1. It's my favorite new editing tool. I'm a good speller, but sometimes kids have words that throw me. And sometimes you've corrected so much spelling, you start to doubt yourself. A sample from Thursday:
•chinchilla
•macaroni (thought there were two c's?)
•eclàirs
Enter Siri. "How do you spell chinchilla?" She hopped right on it. Yes, I know they make dictionaries for that. I really hate dictionaries though. Siri provides instant spelling gratification.
2. Timer: We had a "2 Minute Challenge" in writing. This was really to make sure our brainstorming didn't last for ever, but Challenge + Timer = Fun.
3. It's my watch while I'm on recess duty.
4. Photobucket App. I snap a picture of our paragraph editing, load it to Photobucket, and copy and paste it into Mimio. All this happens in about 30 seconds.
I've also used. . .
•it to snap pictures of my class using some awesome new technology to send to our principal, take a picture of a struggling student holding up her first A to send to her mom, or fun pictures to share with parents.
•the Animoto app is a great way to put together any amazing video/slide show to share with parents.
•iTunes to play calm soothing music when things start getting a little wild.
No, I didn't use my phone this week. I used my timer/watch/dictionary/camera device! How are you using your iPhone at school?
I don't have an iPhone, but I use my Droid as an alarm clock to make sure my kids and I are on time. They love my attendance alarm "Good Morning" ringtone.
ReplyDeleteMy phone is always in my pocket. It is on silence/vibrate. I don't check it when I am with the kids, but I do during Specials and my lunch.
I use it is a spell checker, too. I can't imagine not having it at my fingertips.
My teaching partner has an iPhone. He uses the ClassDojo app to track our classes behavior in the hallway, cafeteria, on the playground, and even on field trips.
Kristin
Teachntex
I LOVE Animoto! :) You know, I am curious if Wordle/Voki/Tagxedo have worked out their apps to be compatible with the iPad/iPhone. Last I checked they were still having javascript issues with any iproducts?
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Fun in PreK-1
I use most of what you mentioned, but I also used the compass on the iPhone when we were doing our geography unit. The kiddos LOVED walking around our classroom and watching the directions spin!
ReplyDeleteAngela :)
Hippo Hooray for Second Grade!
My phone is my mobile hotspot at school. Sadly, it's a monthly cost that comes out of my pocket, but it's the only way my students can access the internet with our iPads. I love the other ideas mentioned!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, I love the distinction. The phone debate is really not an issue at our school. We are allowed to have them throughout the day but can't access it (for social purposes) while we have students!
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The Brown-Bag Teacher
I use my iPhone a lot too. I don't know why I never thought to ask Siri, "How do you spell..." I just say the word to her and she says, "Mercedes, I don't understand chinchilla. " and I'd see how it was spelled. I use my calculator when grading papers. I've been using the timer to challenge the kids to complete chunks of time working silently. They like to get the talking out quickly while she say, "setting the timer for..." I use Siri to remind me to do things. The class is always silent when Siri speaks. "Remind me at 10 to make more copies of our mental math." This would be a fun Linky idea, Megan.
ReplyDeleteI use my iPhone all the time, too! I think I use it mostly as a timer, but I also use it for taking pictures, playing music and using apps for teaching. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't :)
ReplyDeleteI use my iPhone constantly too! It is pretty much my BFF!
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I also use my iPhone daily in my room! We check weather.com each morning during calendar and I definitely do spell check words throughout the day. I'm excited to try out a few of these suggestions too. I've heard great things about classdojo.
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Cori
Pencils, and Crayons, and Books! Oh, My!
I love that you're using Photobucket to past images into your Mimio lessons! We'll be sharing that tip with other Mimio users. Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI use my timer all the time! I also use the iMovie app quite a bit to make movies with my class!
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