A Day in the Life of an iPad . . . at Saucon Valley Middle School

Connectiong Families - Common Sense Education

From cyberbullying and photo sharing to digital footprints and online safety, the Connecting Families program helps parents and kids address important topics and have meaningful conversations about making great choices in their digital lives.
This free, year long program includes everything parent facilitators need to encourage their schools and communities to use connected technologies in ways that are both fun and safe. Our resources include a step-by-step hosting guide, conversation topics, and printable resources to share -- all carefully researched and crafted by Common Sense educational technology experts. Get started with the Program Overview.  Give it a try . . .
 

Back-to-School Night - September 18

There will be an informal Question/Answer Session in the Middle School Large Group Instruction Room from 6:30-7:00 PM prior to the start of Back-to-School Night.  Should you have any questions regarding the iPad Program, feel free to stop in . . . otherwise teachers will be presenting information on the integration of the devices in the classes you attend this evening.  Hope you are planning to come "Back-to-School"!

Note Taking

Here are a few note taking apps that we use . . . aks your kids to show you!

Notability 

 “We rely on this sleek powerful note-taker to annotate documents, record lectures, sketch illustrations, and more.” - Apple ®

Google Docs - Collaborate with others  in real time on documents, spreadsheets, and mo

Dragon Dictation  

is an easy-to-use voice recognition application powered by Dragon® NaturallySpeaking® that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.