ETHOS January '13 Prof. Development
GCS 1:1 iPad Program
Guiding Questions
Most of the decisions we made about our 1:1 program were filtered through the prism of these guiding questions.
1. Does it enhance learning?2. Does it enhance the interaction between teacher and student?
3. Does it teach students to use technology effectively and redemptively?
Get Your Teachers Tech Ready
If you are interested in more information about our course, please email me.
Another resource you could use to get your teachers more Internet savy is Alan November's Web Literacy for Educators.
Web Literacy for Educators (book)
November Learning's Information Literacy Resources (web site)
The Case
Higher Ground
Wireless Projection
1. Apple TV -- Click Here
2. AirServer -- Click Here
3. Reflector -- Click Here
Tony Vincent explains and compares 5 ways to project an iPad screen in his blog. Click Here
Favorite Apps
2, Notability is the note taking app we use. It allows students to hand write notes, type notes, and record audio. It can be set up to auto syn directly into Dropbox. It has been a fabulous tool for students who struggle with organization. For more information on Notability, click here.
3. The most exciting app we use is an app and a web site. It's eBackpack. While going paperless was not one of our main goals, it is an unintended benefit. eBackpack's latest update makes it the perfect digital tool for both teachers and students. Teachers can put handouts in eBackpack, then students can open those handouts and annotate on them, and turn them back in to the teacher without ever having touched a piece of paper. The most exciting part of eBackpack is that now teachers can open up student's homework in eBackpack and annotate or grade right in eBackpack and return the graded assignment back to the student without EVER leaving the app! If you want to see it in action click here.
Additional Resources
Great resource for finding apps -- ipadapps4school.com
Thorough list of things to consider when beginning a 1:1 program -- Click Here
Twitter -- #ipaded and #edapps
Christina Jontra
Grace Community School
Email: cjontra@gracetyler.org
Website: gracetyler.org
Location: 3001 University Boulevard, Tyler, TX
Phone: 903.566.5661
Twitter: @jontracation