In my thinking about how to use the ITouch in the classroom, I am really stuck. I love the ideas my cohort members have and are sharing via our Wiki site. Using the ITouch for the entire classroom's use and/or for my use with students, sounds like an interactive and exciting way to keep the students involved. Most ideas really utilize time and efficiency. It's beneficial to both me as a teacher and my students. I truly do look forward to using these ideas in my classroom instruction.
In our literacy class, we get to use it a little with our buddies. So far, my buddy gets really excited that we are using the technology with him. It even seems to let him know that he is so important to us, that we are willing to use this tool to enhance our experience/learning together.
However, I'm struggling with using the ITouch for differentiated instruction....Other than the ideas I was able to pull out that could possibly help Cornelius, Bruno, and Maximus. I struggle to find ways in which students who are struggling can find support from the ITouch, especially if they are on their own. If they are struggling to keep up, how will they be able to handle the ITouch? So I guess, I'm wondering how to let struggling students use this tool individually?
I'm going to need to stretch my mind in the next few weeks. How else can I use this to help my struggling students do better and without my complete support? (other than using apps that scribe the lesson for them etc....)?
