My First Year of One to One: A Reflection - 0 views
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One of my fears when I was able to put a device into the hands of every student was that the students might focus on the screen, the way many children do with a television or a computer. Those children become absorbed by the device, ignoring all that is going on around them. Happily, this has not at all proved to be the case for us. The students did not want to just use the iPads; they wanted to share them. The hum of voices excitedly talking to their peers about what they were doing was just the same as it had always been. They just had different things to share.
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One of the things I have come to value most highly is choice. I have offered my students as much choice in how they learn and in how they demonstrate their learning as I can. The iPads have given my students so many more opportunities for choice.
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the iPads have given us a rich variety of options that were just not available before
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"One of my fears when I was able to put a device into the hands of every student was that the students might focus on the screen, the way many children do with a television or a computer. Those children become absorbed by the device, ignoring all that is going on around them. Happily, this has not at all proved to be the case for us. The students did not want to just use the iPads; they wanted to share them. The hum of voices excitedly talking to their peers about what they were doing was just the same as it had always been. They just had different things to share."