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Encourages Engagement Teachers can facilitate students to learn at a level and pace that works for them, ensuring that each student is fully engaged in learning and is successful in attaining best possible learning outcomes. -Different apps are used to support learning styles.  -Students can work at their own pace (Skoolbo) 

Encourages Engagement

Fosters Collaboration Student work can be easily shared to teacher (Showbie) ​ ​ iPad provides instant feedback ​ Students use brainstorming apps etc to engage in shared thinking​

Encourages Creativity There is still a place for paper, pencils, clay and other traditional methods of encouraging creativity. The iPad brings a whole new range of tools available to students. For example: Audio Visual Creativity apps Painting Comic books Designing e-books Learning how to play music and more.​ ​ Book Creator Draw & Tell iMovie Garage Band Do Ink

Supports Different Learning Styles Using photo, video and audio to support learning.

Research has never been easier! Quick and easy access to the Internet and websites make information readily available. There are also apps that support research many of which include written, audio, pictorial and video content. - QR Codes  - Brainstorming Apps

Supports Teacher/Student/Parent Communication The iPad allows quick, easy and relevant and in time communication between teachers and students to express themselves and their ideas most effectively. Students can take their work home and share it with parents (Showbie) Homework can be sent home on the iPad (Showbie) Teachers and parents can easily communicate (Class Dojo)

Develops 21st Century Skills The fact is that devices like the iPad are only going to become more prevalent in years to come and we are skilling our students to learn how to function in a world, including the workplace, where these devices are widely used. Apps that support these skills Movie Maker  Composition and green screen  Stop motion animation Coding and programming Robotics

If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” John Dewey

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