I really enjoyed watching the videos and reading the stories about the different teachers were incorporating Ipads into their classrooms at all different levels. I really enjoyed see Amy Heimerl's story, because she teaches Kindergarten so I felt I could really relate to the kinds of things she did with her students. I really liked what she said about being able to customize each Ipad to each individual child to give them exactly what they need. I unfortunately do not have that same luxury because our students don't get their own Ipad in first grade. However, we do have a cart that we are able to share with mostly the same apps on the Ipads so we can direct students to use the specific apps that we believe will benefit them the most. I think the Ipads are a great way that we as teachers can help to target student learning in the specific areas where we feel they need growth, all while the students is having fun and engaging in learning. Today's students are constantly surrounded by and exposed to technology so it is second nature to them, and any way we can incorporate that into the classroom to further their learning is an opportunity every teacher should take!
The app I choose to download onto my ipad is a game that I think my students would love! It is called Sight Words 2 and is set for grades 1 & 2. It allows students to play various games such as memory, unscramble, find and shoot all using various sight word lists. This would give students practice reading and recognizing sight words all while "playing a game" that is fun. I can definitely see myself using this app in the classroom with my students I really liked all the features that it incorporated and also that even though it is free it isn't constantly asking you to upgrade to a paid version.
Here is a link if you want to view some screenshots of what the Sight Words 2 app looks like!
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