Smart Techology

iPad Apps in the classroom.

1. Educreations Interactive Whiteboard
        This is an iPad Application that lets you create lessons, you can animate the so that it moves along  with you and the class.

2. Textbooks

        This Application allows you to view your textbook the iPad. It would allow you to be able to only have one thing out at a time leaving you with less clutter, you can write notes to the side of the page and then later you can organize your notes into flashcards in the the same application.

Smartboard Lessons in the classroom.

1. Jeopardy

        This Smartboard Lesson Template will allow you to be able have fun wiht your students while you also are reviewing for their next test.


I am posting resources for 5th Grade and up but I think that the Educreation Interactive Whiteboard App would be great for any grade.

Teaching Students To Be Financially Literate

Here is an article on teaching students to be financially literate and how it pays off for the children.

•  I feel that I have a pretty good understanding that needs need to come before wants because if I didn't have very good math skills I would over spend, and go outside of my budget and then could end up homeless. 

• I might feel a little bit better about my financial future if I had been given a class to help prepare me for it. I know that life isn't perfect and that I will have rough patches to get through were money would be tight.