I am
hoping that by creating a resource (blog) centered around the concept of
working with iPads, I will be benefitting the staff within my school. I
think that this will in turn benefit the students as well as the parents within
the community. The students will take what they learn from their teachers
about the iPads and pass that knowledge and those skills on to their parents:
thus creating a domino effect!
I really want to create something that will motivate
teachers to use the new iPads in our school and try innovative ideas using
technology in their classrooms. This will be exciting for our 21st
century learners. There are so
many apps out there now that even when you do a search for an app for a
specific purpose, you get so many results and end up feeling overwhelmed and
not sure of which one to get. You don’t
want to waste your time or money on something that may be of no use to
you. By sharing apps with teachers
and using images, videos and other sources of information to show them the best
ways that they can be used, I can help guide those who are not as familiar with
what could be available to them.
I
think that it is really important for my blog to be presented in a way that is
simple and straightforward and provides apps that would be most effective in
the classroom. It needs to be
constantly up to date and offer new and innovative ideas so that teachers are
encouraged to try them and share them with their students. I want this resource to be something
that is considered valuable will be used often and shared amongst each
other. It would be something that
could easily be shared in our school’s website so that any parents or community
members who are interested, can easily access it for their own personal use.
Photo taken from xtinedanielle.com
Here is a link to Pinterest with a number of ideas for how iPads can be used in the classroom. There are just a few general ideas. I will go into more depth as I work through my blog.
The following video is showing teachers learning how to use iPads and I feel that it really captures my vision perfectly. I can't seem to get it to upload so here is a link to it:
References:
Pinterest.com. https://www.pinterest.com/search/boards/?q=ipads+in+the+classroom,
retrieved 18 March 2015.
YouTube. "Teachers Train on iPads at Mac". Online Video Clip. YouTube, 30 August 2013.
Some very good passion here about why you are motivated for this project and vision, as well as some good ideas for what you hope will result from your project. More discussion of the why, and the key rationale for using ipads and supporting ipads would have been an improvement, as well as some research journal articles about how ipads support learning for example. Overall, a decent discussion some good rationale and an engaging topic.
ReplyDeleteI left a district that had iPads for every class in the elementary school. Oh how I miss them! I think you have a great idea. This will be a fantastic resource for your colleagues and those fortunate enough to have the tech in their schools at the moment.
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