The document discusses the impact of iPads in the classroom and provides examples of their uses. It describes professional development opportunities the author participated in to learn how to incorporate iPads, including using the camera for student projects and feedback. It outlines 21st century skills like problem solving and discusses how teachers can help students develop these skills. The document also lists recent education initiatives and social networks, apps to support different Bloom's Taxonomy levels, student work examples, and tips for parents on managing student technology use.
2. Opportunities
Power Up Conference in July
Virtual Tech Conference in October
iPads for Education Graduate
Class in November
3 iPads and iTunes card to
purchase/test apps in December
3. Professional
Development
Learned how to create a PLC (Twitter)
Learned the value of connecting with
others
Learned how to bring the world to my
classroom (Live from the Stock
Market Floor)
4. Uses of the Camera
Video students reading
Video students doing book club
Students record their writing into the iPad (Instant
Feedback Loop)
Video students working on projects
5. Seven Survival Skills for the
21st century
according to Tony Wagner
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Collaboration Across Networks and
Leading by Influence
Agility and Adaptability
Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
Effective Oral and Written Communication
Accessing and Analyzing Information
Curiosity and Imagination
6. What this means for
teachers:
We must teach kids how to ask good questions, to
problem solve, and to think critically.
We need to teach kids to be curious versus thinking
"I know the answer."
We need to teach kids to communicate well.
We need to help kids become self-directed, self
starters who are willing to take risks.
We need to teach kids how to process information
efficiently and effectively.
7. Some Recent Initiatives
in Education
iTunes U
Social Media Integration
Flipped Classroom
Khan Academy
Smartphone Integration
Personalized Learning
MITx
TED-ed
iPad Implementation
Apple Textbook Initiative
Professional Learning Communities
13. Student Work
Samples
StoryRobe
ShowMe
Educreations
Voicethread
Prezi
Toontastic
Animoto
Google Presentation
14. Apps the kids enjoy
Brain Pop
Stack the States/Stack the Countries
Math Soccer
Motion Math
Rocket Math
Symmetry Shuffle
Tangram HD/Tan Zen
Toontastic
15. Tips for Parents
Establish tech-free zones at the
times and places you do control
(dinner table, car, child’s bedroom)
Consider your child’s behaviors,
both online and offline
Give your kids guidance on
digital life
16. “Today knowledge is ubiquitous,
constantly changing, growing
exponentially… Today knowledge
is free. It’s like air, it’s like
water. It’s become a commodity…
There’s no competitive advantage
today in knowing more than the
person next to you. The world
doesn’t care what you know. What
the world cares about is what you
can do with what you know.”
-Tony Wagner, author of The
Global Achievement Gap
