Note Taking with iPads

We have been hard at work finishing up reports on how the Earth's surface is changed by different forces.  This means erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes.  In order to prepare for our reports, we've done a lot of reading, checking out information on the web, and looking at charts we created in the classroom.  We've seen so much information that we realized we needed to organize it somehow!  Yay for note taking!  We started using Notability in the fall and many 2nd graders are still overwhelmed with all the possibilities.  So, they had a choice of using either Notability or Popplet.  Slowly more pairs are choosing Notability.  After we took our notes and did a little more research, we were able to see our notes while we wrote our reports.

Presenting. . . .Telestory!

I know, I'm way behind the times.  But I just heard about telestory right before Spring Break.  So, we HAD to try it when we came back to school and were getting ready to share about our time away from each other.  The kids did a great job and came up with some great presentations.  We had rock stars who went to the beach, newscasters who played with friends, and spies who got to stay up late and sleep in.  I love seeing the creativity the kids put into their work when we use the iPads!