We use the Head of the Class website for a good portion of the boys' schoolwork. We print out the worksheets. After they're completed, we do some other reading, writing and unit studies. Since getting the ipad, they are using it for the educational apps. I got to thinking, "I wonder if I can get their Head of the Class worksheets on there in a editable form so that they can complete their worksheets using a stylus and the ipad.
We can!
I was able to download pdf-notes lite on the ipad. I went to the Head of the Class website in Safari (the Ipad browser). I looked under Free Content and downloaded some of the third and fourth grade worksheets. When you open a pdf, you can look in the upper right hand corner. I open the flash cards in ibooks. I open the worksheets in pdf-notes.
It gets better!
I'm able to open the correct worksheet that they need. They use the stylus to complete the worksheet. Then I can email the flattened pdf to my gmail account. I move each boys worksheets to their special folder in my email account.
Then I just erase the page in pdf-notes and it's ready for the next child that needs to use it. How cool is that! You can even color inside this app.
I do still have plenty of workbooks as backup but I can totally see that this is where education is headed. I like using the ipad better than the computer because at least you can practice holding a pencil when using the stylus.
Lot of fun and very cool!
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