Learning and Exploring Through Technology

Resources Used

Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning by Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen

This is a blog written by a kindergarten teacher who uses Seesaw and iPads within her classroom

http://technicallyitskinder.blogspot.ca

Instagram Account – Teaching with APPitude by Kami Butterfield

PicCollage and Seesaw ambassador who has great ideas on how to use these apps and iPads in the classroom

Pedagogical Documentation Revisited: Looking at Assessment and Learning in New Ways. Ministry of Education, January 2015

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/CBS_PedagogicalDocument.pdf

We also spoke with our kindergarten consultant and technology consultant within our school board for ideas and information

Resources Created

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Living and Non-Living Things

A group of students took pictures around our school and then we organized and labelled them according to living and non-living things using the PicCollage app

Graphic Organizer

Students used the PicCollage app to create a graphic organizer of the characters in Super Mario. They then referred to their organizer when writing stories about Super Mario.

Graphic Organizer

Students used PicCollage to create a list of different sports. They then used this to help support writing.

Student Art Documentation

Students took photos of art they created and shared it on the Smartboard and discussed with peers

We created a movie theatre in our dramatic play area and we asked the students to make posters to advertise movies they were interested in. The students asked to use the iPads to look up pictures of the current movies and this student drew Boss Baby.

Little seeds

Using observation and recordings, students could use the iPads to document the growth of a sunflower seed to a seedling before planting it

Nature walk

Students went out for a walk to see signs of spring and found pollution and garbage in the neighbourhood. This sparked our inquiry on: How can we help the Earth? Using the app PicCollage, we could share this with parents on Seesaw.

Environmental Art

During Earth Week, the students created an art piece to show the message that we would rather live in a clean community. They painted a polluted and a clean version of the Earth. One tree was green and growing, while one tree was dead and had garbage in it that we had collected in the community. This was installed for the spring concert. They used the iPad to document their creation and were able to use Seesaw to show parents and continue th

Painting Outside

Students documented their art work and shared with parents on Seesaw

Egg Decorating

The students used the iPads to look up different ways to decorate the eggs

Peas and beans

Students used the iPads to take pictures of growing peas and beans. This was shared on Seesaw for parents to see.

Letter Hunt

The students used the iPads to hunt for letters around the classroom and then used PicCollage to create a collage of the pictures they took and added text to their picture

Shoe Graph

We made a bar graph with our shoes. We organized them by if they had laces, Velcro, Velcro and laces, and slip-on. The students documented their learning and shared with parents on Seesaw.

Team Photo

Our Kindergarten Team

Sun Catchers

Students used PicCollage to share pictures of their sun catchers that they made with water and nature items. We froze them in the shed and hung them on the fence to catch the sun!

Number Hunt

The students used the iPad to take pictures of different numbers they could find. They then used PicCollage to group the same numbers and then added text to their document.

Shape Hunt

Students searched for circles outside and then created a collage of the different circles they found and added text to the collage

Shape Hunt

Found shapes and counted the different sides. Used PicCollage to add words to their picture.

Shape Hunt

Students made and found triangles and then took pictures and wrote text

Signs of Spring

Students went on a nature walk and took pictures of signs of spring. They used these pictures to create a slideshow for their peers.

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Learning

Resources Used

Resources Created

Living and Non-Living Things

Graphic Organizer

Graphic Organizer

Student Art Documentation

Movie Theatre

Little seeds

Nature walk

Environmental Art

Painting Outside

Egg Decorating

Peas and beans

Letter Hunt

Shoe Graph

Team Photo

Sun Catchers

Number Hunt

Shape Hunt

Shape Hunt

Shape Hunt

Signs of Spring

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Learning

Resources Used

Resources Created

Living and Non-Living Things

Graphic Organizer

Graphic Organizer

Student Art Documentation

Movie Theatre

Little seeds

Nature walk

Environmental Art

Painting Outside

Egg Decorating

Peas and beans

Letter Hunt

Shoe Graph

Team Photo

Sun Catchers

Number Hunt

Shape Hunt

Shape Hunt

Shape Hunt

Signs of Spring

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