App-tastic Rules, Routines, & Procedures

With school beginning next week, I have been thinking of ideas for integrating technology into the normal back to school lessons.  At the beginning of the year, I always spend lots of time explaining and practicing rules, routines, and procedures.  I feel this time is critical in helping the rest of the year run smoothly.  This is also a great time to integrate small technology projects which gives a little extra practice for those rules and routines while introducing a few apps to your students.  Having students create projects about your rules or routines, is a great way for students to explore an app in a non-pressure way.  The students can really focus on the ins and outs of the app, while creating a project about familiar content.  

Here are six ideas to get you started this school year!  Click here to download a PDF copy for yourself. 

Save student projects and create QR codes to finished examples.  Hang these QR codes around the room for students to revisit these directions as needed throughout the year.  These will also be a great reference for new students as they join your class mid-year.

Rules, Routines, & Procedures: iPad Edition

From the Beginning...with iPads!
I am helping several schools launch a 1:1 rollout this fall with iPads.  As I meet with teachers and help them formulate plans for how to begin with iPads in their classrooms, I have gathered some resources to share.  I hope these resources will help you with establishing rules, routines, and procedures with iPads in your classroom!

Back to School with a Tech Twist

I've been preparing ideas for teachers as they come back to school this week.  With several of my schools moving 1:1, I have been looking for resources around the web to share with them.  Here are a few back to school lesson ideas and freebies I've found.  I hope these will be helpful for your classroom as well.

If you know of other great back to school resource, add them in the comments below.  I hope to continue to add resources to this ThingLink.