It is important to tie the technology to the objective so that it is an extension of learning, not just play time. Students need to be held accountable for stations they visit to make sure they are not just playing around. The purpose of stations/centers is to enhance learning and to make sure that learning is taking place; the students need to show that they learned something or that they practiced what is being taught.
I downloaded ArithmeTick and Coins Genius to my iPod. In ArithmeTick the students race against time to answer basic math facts. In Coins Genius the students count up the coins that are displayed and select the correct amount. For accountability the student will record, in their journal, the score they received and write about what they had difficulty with.
We also have Tales2Go on our iPods for reading. The students will write, in their reading response journals, the book they listened to and give a short summary of the book.
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