Learning Together: The Evolution of a 1:1 iPad Program. “Saying ‘It’s not about the technology’ is like telling [Yo-Yo] Ma that ‘It’s not about the cello.’”
—Dean Shareski, educator In November at Tech Forum Texas 2011 in Austin, keynote speaker Dean Shareski reminded us that “It’s not about the technology. Except when it IS about the technology.” Westlake High School’s iPad pilot initiative is perhaps one of those cases—intended to explore how a new portable technology, in the hands of teachers and students, can affect teaching and learning. Will the iPad’s portability, ability to be personalized, and functionality impact its effectiveness in a school setting? The iPad pilot began with just an idea.
Getting Started To participate in the pilot, teachers had to complete a Google form application, describing how they anticipated using iPads in the classroom. The Impacts—Classroom And because the camera is embedded in the device, projects that might have taken weeks in the past can be completed in a matter of days. Impacts in the Library. iPads changing the game for learning at Longfield. Longfield Academy takes schools ICT to a new level, and the implications for other schools are important Longfield Academy: game-changing ICT Longfield, in Kent, gets its first official mention in records in the Domesday Book and in Saxon Charters more than a thousand years ago.
But in 2011 it has been setting new standards for learning and teaching with technologies. The Longfield Academy for Arts and Sciences is thought to be the first school to offer iPads to all its learners and staff – and, even more unusual, there's no Microsoft. And the decision wasn’t made by Apple-oriented ICT advisers. Sets of laptops, netbooks and iPads had been made available to the Longfield community and the response was overwhelming following two packed parent meetings – they wanted iPads.
The move was so radical that it was immediately misinterpreted and even attracted hostile media coverage claiming that parents were being burdened with unnecessary expense. iPad: changing the game. Study: Students with smartphones study more often. 8 Burning Questions About iPads in Class (Answered!) I recently received an email from a media and tech teacher from a school district in Wisconsin.
The questions she has asked are awesome and could be helpful to others. Videos - Did You Know - by Karl Fisch. YouTube. Technology and Education. Posted by José Picardo on December 31, 2011 In my role as teacher of languages, I have sought to study and understand how the social aspect of Web 2.0 can be harnessed to strengthen the teaching and learning of MFL.
Most interesting to me was the transformative potential of blogs, Web 2.0 applications and social networks, not only to enhance existing practice, but also to create new technology-based tasks which would have been previously inconceivable, a process depicted below: INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS. Students Want Social Media in Schools. 20 Quotes About Learning That Inspired Me in 2011 From My Personal Learning Network. A well formed quote, like a picture, is a great method for painting detailed concepts.
Each year I do my best to capture quotes that were impactful to me that year. This year I am sharing another compilation of quotes and concepts I have collected over the past year from my personal learning network. These are people that I have had direct contact with either face-to-face or through the use of social media. I feel fortunate and am grateful to be inspired by so many people that are in my world, so this year, I share with you, quotes from these remarkable individuals. Teaching is listening, learning is talking. These are some of the words of wisdom from my personal learning network that have motivated, inspired, and made me think. Ukedchat's Blog. December 16, 2011 by ukedchat Session Title:
Teacher Network newsletter: Merry Christmas everyone! Dear colleagues Happy Christmas everyone!
We just couldn't let this special day pass without sharing a few presents with you and we promise there's not a lump of coal amongst them because you've all been good this year. We do understand if you don't want to look at them right now - but like a kid turning up in his parents' bedroom at 4am on Christmas morning with the presents Santa has left during the night, we just couldn't wait to deliver them to you. They are (drum roll please) our very best, most useful resources from 2011 - as defined by the vast numbers of downloads you've made of them. All in one place.
The Big Grammar Book - ideal for English and ESL students. The Brain Training Warm-Up - great for getting kids focused after lunch. BBC iPlayer - Bigscreen. Future Of Education Is Mobile, Social, and in the Cloud. Are We Really Evaluating the Use of iPads in Our Classroom. One of the things we need to be doing as educators is to critically evaluate the resources and learning experiences that we provide for our students.
This is even more important when we are spending vast sums of public money to implement new or innovative hardware devices into our schools. At the moment only short term studies have been released showing the benefits or not of using 1:1 tablet programs. Smichael920's Blog. December 29, 2011 This year has seen a rise in the use of techology to support learning beyond school. Some of the approaches we have been using for a while at Hawes Side really helped to bridge the home-school gap and the installation of a green screen further supported us in extending learning opportunities.
Textbooks 'being replaced by smartphones and e-readers'