iPads in the Classroom

Central Valley School District

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Homework/Classwork

Supplemental Materials

Activities/Projects

Instruction

Assessments

Resources

Communication/Collaboration

Instruction

• iPad, Apple TV, flat screen TV, LCD Projector

• Keynote, Explain Everything, Doceri, Prezi, SyncPad, NearPod

• Lab: Vernier Graphical Analysis App for iPad

Back

• iBooks Author (Teacher Created Content)

• iBooks- Classroom Text

• Flashcards, SimpleMind, Skitch, EverNote, iBrainStorm, Corkulous

Supplemental Materials

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• iTunesU (Teacher created course content)

• School Chemistry Website

• SyncPad, Groupboard, Google+, LiveBinders, Diigo

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Communication/Collaboration

• Google Drive

• Dropbox

• Apps: iAnnotate, GoodReader, NeuAnnotate, Corkulous, Evernote, Sundry Notes Pro

Classwork/Homework

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• iMovie

• Prezi Viewer, Evernote, Toontastic, Doceri, Creative Books Builder, Strip Designer

Activities/Projects

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• Assessment materials supplied with Textbook i.e. ExamView/TestGen

• StarQuiz

• Socrative, iResponse Pro, TapIt Free

Assessments

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• Math Resources

• Chemistry/Science Resources

• Audio/Visual Resources

• Note-taking Resources

Resources

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Issues

Successes

Issues and Successes

Middle School

High School

95.00% 75.00%

Comfortable with iPads/ smartphones in the classroom

Comfortable with iPads/ smartphones in the classroom

Biggest Teacher Concern

Classroom Management

First Semester PilotThings We Learned

PositivesStudents Parents

100% Believe the Pilot Should be Continued

100% Believe the Pilot Should be Continued

100% Agree Technology Helps in all

areas

100% Agree Technology Helps in all

areas

100% Agree iPad Prepares Students for

College

100% Agree iPad Prepares Students for

College

71% Believe More Engagement

60% Believe More Engagement

70% Believe Improved Organization

60% Believe Improved Organization

NA71% Would like to use the iPad if had more

training

First Semester Pilot

Growing Pains• Technology Assistance With Growing

Classroom Needs• Wifi/Apps/Profiles/Security/Damage

• Classroom Adjustments• Space/Image

Projection/Connectivity/Email

• Teacher Adjustments• Converting materials/Augmenting

lessons for adaptation/ Time for student and teacher learning curve

• Student Adjustments• Adaptation to iPad/Apps/Note-

taking/Submitting of homework-classwork/Labs/Projects

Things We Learned

First Semester PilotNext Semester Adjustments•Preparation

• Much smoother: iTunesU course already created: use In-Session instead of self-paced structure

•Implementation • Much faster implementation and turn around time before students take the

iPads home

•Instruction/Presentation• Flipped Classroom

• more videos of lectures/notes- available for students on the iPad at any time.

• Better Test-taking Apps

•Communication• Implementing Google Apps:

• allows for more effective and efficient communication and accessibility to certain apps and communication tools

• Blog Site

• Review: Kidblog/Wordpress/Edublogs/Weebly/Class Blogmeister/ 21 Classes

Things We Learned