrooms

http://thejournal.com/articles/2008/05/21/21st-century-learning-making-technology-relevant-in-todays-classrooms.aspx

Why Use Virtual Field Trips?

http://www.phschool.com/eteach/professional_development/virtual_field_trips/essay.html

What is 21st Century Education?

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/What_is_21st_Century_Education.htm

How are Tablet Devices Being Used in the Classroom?

http://www.edarticle.com/article.php?id=17508

The Classroom Evolved: Creating An Active Learning Environment

http://thejournal.com/Articles/2012/01/25/The-Classroom-Evolved-Creating-an-Active-Learning-Environment.aspx?Page=1

Apple Unveils Interactive Textbooks, Revamped iTunes U

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/01/19/apple-unveils-interactive-textbooks-revamped-itunes-u/

How to Help Teachers Use Technology in the Classroom: the 5J Approach

http://elearnmag.acm.org/featured.cfm?aid=1865476

High School Students Know That Their Learning Isn't Relevant

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2012/01/high-school-students-know-that-their-learning-isnt-relevant.html 

An interesting article about Blogs vs. Term papers! How apropos!

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/education/edlife/muscling-in-on-the-term-paper-tradition.html?_r=2