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=Mrs. Hood and Mrs. Eubanks' i21 iPod Journal=

iShare Globally - the class wiki
Sharing the journey of using a class set of iPods with second graders from Banks Elementary School, focusing on reading and writing integration into all areas of the curriculum through this digital tool. Thanks to Christy White for the great idea to journal through a wiki so that other educators can glean from our successes, trials and experiences! Check out her journal about using iPads in a K-5 general music class.

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March 22, 2012
Students used voice recorder. Learned how to name the audio file, delete the ones that were not to be saved and to share them with the teacher through email.

March 19, 2012
Students all received emails back from the mayor!

**March 16, 2012**
Students used gaggle to email the mayor a thank you email for visiting the class.

**February 27, 2012**
Sent a group email to the students with the following: Please reply to this email and answer these questions! 1. What did you learn about Skype? 2. What did you like the most about Skyping with another class at another school? 3. What did you learn about Mrs. Haley’s class? 4. What is one difference in their principal and our principal? 5. What ideas can you come up with for sharing through Skype?

**February 24, 2012**
Today we Skyped with students in Mrs. Kelly Haley's class - 2nd graders at Southwood that also have an iPod cart. Both sets of students generated questions pertaining to the classroom, school and the use of the iPods. We shared some art work and they shared a science song. They are hard at work thinking of things that they would like to share during our next Skype session. I plan to email the students to ask them to reply with answers to questions.

**February 20, 2012 - Reflection #3 (Hood)**
Reflect on your experiences that you have had thus far with your Ipod/Ipad Carts.
 * Describe your progress with these tools. Progress is good but I so wish I could devote more of my time to them. Very glad that I am in partnership with a classroom teacher on this grant!
 * What have you and your class accomplished? We have learned about digital communication through email. We have successfully infused the iPod as a tool in every area of the curriculum throughout the day.
 * How are you using these tools? ...for student engagement, for student motivation, to enhance student teaching/learning? for your own professional growth/support? All of the above!
 * What procedures have you established for using these tools for learning? They are a tool used from the moment they walk in the door for morning work. AR tests, listening to their stories for the week, writing, using curriculum-based apps, center activities, writing, checking the local weather and comparing that to other places on the globe, Google Earth to find locations connected to reading stories or multicultural studies, using the calculator to check math problems, checking the time in various places in the world that they are studying, email to share and receive information to and from the teachers, and more writing.
 * Think about what you know about using these tools in the classroom. What skill, technique, or procedure have you learned that you could share with someone else? Make a list of your ipod/ipad skills. Gaggle email, AR app, writing ideas, research, video uploading, audio file uploading,
 * What is the best thing about using these tools with your students? What is the most challenging thing? The best thing is that is has become a tool that they use the entire day. Best thing is that it is a tool with so many functions and they all have them at their fingertips the entire day. Most challenging thing is finding planning time and schedule coordination to be with Elizabeth and these students.
 * Soon you will receive a survey for yourself and one for your students. Begin planning how you will do the surveys with your students. (Surveys are on Survey Monkey and the links will be sent to you.) We will most definitely forward this survey link via email to our students.

February 15, 2012
Today we introduced digital communication through email. We first talked about methods of communicating and ways that people particularly used a computer and the Internet to communicate by brainstorming a list. We discussed email and the appropriate school use of their gaggle.net email accounts. We talked about safety, responsibility and ethical choices in our communication. We talked about communicating with another second grade classroom. We modeled emailing a Note written on the iPod to a gaggle account by connecting an iPad to the data projector. We demonstrated email Reply. We shared how to email a picture and how to save that picture to your Camera Roll. We showed how to check email and how to compose an email. We modeled how to open a web hyperlink within an email. Students got to see how the email was integrated into the functions of the iPod for sharing. We discussed how we might use email within our classroom to receive assignments, respond with learning outcomes, share information with each other and to obtain a website for an assignment.

Some ways we will use email:
 * [[image:i21ipodjournal/photo(6).JPG width="320" height="236" align="right"]]Receive an image and write descriptively using adjectives
 * Get directions for morning work
 * Email Notes for uploading onto the iShare Globally wiki
 * Compose an email about learning during center time
 * Share an image
 * Take a quiz
 * Pose a question to teachers or others in the classroom
 * Communicate learning to teachers,principal, assistant principal, specialists or other adults at school
 * Express gratitude
 * Formative assessment

February 6, 2012
Today was Paperless Day and we were up for the challenge! Students started the day by listening to our story on the iPods and taking AR tests. We did math stations and played coin counting Bingo, played the Rocket Math app and

Journal Entry #2 (Eubanks)
In order to get our students ready to use the iPods, we questioned the students on prior experiences with iPods. Most everyone knew what an iPod was but about half had actually handled one. Two students have their own iPod. Then, we discussed the proper ways to care for and use the iPods. After our "mini-lesson" on iPods, a letter was sent home with the instructions of proper use and for permission to use the iPods with the students. The letters had to be signed by parent and student in order to use an iPod. Excited is an understatement! The students are amazed and love using the iPods! The iPods are a tool that is kept on the corner of their desk on a daily basis. How has this project impacted your professional practice so far? What are your next steps as you move forward?

January 11, 2012
Tragic moment in iPods today - the AR app stopped working! Not one student asked to take the test on the computer, they were totally stuck in the thought of using their mobile tool! Heard comments of woe and perplexity of what to do when they couldn't use their iPod when they needed to take an AR test! They were so used to using them at their desk, it took thought to go back "old school" and wait for a turn on the 2 classroom computers! Chatted with the Renaissance Learn folks and they are going to get back to us via email on how to fix the problem. We hope it is soon!

AR emailed us back and they have fixed our problem! Yeah!

Used the iPods to listen twice to the reading story for the week. Student could listen at their own pace. Teacher could pull students for DIBELS and then they could go right back to where they have left off on their story! Awesome flow of the classroom.

January 5, 2012
Typed letters on iPods to print for their family. Learned editing and proper sentence structure, capitalization and punctuation.

On an awesome note, I called Reading Street tech support and I got permission from them to move the audio stories on their CDs to the iPods (and they also emailed this to me to have it in "print")! So now they can listen individually, at their own pace, to the weekly stories. Yeah!

January 4, 2012
Writing content specific letters to family.

December 19, 2011
World clocks and Weather AP visit

December 16, 2011
Google Earth, study of our community, Hamilton, New Zealand community and Surat, India community AP visit

**December, 2011 - Reflection #2 (Hood)**
Reflect on your experiences that you have had thus far with your Ipod/Ipad Carts.
 * Describe actions you have taken to get your students ready for using these learning tools.
 * Just how excited are you and your students about using these tools?
 * Discuss what you have learned so far.
 * How has this project impacted your professional practice so far?
 * What are your next steps as you move forward?
 * Note: Examine the calendar and schedule your first Ipod/Ipad observation with tecline@lenoir.k12.nc.us

December 12-16, 2011
This week the students have used the iPods for many different things! They start out with AR test

December 5-9, 2011
The students started taking AR tests on the iPods this week! This is so beneficial and is a huge time-saver. Instead of having to share two computers, each student has their own device to take an AR test. It has been so much fun to see how much they enjoy taking test on the iPods. It has also encouraged students to test more frequently! I would love to come up with a way to do more assessments with the iPods! Back to the drawing board!

November 28-December 2, 2011
This week we explored different educational apps and discussed the ways they would help us in the classroom. The students are becoming more familar every time they touch the iPods! It is awesome how they help each other and are so involved!

November 17, 2011
Rain, rain it's okay! We were unable to go outside for recess today! The students had the opportunity to explore iPods and different apps.

November 14-18, 2011
We continued using the iPods as a center. The students used the Notes feature to write about their favorite part of "A Turkey for Thanksgiving" and why. This was the first time I allowed students to remove and return iPods to cart. They were very careful and did a great job!!

November 7-10, 2011
This week we started using iPods in a center. In the iPod center students were to write sentences with spelling words to become better familiar with the Notes feature. Children that were more familiar with the functions such as, capitalization, editing, and punctuation, of the keyboard helped the other group memebers. Students did awesome with the iPods as a writing tool.

November 4, 2011
Today the students were given the opportunity to write a couple of sentences to become familiar with the Notes feature.

November 2, 2011
Had to do some maintenance today. Hooked up the one iPod individually and chose Restore. Chose to back up. After this I chose Restore from back up. The Wifi connected! :)

November 1, 2011
Plan: Issues:
 * Continue with the pumpkin carving app, saving a picture and setting a picture as wallpaper.
 * Watch pumpkin life cycle videos uploaded last year. Went with a reading story that they have finished.
 * Still not connecting with one of the iPods, but one did today that did not yesterday. Will have to call CO for help with that!

**October 31, 2011**
Today is the first day for using the iPods. We have all the AUPs signed and returned from home. Reflections of the day:
 * First we are attempting iPod Survey 1 using Google Forms to see what prior knowledge students have about the iPods. Information from that survey is found here: [|iPod Survey 1.docx]. This will enable students to browse to the Internet and complete a Google Form while giving insight into their iPod knowledge and exposure.
 * Then we are trying out a FREE app called [|Carve-a-Pumpkin from Parents Magazine]. This will enable students to practice searching the iPod for an app, use their finger to perform tasks, introduce them to the camera roll as they save their carvings to the pictures and set their home screen with their carving pictures.
 * Not everyone got to the pumpkin carving app. Two iPods had issues with the Internet not connecting even though it showed connection under WiFi and I had the iPod right at the WAP. We will carry Halloween over to tomorrow!
 * Students did wonderfully navigating the Internet and completing the survey. They were also great about helping each other learn.
 * I must get the home screen consistent on all the iPods.

October 28, 2011
Things accomplished today:
 * Checked everyone's AUP for posting media to the web
 * Made a list of iPod numbers and posted on the cart

October 11, 2011 - Reflection #1 (Hood)
Reflect on how the Apple Ipod/Ipad Training supports your professional growth and share what you are doing to prepare for the carts.


 * What skills and knowledge did you acquire during the Ipod training that will support you in meeting the NC Professional Teaching Standards and the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers?
 * What new ideas are you considering at this time to infuse the use of this technology tool to enhance teaching and learning for your students? Discuss one or two ideas that you are particularly excited about!
 * How did this training make you feel?
 * What plans are you making as you wait for the carts to arrive?
 * What management strategies are you planning to implement with your students as you prepare them for these tools?
 * What are you feeling right now? (... as it relates to this project?)