Elementary students visit senior living center, iPads in hand!

Third grade students from Adam Ponsor’s class at  Western Hills Elementary recently visited Woodlands Creek Senior Living, where they take a “Read to me” field trip.  After the students were done reading their books with the seniors, they each used the  iPad EveryDay Math games with the seniors.  The seniors absolutely loved this and were thrilled to have an opportunity to experience a new technology.

 

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Using the iPad as a part of the Read to Me program resulted in a much better connection between the students and the seniors.  The director of the senior living center responded that this “was the best Read to Me they had ever had!”

submitted by Rosemary Brandt, @rosebrandt  & Adam Ponsor, @mrponsor

How to log into Safari Montage….

WDMCS Staff…

A reminder:   West Des Moines Schools is piloting of Safari Montage until Jan 14th, 2012.  If you were a previous user of Discovery Education Streaming (DE Streaming), we’d certainly like your feedback as we evaluate Safari Montage as a possible replacement for DE Streaming.

Full step by step directions for accessing Safari Montage (pdf document)

Here’s the short version….

1. At school, open a web browser and type    safari    in the address bar.  (no http: or www needed, just safari)

2.  At the log in page, you’ll most likely need to install the Safari Montage plugin.

3. Log in with your existing network userid and password.

4. Use the search or browse option to find videos related to your needs.

 

Q1. Can we use this with classes during the testing?
A1. Yes…

Q2.  Who do I provide feedback to?
A2. Send feedback directly to Brian Abeling.  We’ll also be doing a survey in Jan with those who have used the system.

Q3. Where can I find a list of the full set of features available in Safari Montage?
A3. https://wdmtech.wordpress.com/2011/11/09/safari-montage-2/