2. Let’s start with WHY?
“HOW do we create a
21st Century LEARNING
Environment for OUR
School?”
3. 2 Year Old + iPad = Learning
http://www.youtube.com/embed/MGMsT4qNA-c
4. How IT is deployed?
Deploying IT for Deploying IT for
Business Learning
• Monetary or revenue • Creative exploration
driven • Highly collaborative,
• Cost Reduction - interactive + ad-hoc
Productivity • Software solutions are
• Highly Restrictive + expressive
locked down • Student centric
• Software solutions are experience
functional • Ownership
• Network Centric
• Total cost of ownership
5. Positives about the iPad?
EDUCATION PRACTICAL
• Augment the curriculum currently on • Lightweight and truly portable size.
offer. • No hold-ups with students not being
• An assistive teaching device. able to login.
• Anytime, anywhere learning e.g. • Carry less.
instant access to Internet, emails, • Software licensing could be handled by
contacts, calendar research … the student.
• Tailored to eBooks for purchasing ... • Should be little need for students to
• Lightweight and highly mobile. charge the device in the course of a
• No screen barrier between the typical school day.
teacher and learner. • For most students, an iPad will provide
• New software is constantly being the majority of their IT in Education
developed for iPad. needs.
• Tactile and conducive to human • The device ends the disconnect
behaviour. between home and school.
• The device is intuitive and easy to • The device is suitable for collaborative
master which means teaching staff teamwork.
are more likely to incorporate • Repairs are handled with a complete
technology tools into teaching. swap/replace.
6. Positives about the iPad?
TECHNICAL
• No issues with software drivers.
• 10 hours battery life
• Reduction of traditional labs & associated
infrastructure
• Apple effectively manages and tests all
software.
• HTML5 becoming an industry standard.
• iTunes Store as a Software Vault
• The device has powerful capabilities which will
be unlocked as more software is developed.
• There is a vast array of free educational
software.
• The device can be deployed or redeployed
down the track to any year level.
7. In terms of a device....
Access Create Distribute Collaborat
e
8. What to consider for your
21st Century Learning
Environment
Plan with all stakeholders.
Develop a school that can flow with Government
policy.
Engage students.
Engage teachers.
Develop a school that can flow with technology
changes.
Look for “teachnology”.
9. Ingredients to Succeed
What to consider for your iPad Programme
1. Everyone has ownership.
2. Develop the access-create-distribute-collaborate
model.
3. Support students.
4. Support teachers.
5. Future-proof so you can flow with technology
changes.
6. iPad is a great example of “teachnology”.
10. Let’s look at HOW?
SOME THINGS TO CONSIDER:
Wireless Performance?
Insurance?
Protective Cover?
Managing Apps?
Parent Funded?
ICTPD?
BYO Model?
3G Access?
Price?
Access for staff?
Acceptable use?
NSSCF?
Colour?
MDM?
11. How to implement 1:1
1. Drop some breadcrumbs
2. Gather pricing etc...
3. Survey EVERYONE
4. Report back
5. Purchase trial equipment
6. PD for staff
7. Hold information events
8. Develop policy + procedures
9. Quote update + place order
10. Take delivery
12. Modern Organic PD
• Create ideas + SHARE
• Examples of substance!
• Time for creative exploration
• Does this affect me personally?
• Highly collaborative + ad-hoc
• Empowerment e.g. learn iTunes!, …
• In class
• School clusters
• PD … Remove restrictions
13. Importance of creation
Bloom’s
E.G.: video narrative, podcast, blog,
Taxonom
reprogramming, doco, brochure,
y
animation...
(Revised
in 2001)
Source:
http://www.schrockguide.net/bloomin-apps.html
http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/08/21/blooms-taxonomy-and-ipad-
14. Some useful links + ideas
Links:
How to deploy iPod touches/iPads? Check out Tony Vincent's site:
http://learninginhand.com/blog/classroom-ipod-touches-dos-and-donts.html
Best App for High School + Kids Winner:
http://bestappever.com/awards/2009/winner/hskd
Apps listed by Learning Area: http://www.apple.com/education/apps/
Apple's iPod touch in Education website:
http://www.apple.com/education/ipodtouch-iphone/
Apple's iPad in Education website: http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/
Action:
• Visit other schools who are further down the 21st Century Learning Model
path.
• Trial iPads at your school.
