iPad apps

As promised, I will share a few of the iPad apps my district has recommended. They are mainly early childhood and sped.

Little Speller- this app is very customizable. You can include your own pictures and input your own spelling list as a scramble or for younger students, include the letters in their proper place to teach students to drag letters. Sound can be turned off or on.

Sock Puppets- can record voices, choose different characters and settings then play your puppet show. Great for story retelling.

Sas flash cards-very easy to customize

Answers yes or no- great app for sped. You can customize questions ad answers with pictures.

Autism apps- collection of apps to assist children with autism. Unlike the previous apps I posted, some of these are not free. I highly recommend some of the ABA flash card apps that have great pictures.

It's getting late and on top of that, I'm starting to get sick. (the day before we foto the pumpkin patch no less) so I will continue this list later.


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Technology

I had a rough week at school. It seemed like every day we had a few friends that were tardy. We go straight to bathroom and breakfast when the kids come in, so it's an extra hassle if anyone is tardy. Thursday was our Grandparent's Day breakfast so Wednesday afternoon was spent doing decorations and preparing everything.

I needed a break this weekend so bad but Saturday I had to attend an all day technology conference. It was actually very informative. We discussed literacy with Promethean boards. I don't have a Promethean in my classroom this year but some other teachers and I are working on writing some grants to get some. Even though we may not see the boards this year, I felt like it was very important for me to catch up on the new stuff since I've been without mine.

I attended three sessions on iPad. We actually got to borrow the iPads for the sessions. It was great because we got to see some apps that we can actually implement with our younger students. It's so hard for Pre-k and Head Start teachers to get a lot out of these conferences because they are always tailored to upper elementary. I attended the SPED seminar also and got some great ideas on how to better engage some of my kids.

I also spent some $$$ I probably shouldn't have and bought an iPad. The iPad 2 is apparently on sale to make way for the 3 and I couldn't pass up the price so I brought it home. It's hooked up to iTunes now and getting the IOS 5 update. For my next post, I will share our district's list of iPad apps and do some reviews on a few.

Milestones

I feel like I've hit a major milestone in the year. I no longer feel like I'm constantly freaking out all the time about everything I have to get done. I managed to turn my first set of assessments in without a hitch and my lesson plan review went well. Things are falling into place and my little friends in class are doing so much better. They are getting procedures down and learning to keep their hands and feet to themselves.

Last Wednesday, I turned 28. Not so happy about creeping up on 30 but I had a great birthday. I bought myself this little present for all my hard work. I've been wanting an MK watch forever and the fact that I found a nice little stipend on my check this month sealed the deal.