iPads in K-2 at Roosevelt

As you may or may not know, in Kindergarten through Second Grade, our classrooms have 1 iPad for every 4 students in their classrooms.   Each teacher is implementing these iPads in a way that best fits the needs of their classrooms, so it will not be the same in each classroom.  However, one of the questions that our primary teachers have been asked is what apps are on the iPads and where can we download them?   As of today, we now have these apps in a location for parents to see what apps are on the iPads and a link for you to download them.  Please take a moment to check out the new iPad Apps site!  If you have any questions, please let me know!

https://sites.google.com/a/d64.org/ro-ipad-apps/home

Check out the new RO iPad App Site

RAZ-KIDS iPad App

Our Kindergarteners through 3rd graders are very lucky to have a great resource available to them both at home and at school called Raz-Kids. Your children in K-3 can read and listen to books on Raz-Kids and even record themselves reading. Afterwards they can take a quiz to check for comprehension.

You can also monitor your child's progress using Raz-Kids.  You can see which books your student has been reading, send them messages, and review all their activity with our Parent Access area. Simply log in as your student, click the "Parents" link in the top right, and register.   

Our Roosevelt teachers are currently in the process of sending home the letters with log-in information for each student.   If you have any questions about your students log in information, please contact your child's teacher and they can help.  To access Raz-Kids, click on the picture above or scroll down to the helpful links section on the right hand side of the blog. 

Since we have subscriptions for our K-3 Students to Raz-Kids, we also have access to the Raz-Kids app for the iPad. This app lets you access eBooks and eQuizzes for the 300+ titles on Raz-Kids, all on your tablet!  In addition to engaging kids at their reading level and in their area of interest, this award-winning resouces gives kids 24/7 Web access to the practice they need to become better, more confident readers.  Please click here to download this FREE app to your iPad so that your students can have access to their eBooks and quizzes.   If you have any questions or problems, please let me know and I'd be happy to help you troubleshoot.   

Artkive

Are you looking for a way to keep all of your kids artwork and school work organized without taking over your refrigerator?  Artkive is an app that helps busy parents treasure all their kids' creations.

ArtKive is a personal preservation app that lets you photograph and store your child's artwork right in the app, and share with family members and friends.  You can also also create different profiles for different kids to keep their masterpieces separate, while tagging and organizing the artwork by date and grade really easily with drop down menus. It's not complex, and it is a step above simply photographing the artwork and keeping in your photo library.

Another great feature is that we can also earn some money for our school at the end of the year if you end up purchasing a book or other products!   Simply follow the directions below and Roosevelt will get 10% of your purchase back!   I hope you find this as a useful tool for treasuring and keeping your children's work without cluttering up space!