I heart technology!

After I took my 4th-8th grade Reading and Language Arts TExES test this afternoon, I took a little trip over to the Apple Store at the mall. I had been eying the iPad for quite sometime now. I decided to just go ahead and buy myself one, and I am so glad that I did! Our librarian is actually working on getting several purchased for us to use in our classrooms and I cannot wait to integrate them in my own classroom. For now, we will just have to play with mine. :)

I did come across a really great app today though for calling on students. It is called Stick Pick. It allows you to create sticks for each of your students and you can then sort them by class. I think it was $2.99, but so worth it. If you have Apple technology accessible to you at school through an iPad, iTouch, or iPhone, you will want it, I promise!

Speaking of apps, what are your favorite education apps or games that your students love? I am really hoping to find mostly free ones, but am willing to pay a little bit for really good ones. I cannot wait to hear what you all are using in your own classrooms.