Presented at Lead 3.0 in April 2011. Co-presented by Leslie Harden, Sally Estep, Kally Large.

1. An iPod Touch for Every Student: Lessons Learned from Elementary Classrooms Devin Vodicka, Director of Curriculum and Instruction Leslie Harden, Principal, Calavera Hills Elementary Kelly Large, 4th Grade Teacher Sally Estep, 5th Grade Teacher

2. District Lens http://horizon.wiki.nmc.org/2011+Short+List

3. Theory of Change District Lens

4. Right School http://ches.schoolloop.com/ Right Outcome http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/carlsbad/article_63b4b9e4-03f8-501e-a807-3420219891e4.html District Lens

5. A little bit about Calavera Hills Elementary: Size Subgroups API AYP http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2010/2010GrthSchDem.aspx?allcds=37-73551-6120711 Site Principal Lens

6. What is currently in place: Intervention support- literacy tutors all grades in math and reading RtI Collaborative support model for SpEd Technology- SMARTablets Site Principal Lens

7. How the conversation began: Bubble for PI Meeting the needs of struggling learners Conversations around active learning and student engagement CUE conference iTouch labs Site Principal Lens

8. Site Principal Lens The logistics of the labs: Teacher selection Funding Management of lab Training- visits to other districts and schools, Apple staff

9. Pilot Teacher Profile Innovative Flexible Problem Solver Willing to seek outside resources for training Well organized Understands and embraces differentiated instruction Self starter and team player Views technology as a tool to support instruction Pilot Teacher Lens

10. Benefits of iPods to Support Instruction: Student engagement and motivation to practice skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDE8hCVFxvU&feature=email Opportunities for both remedial and advanced student-centered learning Allows teachers time to pull small groups while students are focused on ipod academic practice Encourages student responsibility and allows for successful, no matter what their current performance level may be Pilot Teacher Lens

11. Benefits of iPods to Support Instruction: Curriculum and novels often available on audio cds or as downloads from iTunes to support struggling to advanced readers who would like to read beyond their current independent level, auido should be paired with the actual text. Fluency practice: students voice record read alouds, then self-evaluate and rerecord for extra practice Fluency readings can be sent directly to teacher as a sound file for later review or as a record for fluency improvement over time Pilot Teacher Lens

12. Benefits of iPods to Support Instruction: Student blogging used to inspire and motivate young writers, continue to teaching importance of writing to an audience and following high standards for grammar, spelling and content Teachers can provide expedient feedback through blogging responses to students' writing http://ches.schoolloop.com/ Pilot Teacher Lens

13. Apps (many are free) available to support core content standards Brain Pop Featured Movie FlasstoPass Free Math Flash Cards GoDocs for Ipad/iphone Google Earth Ibooks iResponse-Classroom Responder Lifecards - Postcards Math Bingo Math Play 2 MeeGenius! Children's Book Science Glossary Spell Blocks with SIght Words Strip Designer TimesTableLite Amazing Creatures Animoto Videos Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader Awesome Note Lite (+ Todo) Big Words The Boy Who Cried Wolf Brain Quest Blast Off: Grade 2 Brain Quest Blast Off: Grade 3 Brain Quest Blast Off: Grade 4 Captain Duck by JezAlbourough Cash Cow Chicktionary Clocks4Kids Comic Touch Comic Touch Lite Dictionary.com Doodle Buddy Edmodo enVisionMath Fariytales - Sleeping Beauty Flash Cards 12x12 FlipShare *Free* Grammar Up GoodReader for Iphone Grammar 1 Grammar Fun Free iAmerica - The Pocket Guide iCard 2010 iChoose iReading - Stories Collection I iTalk Recorder iTalk Recorder Premium Keynote Remote Keypoint Kid Apps: 13 in 1 Kids can read - Barney the Dog The Lion and the Mouse - The Little Red Hen - Kidztory Mad Libs Math Magic 24! Math Races Lite Math Tutor MathPad 4 - Word Problems Monkey Mathy for iPhone/Ipod Touch Number Line Ocean Animals Guide pocket story - The Boy Giant pocket story - The Smelly Sprout pocket story - What does Santa Read Me Stories - Children's books Sale - Classic Children's Stories Same Sound Spell Bound ScienceFacts Scramboni Sea Life Videos - Ocean & Marine Sentence Builder ShelSilverstien's Animations Shutterfly for iphone Sign Language! SmartJourney Math Grade 3 SonicPics Sproutster StoryBook StoryKit Successfullyl Learning Math TranZenLite The Three Little Pigs - Kidztory The Tortoise ANd the Hare - Kidztory Vocabulary Cartoons Warty the Witch and the Vanishing Whirly Word (Free) The Wind and the Sun - Kidztory Write Now Lite wurdle ZentominoLite 4th - 6th Grade Vocabulary Pilot Teacher Lens

14. Apps Suggestions Escondido Unified School District App Database My 99 Apps 2009-2010 Delicious bookmarks of lists of apps at Google Moderator Sortable App List by Discipline Top 50 Elementary and Secondary Apps Apps for Possible Educational Uses Lists of iPhone Applications for Education iPod touch Apps Member Suggestions Educational Applications Pilot Teacher Lens

15. What are the successes? What are some lessons learned? What are critical areas of support needed? A Look Back

16. Devin Vodickadevin@dvodicka.com Leslie Harden lharden@carlsbadusd.net Kelly Large klarge@carlsbadusd.net Sally Estep sestep@carlsbadusd.net Contact Information

17. Questions Comments Play time! Closing