Megan Flanagan, Karly Druzianich, Isabel Cardenas, and Jacob Rubin

iPad in the

Classroom

iPad

An iPad is a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple

It is a primary platform for audio-visual media

Smaller than a laptop bigger than a Smartphone

Runs on IOS http://www.apple.com/ipad/

http://www.crunchbase.com/product/ipad

Functions in the Classroom

“A new study shows that student who use iPads in the classroom score better in score literacy test than those who don’t.”

- The Times

http://blog.famigo.com/2012/05/an-x-prize-to-fix-education/

Functions in the Classroom

iBook is an app that allows teachers to create their own textbooks in an app Revolutionizes texts

book costs and teachers are creating their own curriculum.

Social Media in the Classroom A lot of classrooms

can integrate social media for communication from the iPad

Kids use the iPad interactively and visually

Pierson Foundation and Harris Interactive (2011)

University of Notre Dame (2010)

69% believe in usage of iPad in the classroom

63% believe it enhances your learning

After the experiment

65% said it would be difficult to relinquish the device

Recent success has lead to further knowledge wanted to be researched

Recent Studies

The Bright Side of the iPad

Better Focus Weight 7 to 10 hourbattery life Light weight and

portable The cost is

relatively inexpensive

Interactive Learning

When children are sick they can still participate in the classroom activities.

Encourage exploration and time management

User friendly for a longer period of time

A Bright Side View

“ Now, the iPad allows us to put the responsibility of learning to the hands of the students” - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2011/01/21/pros-and-cons-of-ipads-in-the-classroom/

Limited to apple approved applications

Limited multitasking Distracting Break easily Pricing No keyboard No USB port Lack of wifi

The Bad Side of iPad

http://interactioneducation.com/index_files/Math_Evolve_Review.html

Technology is Our Future

The iPad adheres to new technological literacies

The research is beneficial to the students ability to learn in a classroom

Works Cited

McDonnell, Matt. "An X Prize to “Fix” Education." Famigo. N.p., 16 May 2012. Web. 21 Sept. 2012. </>. http://blog.famigo.com/2012/05/an-x-prize-to-fix-education

Perez, Sarah. "ReadWriteWeb." ReadWriteWeb. N.p., 7 Apr. 2010. Web. 17 Sept. 2012. <http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/can_the_ipad_go_to_college.php>.

Tech Crunch, ed. "iPad." CrunchBase. Tech Crunch Post, Aug. 2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://www.crunchbase.com/product/ipad>.

Works Cited

Quillen, Ian. "Educators Evaluate Learning Benefits of IPad." Education Week:. Digital Directions, 15 June 2011. Web. 21 Sept. 2012. <http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/06/15/03mobile.h04.html>.

Woyke, Elizabeth. "Pros And Cons Of IPads In The Classroom." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 21 Jan. 2011. Web. 18 Sept. 2012. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2011/01/21/pros-and-cons-of-ipads-in-the-classroom/>.