LUSD iPAD PILOT UPDATE A Presentation to the Board of Education Prepared by the Technology Department & iPad Pilot Participants February 21, 2012
How The iPad Pilot Started 51 Teachers submitted applications to be part of the pilot 6 Teachers where chosen to participate 230 iPads purchased - $193,000 Funding from Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT) and Microsoft K12 Voucher Program Teacher training provided by Apple Distinguished Teacher
Classroom Participants Bryn Lum; 9 th grade AP English – McNair Charles Taylor; 7 th grade Social Studies – McAuliffe Sonja Renhult; 5 th /6 th combo – Tokay Colony Lisa Fromm; 6 th grade – Beckman Chris Funge; 3 rd grade – Larson Kim Loftin; 3 rd grade – Wagner Holt
Goals of the Pilot Increase Student Engagement Improve Student Achievement Analyze the effectiveness of iPad (tablet) technology as a teaching and learning tool Develop a tablet-supported curriculum model that can be utilized in other classrooms
3 rd Grade Building Vocabulary Science (Physical and Astronomy) 5
3 rd Grade Cont. iTunes Listening to audio for core literature iBooks (eReaders) iCard Sort (categorizing of information) 6
5/6 Combo Class Vocabulary Practice using flashcards created at Online Test Taking Using
5/6 Combo Class Audio for anthology selections and Science Textbook
5/6 Combo Class Pages App for word processing Students documents via Grapevine
5/6 Combo Class Khan Academy – Math Concepts Brainpop – Comprehension Math Tappers – Facts Practice Bluster – Grammar Game Shake-A-Phrase – Parts of Speech Practice Science 360 – Science Concepts/videos The list goes on and on!!!
6 th Grade Connecting learning to larger concepts (main ideas and details) 11
6 th Grade Brainstorming and pre-writing, as well as journaling a student’s progress in a project 12
7 th Grade History/9 th Grade English iBook Reader for working with Primary Sources Access current Maps and Geographic Information 13
7 th Grade History/ 9 th Grade English iPads used for in class note taking, document reading (Textbook) Viewing videos through Discovery Education 14
7 th Grade History/9 th Grade English Student collaboration Increased student participation and achievement Edmodo (Teacher controlled Social Networking Site) 15
7 th Grade History/9 th Grade English Using Qwiki App (Portable Encyclopedia) to have students explore the topics in class Allows students to dive into the material 16
Next Steps Evaluate success of program based on goals and expectations Present findings to Board at August/September meeting Begin development of next phase of the iPad pilot program
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