You don’t need a one-to-one classroom (one device for every student) to integrate tablets into instruction. Whether you have one tablet or five, possibilities for teaching with them abound.
Single Tablet Independent reading
Load up your tablet with books in a reading app. Allow students to check out the tablet for the day or week for in-class use, just as they would a book from the class library. Have students sign a contract that they’ll handle the tablet properly.
Accessibility
Have a student that might benefit from accessibility apps? Ask if such an accommodation is possible—and perhaps even included in the student’s IEP.
Small Set of Tablets Small-group reading
A few tablets are perfect for engaging students during small-group reading instruction. Explore the features of the e-reading app that you’re using, and talk about different strategies for digital reading.
Research
Portability makes tablets conducive to quickly accessing information for research projects. Assign one tablet per research group. They can use it for consulting print and Internet sources and collecting and storing their research data.
Source: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/50-fab-apps-teachers
Single Tablet Independent reading
Load up your tablet with books in a reading app. Allow students to check out the tablet for the day or week for in-class use, just as they would a book from the class library. Have students sign a contract that they’ll handle the tablet properly.
Accessibility
Have a student that might benefit from accessibility apps? Ask if such an accommodation is possible—and perhaps even included in the student’s IEP.
Small Set of Tablets Small-group reading
A few tablets are perfect for engaging students during small-group reading instruction. Explore the features of the e-reading app that you’re using, and talk about different strategies for digital reading.
Research
Portability makes tablets conducive to quickly accessing information for research projects. Assign one tablet per research group. They can use it for consulting print and Internet sources and collecting and storing their research data.
Source: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/50-fab-apps-teachers