itouch

2. Web 2.0, combined with a range of new
technologies, enables teachers to create
learning and teaching opportunities that
develop the knowledge, skills and
behaviours that students require in order
to live, learn and work in the 21st century.
ICT-rich learning and teaching
opportunities can increase student
participation, engagement and achievement.

3. 1-to-1 is about learning, not technology.
Students need a curriculum that meets the
demands of an increasingly globalised and
interconnected world in the 21st century.
We need to engage our students in a
meaningful, engaging and independent
learning way.
iTouches were the way to go for our
school.

4. We all learn in a variety of ways:
• Seeing
• Hearing
• Doing
• (Visual, Auditory and Kinesthetic learning)
•We want to be engaged while learning. For today’s students part of this
engagement comes from interactive technologies.
•iDevices provide activities that cater for all types of learners. These activities
can be used to reinforce, support and extend learning.

5. Pedagogy of iPads within the Primary Classrooms
iPads are the latest technology to have captured the technology realm and also
that of educators. As it is new and a lot is unknown about the fast paced growing
world of applications, there has been some apprehension around how we can
implement this in an effective teaching and learning tool within the classroom
context while shrugging off the fears that it is only a new ‘toy’. While only being
introduced since April 2010, there is already a lot of research and trials being
conducted on iPads as a learning tool.

6. After discussion with my principal Colin Firth, it was decided that the
iPad/iTouch would be integrated into classroom learning as an engaging tool
The main aim is to integrate them as a learning tool for students within
class.This will happen in RFF Technology time and as class time for S1T, S1H
and S1/2W. Apps have been carefully selected to work with not what the app
can be used for, but rather, this is the learning and the objectives; what app can
help us best deliver the learning?

7. As part of the implementation stage of iTouches I have consulted with Mrs Hubbard and Mrs
Thompson what learning area they would like to focus on . Both said literacy and numeracy.
Also now there is an iPad to supplement learning in all classes.
The Quality Teaching Elements and Blooms Digital Taxonomy will be referred to when building
authentic learning experiences. It is envisaged by embedding the technology into the learning that
this will ensure that the learning is foremost. Setting the learning intentions prior to teaching gives
the students direction and the realisation that this is not ‘playing’ time only, but also learning.
Gathering data in the form of scores also gave the students an objective. Scores would be posted
and we would be looking at proof of improvement. This counteracted the student who rather than
working on learning strategies in whole number in the app ‘Rocket Math’ to effectively improve,
instead would randomly select as many answers as possible without regard to the outcome. Giving
the outcome accountability, avoided this type of behaviour.

8. Kindergarten & Year One
Phonics
Reading
Literacy
Books
Handwriting

9. Kindergarten & Year One
Counting
Simple
Addition
Numeracy
Patterns

10. Year 2 Phonics
Reading
Grammar
Literacy
Spelling
Handwriting Books

11. Year 2 Counting
Addition
Subtraction
Numeracy
Patterns
Times
Tables

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