Before this weekend, I hadn't explored the iPads much, I just knew I would enjoy one.I had never really thought of all the possibilities I could do. The possibilities are endless. I was reading on apple.com a bit of how iPads are used in education. I first thought about assistive technology and how much you can zoom in and it's still clear and easy to read. There was a long list of all the apps available for education. I explored a bit and couldn't believe it. The apps looked engaging to me, I know it would motivate my students to learn. If there was a possibility that each student got an iPad, apple has apple that allow students to track their assignments, take notes and study. iPads allow the teachers to give assignments, monitor progress and stay organized. I noticed an app our ipads had an apple tittled, teacherpal. It allowed the user to build a schedule of all her classes and the students in each class. It really was an electronic great book. I thought, "How cool!" I didn't realize that the ipads were capable of word processing or presentations, but iWorks is available on ipads, this would be great for taking notes if the students also had the keyboard.
I really enjoyed the chance to play around with the ipads but not too happy, now it's stuck in my head that I need one! I better start saving!
I really enjoyed the ipad as well! I didn't realize what they could all do. I think that it could be used as assistive easily and I think that the teacherpal app would be a great way for a teacher to use an ipad.
ReplyDeleteI loved exploring on the iPad. After reading this blog, I was curious about the educational applications for the iPad and went to Apple's website (http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/) to look at the different applications. I spent some time on this website and was amazed at how many applications there actually were out there for the iPads. After looking at this website I realized how many applications could work in the classroom. One thing I love about technology is that it is always changing. Therefore, teachers should always be thinking about different ways that they can use technology in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the iPads were really fun, it was interesting to see how different teachers used them. I looked up lesson plans using iPads, and it was so cool to see what everyone came up with. And with the camera in the new ones, it would be so cool to see what more you could do and come up with!
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