Robyn Torry, a second grade teacher at Queen Elizabeth School in Lloydminster, Alberta, has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator for integrating iPads into her classroom curriculum. Torry describes using the iPads as “an engaging way to learn,” and her students have worked on numerous creative projects using the iMovies and iBooks apps both individually and collaboratively as a class. The iPads have become strongly blended into the school’s curriculum and is shared by several of the teachers who also see the iPad as an excellent learning tool. A book made by the students in Torry’s class using the iPads is available for download in the iTunes store.
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