Post #8
I know that I have 5 net books and 5 itouches for my classroom.  I am SO excited to use them and integrate them in to the classroom routine!

I got some ideas about how I can use them from Classroom Integration:
Individual Learning Devices

• Student created podcasts/videos
• Student publishing
• Journaling/writing
• Investigations
• Collecting/Monitoring Data
• Graphing
• Audiobooks
• Content-specific reinforcement activities
• Enrichment with edu-games
• Virtual Field Trips, Tours
• Webquests
• Personal Information Manager

Paired Activities (in conjunction with above)

• Shared whiteboard space
• Paired tutorial games
• Oral fluency practice

Small Groups (in conjunction with above)

• Student-created tutorials
• Collaborative writing and editing

Whole Group (in conjunction with above)

• Journaling
• Writing prompts
• Whole group formative assessment

Learning Stations (in conjunction with above)

• Targeted activities around a specific theme
• Integrated step in a project-based unit

The main issue is to build the classroom procedures so the use of the net books/ itouches DO NOT interfere with the flow of the routine.  It takes repetition, practice, and more practice.  The more time I spend to set up the class procedures, the better!