While I think the iPod Touch could be an excellent learning tool (my iPhone certainly is), I’m also the resident curmudgeon about such things so naturally I have a few concerns about this initiative.
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An Apple for the teacher: are iPads the future in class? | Teacher Network Blog | Guard... - 5 views
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"David Andrews embarked on an iPad journey with his school last year. Here he tells us about using the devices in his classroom"
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"As we strive to integrate 21st C STEM learning, there are a few Apps that I find specifically related to building a strong STEM App Foundation."
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"Today while browsing @tonyvincent 's blog I noticed a cool tool that he was using to share his favorite IOS apps. Appsfire is a place for you to create a list of your favorite apps as well as find other apps that you may like. Appsfire also allows you to "Follow" a search term for updates in the future. You can also limit your search to free only apps. Another great feature of the site is the ability to share your "Device" on social networks. You can also add your device to your blog."
Best Practices for Deploying iPads in Schools | MindShift - 1 views
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"As schools get ready to deploy iPads this year, each one is scrambling to figure out how to develop an efficient and effective system that works. With no standardized system or uniform roadmap to follow, at the moment, it's up to individual schools to reach out through their networks to find information about best practices and smooth, streamlined service."
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"Bright, learning device, technology leverager, iApps savvy. Think I'm describing the new iPad? Rethink-and meet Steve Dembo, Discovery Education's Director of Social Media and Online Community, Mr. iPad Mavin and today's (1 - 2:30 PM Terrace Ballroom B) Featured Distinguished Presenter. Steve began his presentation with a confession: his initial bias against the iPad."
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it’s clear that many people around here are looking at the iPod Touch the same way they do our current laptops.
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Almost exclusively we use computers as group technologies. We have a bunch of them in a lab and then bring in a bunch of kids to use them for some teacher-designed activity.
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Tim Stahmer's writing on the iPod Touch
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A search on "ipod touch" on Tim Stahmer's blog (www.assortedstuff.com) pulls up some interesting perspective.
7 Policy Tips for deploying iPads in the classroom - 15 views
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8 Studies Show iPads in the Classroom Improve Education - 31 views
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Yes, this is the article. But you know what - if you use the ipad as a doorstop - does it make the classroom better? iPads IN the classroom don't make it better, I would argue that technology, used properly, can improve achievement. But technology used improperly is like the human voice used improperly -it can harm. Anyway, since this is making the rounds, you might want to take a look.
SecurEdge Networks | 8 Studies Show iPads in the Classroom Improve Education - 7 views
The jury is still out on school iPad deployments | ZDNet - 7 views
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Paper usage has decreased with some “some teachers going paperless” and many the use of ebooks instead of dead tree books was highlighted in a particular class.
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The problem with too many iPad deployments (like the one highlighted in Zeeland) is that schools end up doing the same thing they were before the new technology rolled out, except now they’re using “21st Century Technologies” to do them
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he examples cited in the USA Today article (using iPads for flash card Apps or highlighting passages in a text with touch) hardly point to the pedagogical shift that tools like the iPad can enable
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"The jury is still out on school iPad deployments"
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