The document discusses strategies for using a single shared device in a primary classroom. It recommends considering the device's size and where it will be located in the room. Tasks should have clear goals and time limits, and encourage student collaboration. The document provides examples of apps that can support shared devices for activities like journaling, games, creating books and timers. Setting clear expectations and goals, strategic partnering, and ensuring students can rely on each other are keys to successful shared device use.

1. The One Device
Primary Classroom
Gail Lovely
Suddenly It Clicks!
GailLovely@SuddenlyItClicks.com

2. Without losing one’s mind…
Possibilities
and
Potential

3. What are your fears?

4. Fewer resources mean
greater planning

5. Expectations

6. Expectations

7. What are
the
devices to
be used?
(this may matter
more than you
think…)

9. Device Design and Sharing…

10. Size matters.
 Large doesn’t ALWAYS mean easier to share
 Neither does small…

11. Space Design and sharing…

12. Space and Spacing and
Portability

13. Where is your device in your
room?
 In a Specific Location for a Specific Purpose
 Presentation Creation Station
 Research Station
 Social Media or Blogging Station
 Small group meetings
 Roaming to where needed or appropriate
 Documenting learning
 Collecting information and resources
 Just-in-time resources and research

14. Tools for Shared Devices
 Easy Class Cam – for sharing the camera
and photoroll (.99)
 Blogger Jr. – easiest posting ever! for
Blogger blogs (Easy Blog Jr. for Edublogs
or WordPress Blogs) (3.99)
 Kid’s Journal – easy journaling with pdf
export (free)
(Examples are iOS, but there are others…)

15. Task Design and sharing…

16. Plan for students supporting each other
You will be doing other things whilst they use the technology.

17. Have specific goals and finish points
And post these clearly

18. Plan for distributed work over time
Over time… gather evidence of the steps of a project, then record
reflection on the project.

19. Tools to Help
 Aurasma – provide audio or video task
reminder (free)
 Alternates – use QR Codes or website with
text-to-speech or AudioBoo
 Book Creator – create multimedia books
easily (4.99)
 Alternates – use Powerpoint or Google Drive
 Share Timer – making sure everyone gets
their fair turn (free)
 Alternates – Timr or other timers

20. Some tasks are meant to be
done together…

21. Tools for Shared Devices
 Futaba Classroom Games – build with
your custom content or download ready-
to-use content (6.99)
 Jelly Bean Count. – combining numbers
to 10 collaboratively! (free)
 Bluster – Fun game for two or more –
language arts content (free)
(Examples are iOS, but there are others…)

22. Keys to Success:
Clear goal(s)
Pairs are strategic
Reliance on partners
Supports in place
Accountability
Work at instructional level NOT
frustration level

23. Thank you.
Gail Lovely
GailLovely@SuddenlyitClicks.com

24. A few more from the Teacher
App Session
 Plickers
 Group Maker
 Decide Now!
 Names in a Hat
 Stick Pick

25. Easy Class Cam

26. Easy Blogger Jr.

27. Kid’s
Journal

28. Futaba Classroom Games for
Kids

29. Jelly Bean Count

30. Book Creator

31. Story Bot
Share Timer

32. Skitch

33. Bluster