iPad trials in Australia - You Are Never Alone. iPads in Qld schools under new Bligh govt - Hardware. Queensland schools are set to reap the benefit of iPads in the classroom if incumbent Queensland Premier Anna Bligh is re-elected, after she today pledged to run a pilot program of the tablets involving over 5000 students. Under the $5.7 million plan aired by Bligh and Queensland Labor today (PDF), 5065 year 7 students in 20 test schools will get access to a 32GB Wi-Fi version of the Apple iPad 2 tablet. Policy documents specify that the funds for the tablet pilot program would come out of the Queensland Education Trust fund. The $5.7 million allocated to the pilot program would see each year 7 student get an iPad, protected by an AppleCare Protection Plan (or equivalent), and would also pay for charging trolleys, secure storage facilities and a device-management platform. The government plans to spend $1125.37 per student on the new pilot program.
The government said that it has chosen the iPad due to its success in the Australian market. Education departments go wild for the iPad. Schools and universities right around Australia have jumped headfirst into trials of Apple’s hyped iPad tablet as they rush to discover exactly what the device’s use will be in the educational field — sometimes with the support of their overarching education departments, and sometimes without. Western Australia’s Department of Education and Training revealed this week that some schools in the state were displaying an increased interest in iPads and tablet devices, purchasing the handheld computers independently to trial in various education programs. “The department does not have a policy on the use of iPads or Android-based technology at this stage, however some schools have bought tablet devices to trial in various settings,” said departmental chief information officer Bevan Doyle.
“There appears to be a level of interest in this technology for educational use.” But not every department is as keen on the new technology. Image credit: Josh Liba, Creative Commons. Price not too high for iPad pedagogy - Techie Isles - Blogs. A school down the road from my old house has created a national debate over the use of iPads in the classroom.
Orewa College wants to make it compulsory for its students to use a "one-to-one computer device" such as a laptop, tablet or notebook, and has expressed a preference for iPads. Since these cost upwards of NZ$799, there has been an almighty row over the cost, even though Orewa is a most pleasant and prosperous seaside suburb of Auckland, where virtually all parents should be able to find the money, especially since the college has given them months of warning and, thus, months to save up. The arguments over money entirely miss the purpose of having such devices in class — that is, of giving the kids a better and more relevant education. At first, I had some misgivings over iPads as opposed to a traditional laptop. Already, iPads are being used in American and Australian classrooms, and advice is available for those wanting to take this route.
iPad Step Forward Program | Foundation Studies | Trinity College. Trinity College Foundation Studies (TCFS) was one of the first education institutions in the world to pilot the use of iPads in the classroom in 2010 to test their educational benefits. Since the introduction of iPads to the TCFS curriculum, students have achieved better academic outcomes. All TCFS students receive the latest available iPad when they commence their studies at Trinity and these devices belong to the student during and after the program. A series of introductory training sessions are provided to students and the Education Technology Manager also provides ongoing guidance and support in regard to educational use of the iPads. iPad learning enhances personal contact and communication between teachers and students, and increases students' engagement with the curriculum.
Individual attention, small class sizes and face-to-face teaching remain an important educational approach at Trinity. The excellent educational outcomes from introducing iPads into the classroom come from: Yes. Trinity College iPad Program. Excellent Academic Results with Trinity’s iPad Pilot Group « Trinity College iPad Program. Today the new February Main 2012 students of Trinity College Foundation Studies (TCFS) begin their orientation activities.
A key component of their academic orientation will be the distribution of iPads for use in the classroom and for study at home, in the library, or wherever students happen to be inspired or pressed by an assessment deadline. As we prepare a new cohort to commence their academic program using iPads, it is worthwhile reflecting both on the effectiveness of Trinity’s original iPad Pilot Program and the rationale for extending iPad use to all TCFS students and academic staff. Final academic results for the iPad Pilot Group within Trinity College Foundation Studies show that iPad students achieved the highest individual scores in the 2011 February Main cohort. The iPad students achieved higher average scores than their February Main classmates. Background to August Extended Students with a Best 4 Average of 95% or above iPad Students: 19% All February Main: 7% Like this:
iPad FAQ | Foundation Studies | Trinity College, Melbourne. Why use iPads at Trinity College? To enhance learning by making good use of light-weight, portable, flexible and durable technology that enables students and staff to create or utilise a broad range of materials in various learning styles. iPads are effective for study based on sound, text, image and movement, and our experience highlights active learning, individualising content for students, real-time access to information, and collaborative learning. Have Trinity students and staff used iPads before? Yes. Trinity was one of the first institutions in the world to run a pilot program to test the educational benefits of the iPad. The overwhelming recommendation from our pilot program with the 2010 August Extended Intake was to use iPads with all TCFS students and staff.
Will all new students from 2012 be issued with an iPad? Yes. Does the iPad belong to the student? Yes. Will Trinity replace a stolen or damaged iPad? Will all teachers have an iPad? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes. Yes. Yes. Use of ipads in Australian Primary Schools. Kindergartenlife | Just another WordPress.com site. The Ultimate Guide to Using iPads in the Classroom.
There is no doubt to anyone who has used an iPad or any tablet for that matter that they show a clear alternative to teaching learning in the classroom beyond laptops, screens and monitors. The iPads simplicity of use and massive range of apps give it a great deal of appeal as a teaching and learning tool and the future looks bright for this trend to continue. Yes it does have a number of shortfalls in some areas - like any early technology so I am going to share some great resources with you that I have come across which highlight the benefits of iPads in the class room and hopefully they will be of use to you. The DEECD located in Victoria Australia has some brilliant resources located at their iPads in the classroom trial website including. The 21 Steps to iPad success which is a document created to assist schools to smoothly implementing their iPads in the classroom, and have provided each school with some support materials. Planning Preparing Implementing Evaluating.