Post on 19-Dec-2015
Is there an App for that?
2/3s of children between the ages of 4 and 7 have used an iPhone or iPod touch
85% have used one owned by a parent
"Passed back" in the car
From a new report released by Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshops in collaboration with PBS Kids Raising Readers and Hotspeak.
Evidence
Kids can learn from apps Study - PBS KIDS programs 90 children from ages 3 to 7 played with them
for two weeks Gains in vocabulary comprehension, letter
identification, and rhyming Almost all developed mastery using the iPods
and iPhones
A 2 ½ yr. old uses an iPad fo the first time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4EbM7dCMs
From a new report released by Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshops in collaboration with PBS Kids Raising Readers and Hotspeak.
Why iPad?Multi-touch glass with one single buttonSmall, 1.5 lbs. Battery lasts up to 10 hrs.Built-in speakersBuilt-in microphoneRelatively inexpensivePowerfulCan be used with a keyboard or a stylus
Introducing the iPad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-YAQ1wfNqc
Why iPad? Wow! Cutting edge technologyComputer capabilities in a small
packageMakes learning funAddresses all learning stylesLighten the backpackOrganization
Why now? It’s time…going green, “cloud”
computingBeen on the table for several years but
felt that all students had adequate access to computers and Internet
Parents and students are asking for itCreates a marketing and competitive
advantage
Top 10 Predictions for 2011
Textbooks are dead - for real this time!
Assessment will be comprehensive and constant!
1:1 becomes BYOT (Bring your own Tech)
Facebook will be encouraged!Students will surf away (kind of)!
MORE Top 10 Predictions for 2011The end of testing is nigh!Students forced to use phones in
class!Content will be free for all, all the
time!Students will learn outside of
school!All data becomes compatible -
globally!http://www.techlearning.com/article/35406
Active Learning
Use "Apps" Specialized apps for differentiated
learningPlay Music
Listen to music in a foreign language or play a piano
Listen to Podcasts Learn grammar or listen to a first hand
account
Active Learning
Take Notes and Create Presentations Use productivity tools such as Pages,
Keynote and NumbersWatch Videos
Learn about a chemical reaction Do Research
Immediate information available at their fingertips
Read books Never leave a book in the locker or lose it
again
A Learning Tool, not a Teaching Tool
Lets the students use the technology the way they see fit
Teachers allow students to supplement learning by using the iPad when appropriate
Teachers motivate students to learn by giving them options to understand the material – such as listening to podcasts and online activities
Real time learning – always connected
Books vs. iPad
Textbooks or specific chapters can be downloaded anytime that there is an Internet connection. They can be read even without an Internet connection.
Some of the Available iBooks
FREE Jane Eyre A Midsummer’s Night Dream Romeo and Juliet Sharp Grammar – Kaplan Study Guide The Odyssey The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare United States Bill of Rights
Inkling Textbook Store
Some textbooks available now New ones added in the past few weeks Can buy the entire book or buy a chapter at
a time for $3.99 each Books Available Now
Biology Psychology Photography Music Appreciation Sociology Elements of Style The Art of Public Speaking Medical Physiology
Kindle Books
Kindle App available for iPad 6th grade books available on Kindle
The Giver ▪ Kindle Edition – $6.64▪ Paperback - $6.99
Number the Stars ▪ Kindle Edition -$6.64▪ Paperback - $6.99
Bridge to Terabithia▪ Kindle Edition - $5.99▪ Paperback - $6.99
Free or Inexpensive Apps
Unlike expensive software for laptops, the most commonly used apps are either free or relatively inexpensive for the iPad - from $0.99 to $9.99 (for Pages or Keynote).
Microsoft Office 2010 -Suggested retail price: $279.99
Access to Files through Citrix
Citrix app available
Students and teachers can use
Access files on the Maryvale network
Home Use
Continuous Internet access while on campus and possibly at home if a student’s family has a wireless home network set up.
Students will use their iTunes account to use the iPad.
Parent Information
Parent information meetings will be held in the spring and summer 2011.
Students will sign an iPad contract when they sign their tuition agreements.
The iPad contract would be consistent with the current digital camera contract students in the Digital Photography class sign.
Conclusion Allowing students access to the Internet
and electronic resources is vital to attracting new students and maintaining our student population at Maryvale.
Piloting an iPad program for one year would give us valuable information regarding its use inside and outside of the classroom.
Educational comparisons between other devices and the iPad indicate that the iPad would suit our students’ needs.
Buying the iPad and by assessing a yearly $150.00 device fee, instead of having the students purchase their own, allows for all families at MVP to afford this technologically advanced learning tool for their daughters.