1. iPad trial
Eanes ISD 2010

2. How can this tool help us teach and
learn better?
How will this tool change how we
teach?
A 2 1/2 year old with an Ipad
12 month old with an iPad

3. Structure of trial
Staff
Students
Classroom
Library

4. Teacher trials
49 teachers requested to participate in trial,
20 teachers actually were able to.

5. Teacher Trials
“I appreciate how an iPad levels the playing
field of all of my students—from Spec. Ed to
General Ed to Gifted.”
“I loved it. It was easy to handle. It can be
used as a tool for planned activity as well as
a spontaneous activity. Students loved the
immediate feedback. The mobility is great.
You can take it anywhere.”

6. Teacher Comments
“Loved it! I can already come up with ideas
for ways to incorporate it into lessons and
build lessons around it.
Easily portable, large-enough screen to be
able to see it clearly…tons of apps to help
me as a teacher and help students.”

7. Teacher Trials--Results

8. Teacher Trials
 Teacher questions and concerns—
◦ Can you print from an iPad?
◦ What would be the policy for apps that
cost money?
◦ Typing issues—keyboard?
◦ Would we have classroom labs or one
per teacher?

9. Classroom trials
 4 teachers used iPads in classroom
trial
◦ “The students were instantly engaged.. .
because of the hands-on aspect of the
IPad students were interested in locating
the information.”
◦ “The iPad allowed for videos, pictures,
interactives, etc. All things you cannot
achieve with the basic powerpoint.”

10. Helpful apps
 Pages, Keynote, Numbers $$
 AudioNote
 Sundry Notes
 PaperDesk Lite
 Idea Wallets Brainstorming; iBrainstorm,
Popplet
 ChalkBoard
 PS Express(photo editing)
 Dictionary.com
 24/7 Tutor (languages); MemWrdsLt
 Elements $$
 My Congress

11. Helpful apps
Accommodations:
Whiteboard
Tap to Talk
Dragon dictation
Fingerpaint
iSign Lite
Google app with voice search
Voice Over—Off/On settings

12. Book and Database apps
 iBooks
 Kindle
 Nook
 Stanza
 Kobo
 ICBL
 Gale
 Ebsco

13. Student trial
“It would allow me to replace an entire physical
bag of textbooks with a lightweight
supplement.
If I could just carry an iPad, a spiral notebook,
and a pen or pencil, I would be a happy guy.”

14. Student trial
 “I think it would be EXTREMELY
useful in class as a notepad or other
source of keeping things organized.
 It could also be used as a textbook, or
other reading material. It could be
used in a library as a way to find
books easily other than having to sign
onto a computer.”

15. Student trial
In library—”an iPad would save space in the
library”
Strengths in library:
Touchscreen accessibility for all
One touch catalog or database
with apps
Portable
E-book content(some free)
“instant” on

16. Questions and concerns
Settings:
Restrictions
Wi-fi
Concerns—
App downloads
speed of adding them (HAS to be able to
be spontaneous—campus staff need
password)
Updating and synching

17. Other items
 Keyboard -- Apple keyboard /wireless
 Stylus -- semi useful with practice
 Cases—Apple case pros/cons
 Touchscreen

18. Conclusions
Powerful
Teacher apps
Student Apps
Admin apps
Special Needs apps
Engaging
Speed
Portability

19. “It’s another technology tool to engage
students in learning. Bravo!” –teacher
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