Antarctica - Reading a Book on the iPad
Goals and Objectives:
Assessment: Note student participation in reviewing the key components and events in the story. Allow students who seem to be having difficulty in retelling key events to have another opportunity to listen to the story and then try to retell more events from the story. |
Tips for Teachers
Are children more interested in reading on a digital device? Is there a difference between reading digitally and reading a printed copy? This blog by technology teacher Mary Beth Hertz considers these questions. Read her comments at: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reading-2.0-mary-beth-hertz
Resources:
Hertz, M. (2014, February 18). Reading 2.0. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/blog/reading-2.0-mary-beth-hertz Oceanhouse Media, Inc. (2014, Jan. 27) Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole (Version 2.6) [Mobile Application Software]. Retrieved from: http://www.apple.com/itunes/. |