18 Success Stories ISSUE


Mar ch 20 11


I n s t r u c t i o n a l for educators of Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties


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This school year at the Wellsville Elementary School, the teachers have been using iMac computers and iPod Touches to engage and instruct their students in learning. In the elementary school, teachers have access to a class set cart of iMacs as well as a grade level class set of iPod Touches. At first, the teachers and students were using Apps on the iPod Touches for additional practice with math facts.


The teachers soon realized the real potential in utilizing the iMacs in conjunction with the iMac cart. So far the teachers have used their Macbooks to have their students make TV commercials for inventions they have designed. Teachers have used the iPods for recording literature, creating flashcards, and reinforcing


this issue iWellsville P.1 Tips and Tricks Rocketry P.2 VoiceThread Engages in Olean P.2 Hinsdale Participates in Project Enable P.3 Cattaraugus-Little Valley Explores P.3 Ellicottville Rolls Out Common Core P.4 Richburg ES Collaborates, The Mitten P.4


iWellsville By Brian Crawford, Staff Specialist


skills taught in class. Mrs. LaBenne and Mrs. Viglietta, two fifth grade teachers, agree that using the iPods and iMacs have added a whole new dimension to their classrooms! Their students seem to agree, as well.


He couldn't seem to get over just how much he was able to accomplish this past marking period, “With the iMacs we have done many fun things. We have written documents on an interesting application called Pages. We have also made songs on Garageband or made videos on iMovie. We have even taken pictures on Photo Booth and used them for presentations.”


A fifth grader, noted, “It makes everyday tasks easier!” Another fifth grader, noted how his iPod allows him to multi-task in the classroom, “It helped me get my work done faster because I do my papers and listen to the story at the same time.”


In March, the teachers will be learning how to have their students create their own eBooks- the ones that flip with a touch of a finger when read on an eReader device, such as an iPod, iPad, Nook, or Kindle. The learning never stops in iWellsville and the teachers have modeled that fact for their students!


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