I.T. ROCKS!

Our children had their first iPad experience in I.T. class this week. They were all so excited when Mr. Hoffman, our I.T. teacher pulled the iPad cart into our classroom. As he projected the iPad main scree onto the smartboard, all kids were amazed and listened intently to learn about the different apps and how to operate the gadget. Students explored various drawing/doodling and coloring apps independently, and shared their drawing and coloring to their friends after.

A lot of kids mentioned that they have iPads at home. We have many cool apps that are installed in our school's iPads. Here's a list that I recommended that's appropriate for 1st Grade in supporting literacy, math, and fine motor skills.

Fry Words (lists of high-frequency words)
Sound Sorting Beginning Sounds (Lakeshore)
Tic Tac Toe Phonics (Lakeshore)
Doodle Buddy, Drawing Free, Kids Doodle (for free space doodling and letter writing)
Letter of the Day Interactive (to practice letter writing)
Grade 1 Math (math facts/games)
Fast Facts (addition facts and build automaticity)

Ask your child what they think about iPad and learning.