Don't Be a "One-and-Done"

I don't want to be a teacher who is one and done. What do I mean? I don't want to use one App and have my iPads gather dust. I have been looking for creative ways to use multiple iPad Apps in a lesson. Just the other day, I had my students listen to a college class in iTunesU . I figured that it was better than listening to me! As students listened to portions of the lecture, I had them take notes on a graphic organizer. Instead of having the podcast go in "one ear and out the other," I wanted to create a unique way for students to share their new knowledge. Students were asked to use Toontastic , an App designed to create dynamic cartoons, to author a "training video" about the topic for "new employees." Toontastic was very easy to use because it provides background templates and characters. As they navigated the characters by a simple drag and drop, students narrated the story as the App recorded their words. Most of all, it created a me