Ms.+Walters

=**Ms. Walters' iPad Page**= =The IPad's are a huge success in room 132 and the students love all of the wonderful features/applications that they have explored so far this year.= =Here are a few quotes from our current fourth grade students:= // "These IPad's are so cool! You can learn and play at the same time! I love it!" // // "Who knew learning could be so much fun! I love when Miss Walters tells us we are going to use the iPads!" // // "I really like getting to create new things. That's my favorite thing to do on the iPad." // = = =Here are just a few of the features that the students are working on:= ==// **Toontastic: the students use this to build and create stories based on narrative elements (characters, setting, problem, climax, and resolution). The children can use their own imagination and actually see their story come to life by adding their own voice and music to the story!** //==

__// **They are currently using this app to retell their book reports in a creative way!** //__
= = =// **IDiary- a way for students to journal their thoughts, feelings, and connections that they have through our current small group genre study** //=

= = =// **Rocket Math- a great tool to reinforce basic mathematical facts** //=

= = =// **Stack the States- a great introduction to introduce our students to the 50 States- they are able to recognize the state's shape and are introduced to facts about the states- all in preparation for our state project at the end of the year!** //=

= = =// **Story Buddy Jr: another application to help students build and create a story of their very own!** //=

= = =// ScreenChomp- a great tool for students to become the teacher! They get to use their own "whiteboard" and explain how things work. For example, they can show you how to compare and contrast, draw and illustrate the Water Cycle, or __**show you**__ the steps to a long division problem. They simply do the work and record their voice! My students love becoming the teacher! See an example of a screenchomp video below! //= =// [|Compare and Contrast] //=

=// Sock Puppets- our new favorite app!!! Sock Puppets is a great tool to retell a story in their own words, or simply explain how to do something. It is very similiar to Toontastic. However, their voices "change" as the puppets are acting out the scenes. My students are finding this tool fun and exciting and are enjoying every second of this app! The laughs that you hear are priceless! //= =//** Here is a brand new link that will show you our personal narratives that we have been working on in class. We set them to music, added pictures, read our stories, and now we want to share our work with you!!! We hope that you enjoy them! **//= =2012-2013 Personal Narratives= = = = =