iPads in the ClassroomiPads in the Classroom

Kelly ZimmermanKelly Zimmerman

Some Advantages Some Advantages

No more textbooks!No more textbooks!

Eliminates the Eliminates the need for textbooks need for textbooks because they can because they can be downloading be downloading right to the iPad.right to the iPad.

iPad = less $ spent iPad = less $ spent on textbooks.on textbooks.

Students <3 themStudents <3 them Hands-on learning.Hands-on learning. Students are excited to use them in class.Students are excited to use them in class. Increase in class participation.Increase in class participation. Motivates them to want to learn,Motivates them to want to learn, Almost guarantees engagement.Almost guarantees engagement.

Technology EraTechnology Era

iPads integrate technology.iPads integrate technology. Students need experience early with the Students need experience early with the

technology available b/c it’s taking over the technology available b/c it’s taking over the world.world.

Help them later in life with the high demands of Help them later in life with the high demands of technology. technology.

There’s an App for that!There’s an App for that!

Endless free/low Endless free/low cost apps for cost apps for everything, and they everything, and they keep growing.keep growing.

So many useful So many useful educational apps educational apps that make learning that make learning fun. fun.

Apps for students Apps for students with disabilities or with disabilities or ELLs. ELLs.

User-friendly for all User-friendly for all User-friendly for User-friendly for

students with students with disabilities. disabilities.

Great for enhancing Great for enhancing and developing and developing communication. communication.

Can help students Can help students lacking motor skills lacking motor skills (touch screen). (touch screen).

Variety of games Variety of games and apps for ELL.and apps for ELL.

How Teachers are using How Teachers are using iPadsiPads

Make musicMake music Practice letter formationPractice letter formation Paint and drawPaint and draw Teachers and students to make presentationsTeachers and students to make presentations Quizlets (quizzes online)Quizlets (quizzes online) Educational gamesEducational games As a textbookAs a textbook As a story bookAs a story book Role bookRole book Record bookRecord book Communicate with parentsCommunicate with parents Apps for everythingApps for everything

TextbookTextbook

MusicMusic

Letter formationLetter formation

Paint and drawPaint and draw

Online quizzesOnline quizzes

Educational gamesEducational games

Record keepingRecord keeping

Read storiesRead stories

WhiteboardWhiteboard

Some Disadvantages Some Disadvantages

My battery is going to My battery is going to die!die!

Books don’t need to be charged.Books don’t need to be charged. Lose their valuable materials for that lesson Lose their valuable materials for that lesson

while it charges.while it charges. Battery life expectancy eventually becomes Battery life expectancy eventually becomes

less and less.less and less.

iPads aren’t cheap iPads aren’t cheap

An iPad for every An iPad for every student and student and teacher can get teacher can get expensive real expensive real quick.quick.

Always that chance Always that chance that young, that young, careless students careless students may break the may break the fragile device. fragile device.

No Wi-Fi networks No Wi-Fi networks available.available.

iPad use is often heavily dependent on the iPad use is often heavily dependent on the available Wi-Fi access. available Wi-Fi access.

Can run into issues with all the devices Can run into issues with all the devices fighting for Wi-Fi space.fighting for Wi-Fi space.

A slow or disconnected server can ruin entire A slow or disconnected server can ruin entire lessons, or waste valuable learning time.lessons, or waste valuable learning time.

DistractionDistraction

Easy and quick for Easy and quick for students to pop on students to pop on another site for another site for personal use.personal use.

Hard not to be Hard not to be tempted to check tempted to check Facebook, games, Facebook, games, pictures, etc. pictures, etc.

Why is it not working?!!!Why is it not working?!!!

iPads and technology iPads and technology in general can be in general can be frustrating.frustrating.

Teacher’s end up Teacher’s end up having to drop what having to drop what doing to help doing to help students with students with technology issues.technology issues.

Can be overwhelming Can be overwhelming with all the options with all the options and features the iPad and features the iPad can do.can do.

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