Principal+Sheila+Burris

=Welcome to Ms. Burris' iPad Project Page= = =

During the 2013-2014 school year, the Pennsville Middle School will have three separate iPad pilot programs.

We will have a pilot group of a randomly selected 6th graders that will be issued an iPad that will be used in all of their academic classes. The students will be permitted to take the iPads home. It is our goal for these students to gain the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st Century by being able to solve complex problems in real time, think divergently and creatively, think analytically, collaborate seamlessly in both physical and virtual spaces and to communicate in multiple multimedia formats.

Our pilot group from last year will continue with their iPad program in 8th grade. This group includes 22 students.

All 8th grade Honors students will be issued an iPad that will be used in all Honors classes. There are students that have from 1 to 3 of the available Honors courses offered in 8th grade.

We also have a cart of 24 iPads for each department that may be used in any of our classes. Teachers sign the cart out within their department for use. A total of 5 carts with 2 Title I carts for English and Math.

I am thrilled to announce that we are maintaining our two new electives this year for the students that were enrolled in the iPad pilot program from last year. The first semester is called the iPad Tech Squad and the second semester is called iPad App Development.

**​Procedures Implemented started in the 2012-2013 School Year** This year we will be using a hybrid method for syncing the students iPads. When the students were issued their iPads, all apps that we are requiring were preloaded onto those iPads. This year, students are able to sync (wirelessly) with their own iTunes account. This gives them the freedom to download any music, video or apps onto the iPads without having it synced to the school account. When we need for the students to have a paid app, we have the ability to push that app to them with our new management system.

Parents are encouraged to check their child's iPad on a regular basis to see what they are downloading.


 * Below is a movie Trailer for our 6th grade iPad Roll Out Night - Our iPad Tech Squad was present to assist the new 6th graders with their iPads.**

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//**Below are links to blogs, projects, and articles for iPad use in classrooms that are pretty interesting.**//

//**Here is a video of progress from a group of 6th Grade iPaders are making. Needless to say, the engagement factor is still one of the strongest reasons you may be considering the iPads for your school.**//

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 * Reference/Productivity - For all classes **

Creative Apps:

 * Free postcard app that I used in parent/BOE presentation - [|Bill Atkinson's Postcard]
 * App to split screen for web/notetaking - [|Side by side]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Comic strip maker - Also used in presentation - [|Comic strip]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This is a free lite version for creating stories - [|Story Buddy]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Math Apps:

 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Math Bingo game .99 - [|Math Bingo]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Graphing calculator - free - [|quick graph]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Graphing calculator HD $1.99 - [|graphing calculator HD]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyday Math Apps:

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Everyday Math Baseball]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Everyday Math Addition]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Everyday Math Baseball 2]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Everyday Math Tric Trac]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Everyday Math Multiplication]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Everyday Math Subtraction]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Science Apps:

 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This one is really neat: [|Science 360 of iPad]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This app cost .99 - [|Living Earth]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">This app cost $4.99 but worth it. [|Star Walk for iPad]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Google Earth]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">[|Discovery Channel HD]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Skeletal Anatomy 3D $2.99 - [|Skeletal Anatomy]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Frog Dissection - $2.99 - [|Frog Dissection]
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">NASA HD - [|NASA HD]

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Language Arts Apps:

 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">World Web Dictionary - Free Dictionary
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Words with Friends HD game - free - [|Words with friends]
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">SAT - free - [|Intelli SAT]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Shakespeare in Bits - Romeo & Juliet interactive - lite- [|Shakespeare in bits]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Dragon grammar - parts of speech review - free - [|Grammar dragon]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Idiom: (free) cartoon strips explaining the origins and meanings of idioms: [|Idiom]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Special Needs Apps:
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyday Math Apps are in the Math section.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|BrainPop]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|See Touch Learn]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Word Magic]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Fill Gap lite]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Coin Math]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Talking Tom]
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Talking Tom 2]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Social Studies Apps:

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">Interactive App on the Civil War - $4.99 - [|Civil War]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Interactive multimedia calendar of historic events - free -[|This Day in History]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">World Atlas HD $1.99 - [|World Atlas]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coast2coast or c2c! (free) Geography quiz game:[|Coast to Coast]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">50 Places of a Lifetime- Beautiful pictures-$1.99 : [|50 Places Lifetime]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Presidents by the Number $1.99 - [|Presidents by #]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stack the States game .99 - [|Stack states]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tap Quiz Maps - free - [|Tap Quiz Map]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">World Language Apps:

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: baseline;">Spanish Translator free - [|Spanish translator]
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Spanish Essentials: free: [|Spanish Essentials]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Other Apps:

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; vertical-align: baseline;">App Hits - daily list of free or reduced apps - [|App Hits]