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After a few weeks and attempts to use my iPad in the Primary classroom I learned: -Generally children get too excited and all want is to touch or be near the iPad. Some groups got distracted by technology and lost focus on the learning intention of the task. -children need to interact first with a physical tool: ie such as a wooden clock before trying to use a clock with the iPad. -Child age doesn't seem to be a concern for using technology. Year 1 groups (4 years old) responded really well to an app and played a talking game with the iPad with great success. SO.. I have started to use my iPad in the classroom for the ONLY purpose of recording the children's work digitally. And it works.. The Classroom atmosphere has changed and kids really work hard because they know I will take a pic at the end of the task. Try it!  Finally, I have created a gmail account so that my KS2 students can send me their home work via email. Also, something a learned is that mlearni

Hello, I have started my blog in Septembre 2012. For the first time I am using my iPad to teach Spanish in a primary school in London. All classteachers will have an ipad too. Exciting! I asked for help and Nicky Hockly gave me directions! This is what she recommended: 1. A detailed description of a project that used Voice Thread on iPads in a primary classroom, and from the same blog, how to create a visual dictionary on the iPad – in Spanish:  dictionary 3. Karin Timaşin and Cigdem Ugur in Turkey set up a project involving mobile phones over several classes, and which they describe in a video interview on Seth Dicken's blog. This project could equally have been carried out using iPads: use your phone 4. Nicky Hockly delicious account 5. the consultants-e resources   6.  Tony's learning in hand