4. But with the right
technology we can
introduce students
to real-world
learning
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7. Ex. Take a picture of an
animal that swims.
Ex. Record an odd
sound an animal makes!
We will guess what
animal it was in class.
Cell phone camera by L-ines, Flickr
8. Students create a video
encouraging peers to
visit their favorite places
Ex. I love the mystery
section of the library
because….
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10. •Students capture audio,
video, or picture clues on
their iPads that are steps
that lead to a place they
were
•Students swap iPads
•Student must follow the
clues and reenact the
steps to get to the place
•You can add a prize to the
journey once they get
there
11.
12. Guess Who I Am
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15. www.schooltechnology.org Photos of elementary students using iPads at school to do
amazing projects. Photo taken by LexieFlickinger, Flickr, CC 2.0
20. Activity: I Spy Geometry Shapes
Choose an object around you that represents 1
of the shapes from the previous slide. Take 2
pictures of the object: 1 of the whole object and 1
close-up.
Show your object to a person. They will guess
which object you took a picture of.
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26. Real World Word Problems
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28. Activity: Grammar Scavenger Hunt
Choose 1 of these tasks:
Noun- Take a picture representing an abstract
noun
Verb- Record a video of someone performing an
action
Adjective- Record the sound of someone sharing
an emotion ex. Happy, scared, excited
Then:
Show another learner what you created and see
if they can guess what you word you were
portraying.
29. Plastic bags
help maintain
mobile
devices!
iPad by zeromk, Flickr
Anyway we try to spin it, a textbook is not real world learning. It doesn’t:Get children out of desksTouching real world objectsObserving and analyzing authentic materials Exploring hands-onExperimentingUsing their senses to explore knowledgeTalking to first hand sourcesDisplay knowledge in 3D or in multimediaShow knowledge within its context