Have you been wishing/hoping your students could access our Tumblebooks subscription on the iPads? BIG NEWS:
“Dear Teachers,
We are pleased to announce that we have begun a project which will allow your students and patrons to access your TumbleBooks picture book collection on the iPad and iPhone 4!!
As you may know, TumbleBooks are created using flash animation and Apple has been steadfast in refusing to include flash in their iPads and iPhones.
So, in the spirit of, “if you can’t beat them, join them”, and in our continued efforts to give our subscribers the best experience possible, we are making non flash videos especially for the iPad.
You can check out our first batch of iPad-compatible TumbleBooks by signing into TumbleBookLibrary on your iPad and going to the Story Books section. There are currently 44 iPad books to choose from!
Just below the “Story Books” heading, there is a link called “Click here for iPad-compatible titles”. Click on this link, and the iPad books will be sorted for you. Now, simply click on the “iPad” button to launch the book of your choice! The book will appear in a small window at first, but to expand, simply click on the “full screen” button.
In the coming months, we will be creating iPad content for the entire TumbleBooks animated picture books collection.
Thank you for your time! We would love to get feedback from those of you using iPads, so be sure to tell us what you think. Please email comments and questions to me at marianne@tumblebooks.com.
All the best,
Marianne Last”
Here’s our week at a glance:
Monday, December 5th:
SLC Swimming @ YMCA
Tuesday, December 6th:
Buddies Committee Meeting @ 7:30am (Room 109)
RTI Committee Meeting @ 2:30pm (Room 118)
Wednesday, December 7th:
Happy Birthday, Kim Boryszewski 🙂
Community Outreach Committee Meeting @ 7:20am OR 3:00pm (Room 206)
Common Plan: SEL
Celebrations Committee Meeting @ 2:45pm (Room 104)
District SPED Meeting @ 3:45pm (Media Center @ Kennedy)
Thursday, December 8th:
Happy Birthday Cindy DeRose 🙂
Picture Retake Day
Kennedy Singers @ 2:20pm
SLT Meeting @ 3:00pm
District Winter Band Concert @ 7:00pm (LMS)
Friday, December 9th:
HAT DAY!
Reading Room Plan
Krissy Venosdale, one of my favorite bloggers, posted this on her most recent post:
Do you ever have those conversations with your class? You know the ones, that come up, at random, opportune times where you talk about risks, about never giving up, and about reaching for the highest star? Want to remind them to never give up? Make them think about their goals, even when they seem different from everyone else’s, and how to achieve them? Share this video. 288,000 jelly beans and 22 months of creativity and hard work made this video. Don’t wait for your students to be inspired… Inspire them.
(If you have time….check out the “Making Of” video to see how it was made! VERY COOL!)
**As we embark on the next 13 days before Winter Break, remember to continue to inspire your students & engage them in learning! Thank you for Teaching With Passion each day!