You Can Do What in Kindergarten?

Homework is always exciting in kindergarten, especially on the iPad! With the recent setup of student e-mail accounts, my students are now able to e-mail homework assignments to me. Who ever would have thought that kids that were 5 and 6 years old would be e-mailing homework? I was asked if I would like to try e-mail with my students, and of course, I said yes! Not only did it sound fun, it would allow for instant feedback and allowed for me to see the students' work on the weekend without waiting until Monday! This weekend, my students read stories at their reading level on the Learning A-Z app, created a picture in SMART Notebook and added 3-5 sentences about their pictures using adjectives, created greater than/less than number sentences on Glow Draw, and last but not least, they were able to pick an app of their choice to use. The activities on SMART Notebook and Glow Draw were e-mailed to me through their student accounts, which are synced to their iPads. I was then able to give them feedback on their homework via e-mail What has been neat about providing access to e-mail is the excitement and energy is has brought to my classroom. The extension continues at home as I receive e-mails about what my students are up to, or better yet, they are taking pictures of their pets, sending them to me, and describing them in an e-mail. It's been an exciting year so far with the use of technology and seeing how much a kindergartner can do if you give them the right tools, and more importantly-believe in them!