http://www.epsilen.com/grp/EPISDTLIGGroupEPISD Texas Literacy Initiative Grant last three announcements in chronological orderEpsilen Environment60http://www.epsilen.com/Groups/Public/AnnounceRSSView.aspx?GroupID=31KffWZKq5R9Z6gsPfgCgg==&aid=X3WNmrlFmAk=This is an interesting read about how students are using the App Book Creator in KINDER to teach each other!http://iteachwithipads.net/2013/01/25/kids-teaching-kids-with-book-creator/Great and inspiring read.Tim Holt, TX071902Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:27:33 GMThttp://www.epsilen.com/Groups/Public/AnnounceRSSView.aspx?GroupID=31KffWZKq5R9Z6gsPfgCgg==&aid=3VcWCz6beQc=All,A few years ago, EPISD was part of the T3 grant. Much like the TLI grant, there was a big technology component involved. We hired a company called Powerful Learning Practices to do professional development for us, and ever since then, we have kind of kept up with them. They recently released a book that you might be interested in: "Connected From the Start" about how technologly allows our students to be globally connected even in elementary grades. Here is some info about it: In her new book Connected from the Start: Global Learning in the Primary Grades, primary teacher Kathy Cassidy makes a compelling case for connecting our youngest students tothe world, using the transformative power of Internet tools and technologies.The 120-page eBook is the first in a series of solo-author works published by Powerful Learning Press to support teachers and school leaders as they make the shift to digitally infused, inquiry-driven teaching and learning, fueled by students’ own passions and creative interests.Cassidy’s well-balanced text presents both the rationale for connecting stu- dents “from the start” and the how-to details and examples teachers need to involve children in grades K-3 in using blogs, Twitter, Skype and other social media to become true global learners.This highly interactive digital book – featuring dozens of color photos, 10short videos, and hundreds of live links to helpful downloads and outside resources – invites the reader right into Kathy’s cozy and connected classroom, where kids are talking live with students “down under,” swapping video with peers in Greece, and using personal blogs, apps and iPads to create digital portfoli- os that document their growth and achievement for parents, families and a worldwide audience.Connected from the Start is available from the PLPress bookstore for $16.95 in a PDF format suitable for desktop, laptop and tablet computers.To celebrate the release of our first fully interactive professional book for educators, Powerful Learning Press is offering a $2 discount thru April 17. Use our coupon code CONNECTEDKIDS to purchase Kathy Cassidy’s helpful book for $14.95. One week only, beginning April 10! Go to shop.plpnetwork.com/ connectedkidsTweet about Connected From the Start! Join Kathy and Powerful Learning Practice CEO Sheryl Nuss- baum-Beach for a one-hour Twitter chat on Sunday, April 14 at 7pm EDT. Use the hashtag #plpnetwork to follow along and participate!Tim Holt, TX071902Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:42:05 GMThttp://www.epsilen.com/Groups/Public/AnnounceRSSView.aspx?GroupID=31KffWZKq5R9Z6gsPfgCgg==&aid=d9wvkrz2WA4=Here is a nice beginners article in how to handle those iPads: http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/04/10/7-tips-for-managing-your-ipad-classroom.aspxWhat do you think about this? Good article? Bad? Tim Holt, TX071902Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:02:40 GMT