Technology found at Willis Hare Elementary includes interactive devices like the ActivSlate tablet and Flip camera. The ActivSlate is a wireless tablet that allows teachers to deliver engaging lessons from anywhere in the classroom and have students interact directly on the board. The Flip camera can be used to film student presentations, track progress, and record field trips. The school also has GPS units that log location data and MP3 players that can be used for podcasting student work, peer teaching, and communicating with parents.

1. Technology found at Willis Hare Elementary

2. There are hundreds of thousands of apps, interactive books, videos, and
podcasts that cover every subject and grade level.
Watch this slideshow for a brief overview:
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.com/presentation/d/1E9YDeBRyGfvNpltqFQGPBCl2bDOd9dPbMzzhztPS9OQ/pres

3. ActivSlate is a wireless, fully integrated, notebook-sized tablet that
can be used from anywhere in the classroom. The ActivSlate
enhances teachers’ abilities to deliver truly interactive, engaging
lessons, while providing the freedom to instruct from anywhere in
the classroom.
At any time you can hand over the ActivSlate to a student to solve a
problem or answer or write their answer on the board which
stimulates
their enthusiasm and encourages greater participation in the
lesson.

4. The Flip Camera is great for the classroom for many different reasons.
It can be used to track students’ progress; teachers can chart fluency of their
students’ and go back and show students’ their progress later in the year.
It can be used to film student presentation and creative work for use in following
years as models or as examples of lessons.
Teachers can record themselves and post their lessons on the class website to
help students study and with their homework after school.
It can also be great for recording and documenting field trips.
This camera is also great for countless activities for students. Just a few ideas
for student use include:
- making trailers for books or movies
· - recording skits from plays or books they have read or written
themselves
· - making documentaries on science issues discussed in the classroom
· - demonstrations of how to solve a math problem
There are countless ways this camera can be used the classroom and it’s a fun way for
students to get involved in their own learning and even some teaching!

5. Global Positioning Systems determine your location using latitude
and longitude coordinates. The eTrex GPS unit creates, names, and
saves a location as an electronic waypoint in its memory waypoints.
The GPS provides other data, like speed, direction of movement,
time and distance to destination, and more.
Visit this site for ideas on how to use GPS units in instruction:
http://gpslessonslhsc.pbworks
.com/w/page/7233417/Elementary%20GPS%20Lessons

6. MP3 players can be used for podcasting.
Podcasting is the ability to create or listen to audio (or video content) either live or downloaded
for later use. A podcast is similar to a radio show in that each show consists of a series of
individual episodes you can listen to on your computer or on a digital audio player like a MP3
player.
Ideas for use in instruction
- Create audio books
- Publish student work
- Student project for assessment
- Distribute school assignments
- Peer teaching
- Interview guest experts
- Create oral histories
- Communicate with parents
- Community outreach
- Audio tours
- Public safety messages
- School happenings/performances
Visit this site for awesome ideas:
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2006/09/01/kidscast-exciting-podcasting
-activities-to-promote-research-and-learning/