Teachers at Burlington High School are not teaching to the iPad, nor are they teaching apps. They are teaching skills and assessing student learning in a more dynamic way. Many classrooms are flipped; project-based learning and assessments are being integrated more prevalently; and students are engaged in relevant, purposeful learning experiences.
Planning is imperative for any technology initiative - iPad or otherwise. You need to ensure that you clearly understand and communicate how the technology integrates with your overall pedagogical objectives.
In August 2010, Pepperdine University launched a three-term study to assess the iPad's potential in the education sector. The fall 2010 and spring 2011 academic terms are being used for exploratory research to inform an experimental research design. An experimental research design will be used in fall 2011 to assess the iPad's potential to enhance student learning outcomes.
Create your own multimedia presentation app quickly and easily.
Create on iPad or in browser.
Share with anyone who has Appafolio on their iPad via pass phrase or short link.
Caches so presentations can be viewed offline.
Kindergartners in Mrs. Isom's class use their Camp Think -A-Lot Blog and Story Kit on the iPads to write for a global audience and they can't wait each day to see who in the world has read their blog.
At Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera, Calif., the first year of a pilot iPad program for sixth-graders has just ended, and some clear lessons have emerged. Here are some tips to help smooth the transition.
Everyday.me believes mobile and web technology has given us a chance re-imagine what a "modern journal" could be like, accessible everywhere and enriched with photos, videos, location, and other data. Everyday.me also collects all your social networks' activities (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) into one place so they're not scattered.
Inkflow works like a Word Processor for Visual Thinking. Capture your ideas as easily as with pen and paper, then arrange and reorganize them with your fingers!
GoClass is a teaching application for tablet devices that redefines the boundaries of computing in the classroom. Connect with your students like never before, customize and fine-tune your lesson plans on the fly, engage students in new ways and continuously evaluate their understanding while you are in class.
"Students can access the voice recording feature to read with fluency and expression for a future audience in Read to Others, access ebooks and online materials for Read to Self, listen to peer or professionally created audiobooks for Listen to Reading, use many free fun game style applications (apps) to complete Word Work and enter text for Work on Writing."