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.