Tool # 9

1. I think it is important to tie the technology to the objective because you need to have purpose for what the kids are doing and why they are doing it.
2. Why should we hold students accountable for the stations/centers? I have been wanting to get more involved in having stations in my fifth grade classroom, but the management of those centers is something I worry about. I think that it is very important to have accountability in the stations to keep kids focused on the tasks. With no accountability the kids have no way of showing you want they know or understand about what they have been doing. I also think that using some sort of measure can help assess informally.
3. What about other ways to use the iPod Touch/iPad? Share another way you can see your students using the device as a station. I think it would be great to use the iPad for Discovery Education videos or Brain Pop videos. You could have a groups watch a video on a subject you are studying and then have them work together to create a product to show you what they learned.