We expanded our 5 Best Apps Series!  Five wasn’t enough when we started using Apple Configurator. Keep reading to find out what we think are the 21 Best Apps for Preschool and Kindergarten. When we decided to use Apple Configurator to manage our iPads,  one of the biggest ramifications  was the fact that we would […]
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Teach a Preschooler to Code for “Hour of Code” Week? You Bet!
Truthfully, preschoolers don’t do anything for a whole hour, except maybe play. It’s just not developmentally appropriate to ask them to do anything for that long. Â Still, we did take some time this week to introduce the children to coding in honor of Computer Science Education Week’s Hour of Code event. And, they loved it! […]
Dish Drainer iPad Charging Center
We use a dish drainer iPad charging center for our classroom iPads. When we heard last Spring that we would be getting a set of 4 iPads for our classroom, I started researching the best way to charge them all at the same time. Â Up until that point, Â when our two ipads needed to be […]
Using Apple Configurator to Set Up Classroom iPads
We decided to use Apple Configurator to set up our classroom iPads. Honestly, I didn’t expect it to be quite so much work! In the end though, I think it was worth it. Apple Configurator is a free, Â Apple product that allows schools and businesses to manage multiple iPads using an Apple laptop. You can […]
Using QR Codes to Share Videos with Parents
Ever since I discovered QR codes last year, Â I knew I wanted to find a way to use QR codes to share videos with parents. Thanks to one of those serendipitous hallway conversations with a parent/co-worker, I was finally able to figure out how to make it work using dropbox! To read more about how […]
Make an iMovie Video on your iPad for Back to School
I kept hearing about what a great tool iMovie can be in the classroom. Â I finally decided to put it to the test by making an iMovie video. As we began our 5th day of school this week, Â I used my iPad to shoot a short video clip of each child sharing their favorite thing […]
Seven Tips to Get You Started With Your Classroom iPad
Seven Tips to Get You Started With Your Classroom iPad Technology can be very intimidating. Â I consider myself to be fairly technologically savvy, and I still remember being scared to death the first time I held my friend’s iPhone. Â I was sure I was going to mess it up! I accidentally touched the screen and […]
