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iPads in Kindergarten

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen on episode 512 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Karen Lirenman ( @ KLirenman ) and Kristen Wideen ( @ mrswideen ) have written the definitive book on using iPads in the elementary classroom, Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning in the Classroom.

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Blended Learning Models Reduce Class Sizes

eSpark

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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Blended Learning Models Reduce Class Sizes

eSpark

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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Flipping the elementary school classroom? YES!

Neo LMS

Elementary school classrooms do not naturally lend themselves to a flipped or blended environment for a number of reasons. Blended or flipped environments also are not ideal in an elementary school setting because so much of teaching in these grades is dependent on modelling and direction. A resounding YES! K12reader.com.

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Best Math Apps for iPad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Math, a subject often perceived as challenging, has found a refreshing ally in a plethora of iPad apps designed to make understanding and practicing math concepts not just easier, but also enjoyable. Math Apps for iPad Here some of the best math apps for iPad: 1.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

Hopscotch is an app (iPad/IPhone) that enables students (ages 8-14+) to learn about coding by creating a game, changing a drawing into an animation, or exploring the projects that have been shared to the gallery. Kubo coding is a good program for starting with elementary students, specifically grades K through 5. Kubo coding.

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5 reasons why blended learning programs fail-and how to save them

eSchool News

[ Editor’s Note: This story is Part 1 of our April series on Blended Learning. Too often, educators who are considering investing in blended learning pull back after hearing horror stories of good programs gone bad. We use Chromebook carts for K-5 students and offer iPad carts that teachers can check out on demand.