Karla Holt currently works part-time with Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools as a learning coach supporting technology for diversity. She also facilitates professional learning on integrating technology into the curriculum for Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium. Prior to this, Karla taught elementary grades at a technology specialist school and a technology outreach centre in England where technology was at the centre of all lessons. Karla has two boys, aged 9 and 4, who continually teach her new apps and technology tools to use.
Learning Opportunities
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iPads in the Elementary Language Arts Classroom
Presented By
Karla HoltSession Details
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| February 19, 2015 | 9:00 am to 3:30 pm |
Location
Grade Levels
AllLooking for ways to integrate iPads into your language arts class? The iPad is an engaging tool to support students with reading, writing, viewing and representing ideas and information. The iPad helps foster student-centred learning and gives students opportunities to become engaged thinkers who use technology to learn, innovate, collaborate, communicate and discover.
This session will explore ways in which you can integrate iPads and apps into your daily language arts routines including looking at tools to use in the language arts classroom for word work, listening, reading to self, reading to someone and writing. We will also explore a variety of apps and tools that can be used for digital storytelling.
In this learning opportunity you will:
- explore ways to use an iPad to develop reading.
- Investigate apps to support students with spelling and writing.
- explore various apps for digital storytelling.
- consider sample lessons or projects you can bring back to your language arts class.
- investigate ways of quickly and easily sharing and/or showcasing content created on an iPad.
Target Audience
Grades K-6 Teachers
Please bring an iPad with the latest iOS and the ability to install free apps.