This year, we are fortunate enough to have 1:1 iPads in our classroom! We are now in our second trimester (5th month of implementation) and we have found so many ways to incorporate them into our daily curriculum. When one thinks of iPads in a classroom, it may be typical for their first thought to be, 'an electronic babysitter' or, 'they work on apps all day'. In reality, these 1:1 iPads are so much more. This blog will focus on how we utilize the iPads in our second-grade classroom every day. Posts will detail "creation apps" or applications that enhance the curriculum by improving student engagement and motivation. They're more than just 'apps'-they're tools that allow students to engage in authentic learning experiences as well as prepare them to become successful learners in the 21st Century. It's time to change our way of thinking, our way of doing. After all, as John Dewey said, "If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we are robbing them of tomorrow."