1. The Power
of the Little
People
Using iPads to Transform
Learning in the Early Years
Presented by:
@klirenman

2. Young learners are cute.
But they are far more than just cute.

3. +
Transformational Learning
=

4. iPads allow young learners to learn
in ways that work best for them.

5. While learning about 2d shapes and 3d
solids some learners...
... chose to one-on-one
video conference with a
student in Iowa
... tweeted shape/solid
clues to twitter
#2d3dshapes

6. While other learners...
... created a castle and
labeled it with skitch.
... used the iPad camera
and PicCollage app to
create a digital poster

7. And others still created their own movies
with an iPad camera, Skitch, Draw and Tell,
and iMovie .

8. An independently created iMovie
documenting 3d solids knowledge.

9. iPads allow young learners to make choices
about how they learn to read, write, and
learn new math concepts.

10. Technology’s Impact on Student Reading
(From the Student’s Point of View)

11. In all cases young learners are capable of
making decisions on how they best learn a
new concept. iPads allow them to be
empowered, engaged learners.

12. They can choose the best way to show their
grasp of concepts taught.
Podcast
Digital Poster
Paper Poster

13. iPad apps make it easy for young
learners to make their thinking visible.

14. Screen casting apps allow young learners
to create their own content.
Sample Screen Casting Apps
•Explain Everything
•Educreations
•Show Me
•Screen Chomp
•Doodle Cast Pro

16. Voice recording apps allow young learners
to talk about their work and self assess.
Voice Recording Apps
•Draw and Tell
•Audio Boo
•Voice Record Pro
•Tellagami

18. Story Telling Apps
Book Creator
My Story

19. Presentation apps provide choices for young
learners to show their knowledge,
Pic Collage
Popplet
Skitch

20. I use my iPad to
organize graphically.

21. When you allow young students to have
CHOICE with their learning, and provide
them with iPads ANYTHING is possible!
Ownership of Learning = Engaged Learner

22. A student’s perspective on the impact of
using technology for learning.

23. Young learners can use iPads
to co-create ...

24. ... with classmates

25. Animal Research in Grade One

26. ... big buddies

27. ... high school students

29. ... and with the world.
Good News Bad News

30. Good News Bad News

31. The Very Hungry Student

33. Social media allows young learners to
connect and learn with the WORLD!
Blogs
Twitter
Video Conferencing

34. Young learners can blog
I use my iPad
to blog.

35. ... to share important messages

36. ...to thank an author

37. ...to teach a friend

38. ...to invite a guest

39. ... and most importantly to
document their learning

40. Young learners can learn with others
through video conferencing.

41. Video
conferencing
brings the world
into the classroom.

42. Video conferencing allows my students to...
... read to an adult.

43. ... share work with an app developer

44. ... guess a mystery number

45. ... meet an expert

46. ... teach another class

47. ... learn with another class

48. Young learners can use iPads
to learn with the world via Twitter
I use
my iPad to tweet .

49. ... to share voice of a fairy
tale character to #lrrh13

50. ... to share Santa’s secrets to #santasec13

51. ... to back channel during
an online presentation

52. ... to share math problems at #mathstory

53. ... to share clues about 2d and 3d
shapes at #2d3dshapes

54. ... to thank an author

55. ... to have a conversation

56. ... to answer a question

57. ... to help another class collect data

58. Sometimes my young learners work with
classes that can’t use twitter to learn with. In
those cases we use Today’s Meet.

59. So while young learners are indeed cute,
they are far more than just cute.
They are mini super heroes who can use
iPads for so much more.

60. Contact Information
Karen Lirenman
@klirenman
Skype: klirenman
karen.lirenman@gmail.com
learningandsharingwithmsl.blogspot.ca
handoutsbykaren.wikispaces.com
Grade One, Division 19
Woodward Hill Elementary, Surrey, BC
@MsLsClass
mslirenmansroom.blogspot.ca
kidblog.org/mslirenmansclass2013-2014