Thursday 12th June 2014
Think3 will present a workshop on integrating iPads in the Curriculum, at Helensburgh PS on Tuesday 24th June 2014.
Participants will be introduced to a wide variety of apps throughout the day to showcase the number of ways iPads can be used to successfully support and engage students in their learning.
This workshop will involve a series of practical demonstrations and a range of engaging hands on activities.
Literacy – Teachers will be:
- introduced to a diverse selection of apps for digital storytelling
- involved in creating a range of digital stories, reports, plays and poems
- provided with lesson ideas and demonstrations of digital stories created by students of different ages
- given insights into recent research projects that highlight how digital literacy can encourage and support literacy learning
Mathematics – Teachers will be provided with:
- opportunities to explore, compare and discuss a selection of mathematical apps
- ideas for whole class lessons, group projects or individual activities
- selection criteria to guide the choice of apps for different learning needs
- recent findings and insights from research into ways that digital maths activities can encourage and support learning
- demonstrations and examples of creative ways that iPads can be used to encourage and capture mathematical thinking