What I learned at school today

One of my biggest frustrations as we test iPads in my classroom has been finding appropriate FREE or nearly free apps that are in French.  I found a well made website that allows you to search only iPad apps that are available in French. It is called: Mon App Store http://monappstore.com/recherche By using the advanced search you can search by category, price, language and age group and more. It is a great resource when you know how to use it. I spent a frustrating afternoon last week downloading app after app from the website and discovering that none of them were in French. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. It wasn't until yesterday that I stumbled upon the answer. Many apps in the app store are available in multiple languages HOWEVER they will always show up on your device in the language of your device. In order to view apps in French I needed to change my  Ipads language to French. When you change your language setting your will find that s

Mme Hawtree's grade 1's have Ipads! We don't get to keep them, we are just the guinea pig class. I am extremely excited to be able to try out this technology with my students. Here is what we used them for this first week: 1) We used the Letters app for our daily 5 Word Work.  Letters App Letters App is a free app that acts like a magnetic board. Students can choose the color of their letters and place them on the board. They can also add pictures and other details. My favorite feature is that students can take a picture of their work . I had my students practice their words and then add their name. Then I had them take a picture of their work. I was then able to see quickly how the students did and who was able to complete the task. The one challenge was that we only have 10 Ipads and all my students wanted to be involved. I had some students Read to Self while the students were working on words then we switched. 2) We used two apps Math is Fun 4-