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media type="custom" key="23959706" =Are Teachers of Tomorrow Prepared to Use Innovative Tech? = A new [|Project Tomorrow report] surveying principals concluded that they want to hire new teachers with creative ideas about how technology can be leveraged to create authentic and differentiated learning experiences. But student-teachers report that their tech training focuses only on simple management tools. At the same time, the report concludes that those who have the biggest influence on new teachers — veteran educators – don’t always embrace new ways of using technology to engage students.

Only half of current working teachers believe they can use technology to motivate students to learn, compared to 75 percent of incoming teachers. Only 17 percent of current teachers believe technology can help students deeply explore their own ideas, compared to 59 percent of incoming teachers. And 26 percent of current teachers believe students can use technology to apply knowledge to problem-solving, compared to 64 percent of aspiring teachers.'

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You may use this story as one of your weekly Blog Reflections.: **TITLE:** Week 6 Reflection: Are Teachers of Tomorrows Prepared to Use Innovative Tech?

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__** iPads in the K-12 Classroom **__ __** Let's have a little fun just Learning & Exploring........... **__ media type="custom" key="23959254" align="center"

media type="custom" key="23959262" Just as the two advertisements before it, Sunday's commercial focused on the three keywords to spotlight some of the apps made especially for iPad users. Using the words "Lights," "Camera" and "Action," Apple showcased iPad versions of iMovie, Pinterest, Instant: The Polaroid Instant Photos, Apple Maps and Action Movie FX, among clips from well-known movies. media type="custom" key="23959328" media type="custom" key="23959356" media type="custom" key="23959370"

iPads in the High School Classroom, a collection of Videos on Youtube:

iPads in the Middle School Classroom, a collection of videos on YouTube

iPads in the Elementary School Classroom, a collection of videos on YouTube

iPads in the Pre-school School Classroom, a collection of videos on YouTube

With iPad, your classroom materials go way beyond the classroom. Discover over 40,000 apps just for education, interactive books on every subject, and speeches, virtual tours, and videos from experts and institutions around the world**.** ** **CLICK HERE** **

> To get it for FREE, you have to update to the new iOS 7. Otherwise it is $4.99 @https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8 and worth every penny.
 * 1) Add your 2 reflection posts to your website; Refection Week 6, and the second Reflection Week 6. Details on Week 2, this is an every week assignment. NO exceptions. There is never substitution for the, everything we do is in addition to this.
 * 2) If you were in class, we did everything in class.
 * 3) If your were absent today...........We are explore the use of iPads in the classroom in class today. If you are absent, to make up for missing class your assignment is to write two additional in-depth reflections. These two should come from my blog, Technology Bis, Bytes and Nibbles and iPads in Education.Essentially this means you will have 4 reflctions for this week. The 2 normal weekly reflections from the blog list on Week 2 and these 2 replacement reflections. However, these 2 replacement refection should be in-dept. A little more involved and deeper thinking that your normal weekly reflections.
 * 4) Title these.........Replacement Assignment: Technology Bits Bytes and Nibbles and Replacement Assignment: iPads in Education
 * 5) Next week, we will make a Movie in class on the iPads using **iMovie**.
 * 6) If you have your your own iPad, you will need to update to iOS 7, it is free, "then during the setup process, users will be prompted to download the five Apple apps for free. Apple will be making the apps available to all iOS 7 compatible devices purchased after September 1st." iMovie, iPhoto, Pages, Keynote and Numbers.