David Lee EdTech

Special thanks to Jon Barry, Annette Welpman, Katherine Fleetwood, and Rebecca Mitchell! Korea International School Standards/Benchmarks Standard 1- Culture: Knowledge Benchmarks A - "Culture" refers to the behaviours beliefs, values, traditions, institutions, and ways of living together of a group of people; C - How cultural beliefs, behaviours, and values allow human groups to solve the problems of daily living; D - How culture may change in response to changing needs and concerns; 2 - Explore and describe similarities and differences in the ways various cultural groups meet similar needs and concerns Standard 3 - People, Places, and Environments: Knowledge Benchmarks A - The theme of people, places, and environments involves the study of location, place, and the interactions of people with their surroundings; D - Factors influencing various community, state, and regional patterns of human settlement, such as the availability of land and water, and pla...

1. Open the Camera app 2. Take a picture of student holding a sheet that includes student's name, class, and room number. 2. Open the Settings app 3. Scroll down and tap on Brightness & Wallpaper, Wallpaper, Camera Roll, and choose the photo your student took of him/herself. 4. Write down student info onto a label and place it on the back, bottom corner of the iPad. I recommend placing tape over the label as well.  

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QR Codes and Digital Art Statements This week, the art department at Korea International School organized an amazing tech-enhanced exhibit that showcased beautiful student art. Almost every art piece had a QR code that linked visitors to the artist's statement. I walked around the exhibit reading and listening to artist statements on my smartphone. It was great  to learn about the context of each art piece. Many students provided their statements through ePortfolio sites ( Wix  and  ViewBook ), or online audio-sharing sites ( Vocaroo  and  SoundCloud ).         This exhibit was organized by KIS's Sara Arno, Brianna Bedessem, Angel Catholic, Sondra Mullenax, and Sallie  Inman.  Kindergarten Art Exhibit Flyers Since I was so amazed by the tech-enhanced art exhibit, I decided to integrate the exhibit into my kindergarten graphic design lesson. I armed my kindergarteners with iPads and walked them to the exhibi...