缅因州学校在幼儿园里发iPad

短语讲解：

1. At Sherwood Heights Elementary School in Auburn, Laurie Gerard prepares her class for a session on the iPads.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：我们准备同敌人谈判。
Right now they are preparing themselves for the Olympic Games.
眼下他们正在为参加奥运会作准备。

2. As the school year progresses, Gerard plans to use various iPad applications to come up with individualized learning plans for each student.

come up with想出;提供
例句：He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.
他想出一个推广产品的好方法。

3. Daniel Fitzgerald, 5, plays an interactive word game, trying to spell his name out using the iPad. "My favorite thing for the iPad is activities.

spell out拼出, 读出
例句：Could you spell the word out for me?
你能把这个词给我拼读出来吗?

4. Sherwood Heights principal Laura Shaw says iPads also provide children with immediate feedback.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

5. “When you have 18 kids in the classroom and you see 10 kids, hands raised up, the teacher does her best to get around," she says.

get around四处走动；往来各地
例句：It's easy in this city to get around by bus.
在这座城市，乘公共汽车来往各处非常方便。

6. They know what they've done is correct and they can move on, or they know 'Oh, I need to ask for help.'”

move on继续前进, 继续进行, 往前走
We talked about these for a while and then moved on to another house.
我们谈了一会儿之后, 就前往另一家去了。
ask for请求…, 要求…
例句：We often asked the veteran workers for advice.
我们常常向老工人求教。

7. Nearly 300 kindergarteners in Auburn are taking part in the iPad program this year.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

8. One of our literacy interventionists was working with several of her students, and having a hard time with helping them be successful, she finally pulled out her own personal iPad and had them work on some apps for letter recognition and letter formation

pull out拔出
例句：Vargas pulled out his gun.
瓦格斯掏出他的枪。

9. There is a precedent for that. Nine years ago, Maine became the first in the nation to equip its middle school students with laptop computers, a program which now expands to about half of Maine’s high schools.

equip with用…装备；使具备；为…准备
例句：We should equip our child with a good education.
我们应使我们的孩子受到良好教育。

10. Soloway also has his doubts about how useful the iPads are when it comes to teaching 5-year olds.

when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……；当涉及到……
例句：She is lazy when it comes to schoolwork.
她一做作业就偷懒。