Katie Banks is a mom and a life long educator. Her passions include technology, healthcare and finance. When she is not blogging you can find her sea kayaking with her dog Max (she wishes!).
Do you love extending learning beyond the school walls? Would you like to use Frederick Douglass' former home as your classroom while you teach students about the Civil War and the abolition of slavery? Or use the the jungle at the U.S. Botanic Garden to teach about plant adaptations? Then Live It Learn It might be the spot for you.
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While we would have liked to see a more detailed analysis of the goals and results of these iPad school pilots, this article is a good start and lets us know what 18 schools are doing with tablets across the country.
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Here is an intersting article showing how schools are paying for iPads through grants, bonds, giving up textbooks and discressionary funds.
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Can schools use the same content filtering approach as with desktop computers? Maybe not. The iPad's mobile nature and lack of flexibility within the app store create new challenges for schools. Many students can take their school iPad to non-secure servers (such as their home) and access whatever content schools / society deems inappropriate for young minds using school technology. So what are your options? According to this article there are two solutions:
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There is a new report that showcases Andriod tablets in the classroom. Will Android always be Jan to iPad's Marcia?
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We know that some people are very excited to replace paper textbooks with digital textbooks on iPads to save money but this article implies that the cost-savings math may not be there.
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When Apple introduced their new iBook Textbooks many speculated that schools could justify buying more iPads as they would realize huge savings on textbooks. The guys at Gizmoto say this is not going to happen...yet.
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Should schools even bother implementing tablets in the classroom? Techcrunch's Matt Burns makes the case that especially for younger math and language arts students the answer is NO.
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Everyone loves those memorable Steve Jobs iPad presentations but sometimes you don't have to be an international icon to make an impact. Check out what High School Student Michael Harrigan had to say about his schools tablet initiative.
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Check out this TED-x talk where a 6 grader explains how he developed multiple apps for tablet computers.
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Looking for the best iPad apps for your school program? The Department of Educational Technology of the School District of Palm Beach County have supported a wiki that allows teachers to post up their favorite apps.
MoreThe NTA recently hosted a cocktail party to gather teachers (and any others interested in progressive educational endeavors) to discuss our latest initiative: Educational App Reviews and iPad in the classroom. The results were very interesting.
MoreSee how educators from kindergarten to college are using this technology in the classroom in this 6 minute video. Do your experiences match?
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