iPads in Libraries–TXLA13

Thanks to all who joined for a discussion of iPads and libraries at the Texas Library Association conference in Fort Worth this weekend.   iPads in Libraries TXLA 2013 More PowerPoint presentations from C Foote A list of apps I mentioned are here, along with a PDF file for easy downloading to your iPad.    And the notes from the Today’s Meet chat room during the session are here. Another resource is the EanesWifi blog that we kept as we went through the pilot process; […]

iPads in the elementary library

One way to use iPads in the elementary library is as part of “stations.”   The touch screen and variety of available apps make it a natural for learning stations. One of our elementary librarians and I spent time recently exploring apps for her students, and found some excellent apps that would work well for reading/learning stations in the library.  She envisions setting up stations where younger elementary students could record themselves reading,  read an audiobook and follow along, or learn the alphabet, among other […]