A Little "LemonAid" Love this week!

We had a big week in my class.  My students wrote thank you's to the Lemons (the iPad donors) and invited them to visit our classroom so we could give the thank you's to them personally.  On Wednesday, Larry, Jen, and Caroline visited our classroom and watched 5 different presentations.  Each group created a presentation including; assigned speaking roles, a visual poster with written instructions, and visuals on the iPads.

1. The first task was Research.  The kids told the visitors what they used to research, how they took notes on their iPads, and then made presentations.  

2. The next group of kids showed how we use Nearpod.  They walked the visitors through what a presentation was like and even had Mr. Lemon take the quiz.

3. Students in the third group showed how to use the iPad in all stages of the writing process; from brainstorming to publishing.

4. The fourth group presented Edmodo and all the cool things it allows you to do.  One boy said, "it's like school at home." Edmodo Video They talked about how I put lessons online with follow-up quizzes.  They are able to stay up with their school work even when they are absent.

5. Last and not least, my kids showed the guests iMovie.  They described the steps of creating a movie, starting with assigning jobs in your group and ending with a movie.  The kids included how you can use notes to write a script and assign parts. 

The kids did a great job presenting the different things we do with iPads.  They really enjoyed showing off how they were using the awesome tech tools and showed much appreciation to the Mr. Lemon.  Everyone had a fantastic time!