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** 1. Segue: Steve Jobs introducing the iPad at the Apple Keynote in 2010 **
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4. Presenting... the iPad
__Activity__: Follow pages 28-30 of the iPad User's Guide to practice entering text, editing text, and to explore the layouts on the virtual keyboard.
 * Guidelines for Introducing to Students
 * Acceptable Use Policy Posters (Source: [|Soaring Through Second Blogspot])
 * Acceptable Use Policy Contract

** Apps for ELA **
__Activity__: Break into groups by grade span (K-2) and (3-5) to explore apps and **rate**.
 * ~ **Category** ||~ **App Name** ||~ **Average Rating** ||
 * = //eBooks// ||= Bartleby’s Book of Buttons [$0.99] ||= 2/5 ||
 * =  ||= The Town Musicians of Bremen [$0.99] (apptivity sheet) ||= 3/5 ||
 * = //Writing// ||= Writer’s Hat (writing prompts) [$0.99] ||= 3/5 ||
 * =  ||= Word Mover (magnetic poetry) ||=   ||
 * =  ||= Sparklefish (MadLibs) ||=   ||
 * =  ||= Kidblog ||=   ||
 * = //Word Learning// ||= Rhyming Words [$0.99] ||= 3/5 ||
 * =  ||= Abc Pocket Phonics Lite ||=   ||
 * =  ||= Sight Words Hangman [$1.99] ||= 3/5 ||
 * =  ||= Abc Spelling Magic ||=   ||
 * =  ||= I Speak Word (Speak ‘n Spell) [$4.99] ||= 3/5 ||
 * =  ||= Chicktionary ||=   ||
 * =  ||= Bluster! ||=   ||
 * = //Handwriting// ||= iTrace [$3.99] ||= 4/5 ||
 * =  ||= Little Writer ||=   ||
 * =  ||= Abc Spelling Magic ||=   ||
 * =  ||= I Speak Word (Speak ‘n Spell) [$4.99] ||= 3/5 ||
 * =  ||= Chicktionary ||=   ||
 * =  ||= Bluster! ||=   ||
 * = //Handwriting// ||= iTrace [$3.99] ||= 4/5 ||
 * =  ||= Little Writer ||=   ||
 * = //Handwriting// ||= iTrace [$3.99] ||= 4/5 ||
 * =  ||= Little Writer ||=   ||

Apps for Math
__Activity__: Break into groups by grade span (K-2) and (3-5) to explore apps and rate.
 * ~ **Category** ||~ **App Name** ||~ **Average Rating** ||
 * //Conceptual Understanding// || Counting 123 ||  ||
 * || Learn Money: Counting Coins and Bills ||  ||
 * || Pizza Fractions ||  ||
 * //Fact Knowledge// || Math Bingo || 4/5 ||
 * || Math Evolve || 3/5 ||
 * || Sushi Monster ||  ||
 * //Problem Solving// || Math Doodles ||  ||
 * //All// || Mathmateer ||  ||
 * || Sushi Monster ||  ||
 * //Problem Solving// || Math Doodles ||  ||
 * //All// || Mathmateer ||  ||
 * //Problem Solving// || Math Doodles ||  ||
 * //All// || Mathmateer ||  ||
 * //All// || Mathmateer ||  ||

(Use remaining time to explore the apps in other categories.)

7. Resources for Finding Apps
__Activity__: Break into groups by span (K-2) and (3-5) to locate apps for teaching science and social studies.
 * Google Search > Applications
 * [|appoLearning]
 * [|APPitic]
 * [|Fun Educational Apps]

8. Evaluating Educational Apps

 * [|Critical Evaluation of a Content-Based App](Source: [|Kathy Schrock's iPads4Teaching])
 * Common Sense Media: App Reviews

9. **Assess Yourself: Do you think you are a novice, apprentice, practitioner, or expert with using the iPad?**
Description (Source: Eberopolis: Teaching Reading & Writing with Technology) [|Poll Everywhere]

10. Closure: iPad Trick of the Day
Using the Spotlight