In their most recent issue, School Library Journal featured our iPad pilot in the article, iPads for Everyone. As we are entering year two of a 1:1 deployment, I notice interesting changes, (which I’ve also written about in
In their most recent issue, School Library Journal featured our iPad pilot in the article, iPads for Everyone. As we are entering year two of a 1:1 deployment, I notice interesting changes, (which I’ve also written about in Internet @ Schools). Most significantly, I see iPads becoming just another tool in our students backpacks. Chris Lehmann often comments that technology should be “ubiquitous and invisible”–just a part of student learning. More and more, instead of focusing on the “iPads” and apps, I see teachers who are gaining experience with the tool turning to deep teaching/learning that is even more facilitated by having “access” in the students’ hands. I’m seeing exciting things going on, like passion based blogs in our English classes, incorporating blogging, RSS feed apps for gathering information, chat tools, etc.
As far as tools we have added to our collection this year (for last year’s list, see www.eaneswifi.blogspot.com), they include eBackpack (a document delivery/turn in system), DocAS (a pdf annotation and recording tool) and creativity apps like comic strip makers, scriptwriters, etc. I’m crazy eager to get Haiku Deck into student hands, and we’ve found Pulse a nice supplement to Flipboard for RSS feed gathering. We are looking at Nearpod, which is an amazingly