1. After watching the videos/tutorials, list two to three things you learned about the device(s) that will be in your classroom this fall.
Finding out we will receive more itouches brings up mixed emotions. Although I want to be greatful for any and all technology, I would be happy to give up any and all itouches in the 5th grade classrooms. There is no applicable learning going on when students have these in their hands and they are a distraction to those who have not completed their work. I realize that itouches are capable for use in research and actual learning, but 5th graders see them as a use for games and fun only. I would rather have an additional mini, laptop, or ipad over all of the itouches. It also prompts them to pull out their own iphones and pretend they are using an itouch, but after close observation I find that they are using their own phone. It has presented a problem on more than one occassion.
If I was in a primary grade, I would welcome the itouches. They would be an excellent station or rotation for the kids to have a turn with. Listening to books is very relaxing and it's easy to download a book to the itouch. It's just one more resource that kids get excited about.
On another note, the Dell mini's are something I am very excited about for any age. Just having the opportunity to have additional computers in the classroom is more than welcome.
2. How do you plan to manage the device(s) in your classroom? Do you have ideas/suggestions that others may find useful?
In all grades, it would be easy to assign a student the job of managing the itouches. They would have to make sure that everything is assigned to a specific spot to be returned to or checked it out of.
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