Well it’s hard to believe that the effort of getting the ipads ready and into the hands of the users is really important now. The use in the building is unbelievable. Please check out the ipad user group blog to see the many ways they are being used. http://blogs.bannockburnschool.org/ipad/
The winter holiday is upon us now but once January returns and we are back in session the sign out book for ipads to be used in the classrooms will once again be filled up.
Once the teachers had used their ipads for the summer and supplied the list of desired applications I could begin to think about how I would process the 15 student iPads. That’s when the real challenge began. How would I get all 15 iPads to have the same apps? I needed to purchase applications….how would…
Now that I have the iPads what do i do with them to get this program started. I have to admit I was wondering what I had gotten myself into. Its easy to open a box and have it for own use but to make it work for others as well as for a school…
Have a vision! It’s not about just saying “I want them”. Think about who and how they can be used in your school curriculum. I began by establishing a “teacher iPad pilot program”. Any interested teacher had to submit a paragraph of how they would use the ipads in their classroom. All participants were required…
What a day ….iPads in the classroom!!!!!! Sarah Barnett’s first graders are digital natives. They hardly needed an explanation. I never heard ” I don’t get it” ,”I’m done, What do I do now?” The fun begins as we see how iPads will be used in the classroom to support the Kindergarten through 8th grade…
Is it quiet at Bannockburn School in regards to technology? Absolutely not! Our students and staff are constantyly using technology throughout the day. Middle School students are rarely seen without their laptops. It appears in their arms, along with their textbooks, as they go from class to class as well as on their desks. Teachers…
