iPAD INVASION
21st Century Technologies and Facilities
Don't Be a Black "BORED" Teacher!
State Board of Education Guideline:
NC public schools will produce globally
competitive students.
- Every student uses technology to access and demonstrate new knowledge and skills that will be needed as a life-long learner to be competitive in a constantly changing international environment.
What are 21st Century Skills?
innovative,
collaborative,
globally connected,
engaging,
technology based,
being successful without pencil, paper and textbooks,
allowing teachers to be facilitators and NOT dictators,
and most of all they promote CREATIVITY!
iPADs Make a Difference... Look at the Research!
Maine
A study of kindergarteners in Auburn, Maine has shown that students who use iPads score better in every literacy test than those who don’t. The study focused on 266 children whose instruction featured the iPad. Those who used the device scored higher on the literacy tests, were more interested in learning and excited to be there.
California
Studies showed that 78% of students who used iPads were proficient or advanced on state math test, compared to 59% proficient for those that used textbooks.
CNN
"The content seems to help students better connect with the content at hand:"Students' interaction with the device was more personal. You could tell students were more engaged," said Coleman Kells, principal of Amelia Earhart Middle School. "Using the iPad was more normal, more understandable for them."
So Here's Our Pitch!
$ Money, Money, Money! $
How can Alleghany County Schools Purchase iPads for our students?
We have these Grants to use for technology:
STEM Golden Leaf
This Grant is $ 300,000, it can be divided into $100,000 per year
CAI Golden Leaf
This Grant is $ 125,000 for a year, can be renewable
Burroughs Welcome
This Grant is $ 75,000
Our Technology Budget for 2013-2014
$ 476,000
The Cost of iPads
The iPad 2 is $499.00 that includes Apple care
4th generation is $599.00
We will get $40.00 off each machine if buy in bundles of 10.
iPadTrays
Starting from $1299.00
iPad Carts
Starting at $ 2995.00
Globally Connected In The Classroom
“Teaching in the Internet age means we must teach tomorrow’s skills today.” – Jennifer Fleming
iPad Apps:
- My Congress: detailed information about Congress, links to local representatives and government
- States of the Union: explore an United States map to learn the detailed story of health in this country, from national down to local
- Atlas: political world map and regional maps of each continent
- 7 Billion: National Geographic Magazine's app that has videos, photos, and articles to go along with the concept of how our world will change as there are going to be 7 billion people living in it
- Kids World Maps: app that has six different types of maps focusing on what elementary school children need to know about landforms and world geography
- Tap Quiz: improve geography skills through a fun and engaging world map quiz game
- World Flag Jigsaw Puzzle: choose a continent and then put together jigsaw puzzles of country flags
iPad Activities:
- virtual pen pals with kids in other countries by using the iPad feature "Face Time"
- blogging
- publishing/world press
- instant in-class research
The Future's Straight Ahead!
iPad Experts
Sources:
A. Rao. (2012, March 1). 10 educational technology quotes. Retrieved from http://teachbytes.com/2012/03/01/10-educational-technology-quotes/
"Anyone, Anyone" teacher from Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhiCFdWeQfA&safe=active
Bonnington, C. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/23/tech/innovation/ipad-solid-education-toolStoke, K. (24,