1. ST. GABRIEL'S GRADE 4 & 5
PARENT IPAD SESSION

2. OUR AGENDA
• Introductions
• iPad Program Overview
• Highlights For This Year
• iPad Research Study
• Suggestions for Home Use
• Questions

3. MATTHEW LIPSTEIN
TECHNOLOGY CHAMPION

4. WHAT DO I DO?
• Manage the iPad, Telepresence & Khan Academy programs
• Work with teachers & administrators on how to best use
these technologies to help students learn
• Day-to-day support
• Participate as a member of the Technology Department

5. IT'S NOT JUST ME
Technology Faculty
Team
Parents Administrators

6. OUR APPROACH THIS YEAR....

8. • The goal of all technology use at St. Gabriel's Catholic School is
to have a positive impact on the education of our students
• Wherever possible, technology will be used to TRANSFORM the
student experience, rather than replicate it (R.A.T. Framework)
• The use of educational technology will sharpen students' 21st
Century Skills

10. WHY IPADS?
(EDUCATIONAL LENS)
• Allows for truly differentiated education
• Allows for self-paced learning
• Allows for transformative opportunities
• Allows
for greater student involvement &
ownership of their education
• Extremely high-level of engagement

11. WHY IPADS?
(DEVICE LENS)
• Swiss Army Knife of devices
• Portable
• Long battery life
• Instant access

12. HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS YEAR

13. HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR
• All iPad use will connect back to the learning goals of classes
• Grade 4 students will start the year with iPads parked at
school overnight
• No FaceTime or other video conferencing Apps
• No iMessage or other texting/messaging Apps
• Web Filter extended to home
• Increased communication
• SGCS Mobile Device Management

14. MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT
• Some control over student iPads, many more administrative
functions (network, reset passcodes, etc.)
• FaceTime
• Media Content: Movies=PG / TV= PG / Apps= 9+ (9-12)
• Not allowing explicit music and podcasts
• How this effects Grade 5 apps

15. IPAD RESEARCH STUDY

16. IPAD RESEARCH STUDY
• Formalstudy to define if there is a correlation between
student iPad use and performance
• Research, data-collection
and analysis will take place over the
course of the 2012-13 school year
• Everything will be driven by our guiding question...

17. GUIDING QUESTION
Does the integration of iPads in
Grades K through 5 impact education
for students as indicated by test
scores and engagement?

18. DATA COLLECTION
• ITBS Tests
• Journeys Curriculum Assessments
• Everyday Math Curriculum Assessments
• Local Classroom Assessments
• eSpark

19. ADDITIONALLY
• Surveys for students, faculty & parents to capture more
qualitative data (levels of satisfaction, etc.)
• Tracking time and activities of iPad use

20. HOME USE

21. HOME USE
BROAD STROKES
• All iPad usage should primarily tie back to the student's classes
• We support whatever you feel is most appropriate for your home
and family
• Clarity around expectations, rules and consequences
• Define where in the house an iPad can be used
• Define how long and iPad can be used
• We recommend frequent breaks!

22. HOME USE SPECIFICS
• Additional Apps can be purchased with parent/guardian
approval, using a separate AppleID
• Somerestrictions are set from our Mobile Device
Management software
• How to enable further restrictions

23. WRAP UP

24. WRAP UP
• We're excited!
• Help yourself to Enabling Restrictions handout
• Checkthe blog for an overview of the research study and
more info
• Survey in the next few days

25. ?
QUESTIONS

26. THANKS