Alrighty, so I had played around with the free iPad app, EduCreations, a little bit on my iPad and wanted to put it to use in my classroom. EduCreations is an app that is a whiteboard that can also record voices. I used it today in my 5th and 6th grade classrooms.
In fifth grade we are studying simple addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators. The students were doing their partner cooperative learning techniques when one student was the teacher and the other the student. The teacher would listen while the student explained how to complete the problem. Then, the teacher would have time to talk while the student listed, etc. So, the work is normally done on paper with pen or pencil. However, today I snuck in my iPad into one of the groups. With the first group, I was hesitant to have her record her voice because I thought it might be a little overwhelming for her. However, she breezed through it and then when I played it through my AppleTV for the class, she explained then how and why she had done the problem. So, then, I had the next girl actually record her voice when completing the problem. Here is the video:
Paulina's Presentation
I loved listening to her "present" it on the iPad - I quickly realized that students take ownership of their presentation and take it very seriously. They use proper vocabulary, fraction form, etc, - I'm assuming because it will be presented in front of their classmates.
Here are a couple more that we did today:
Bana's Presentation (Fractions)
Yessenia's Surface Area Presentation
The students were excited when I explained to them that when we roll out all of the iPads, they could all "present" it and then I would pick one my random to present in front of the class.
So, super simple to use, very engaging for students, and just overall a great app for classrooms!
