Taking Maryvale into the Future

Why Maryvale? Why now?

 iPad 2 iPad 2

An iPad is a book-sized touch screen computing device.

 Multi-touch glass with one single button  Small, 1.5 lbs.  Battery lasts up to 10 hrs.  Built-in speakers  Built-in microphone  Relatively inexpensive  Powerful  Can be used with a keyboard or a stylus

 Wow!  Cutting edge technology  Computer capabilities in a small package  Makes learning fun  Addresses all learning styles  Lighten the backpack  Organization

 Instant “on”   Apps  Internet  Productivity tools  Memory  Ease of use  No viruses

 It’s time…going green, “cloud” computing  Access to the Internet for all classes  Students want to use it – motivational

 Will the textbooks be on the iPads?  Does the $150 tech fee increase mean that you are buying the iPads?  What are the students going to do with the iPads?  Will the students be able to take the iPads home?  Will the students be able to buy apps?  Will students get the new iPad 2?

 Use Apps  Specialized apps for differentiated learning  Play Music  Listen to music in a foreign language or play a piano  Listen to Podcasts  Learn grammar or listen to a first hand account

 Take Notes and Create Presentations  Use productivity tools such as Pages, Keynote and Numbers  Watch Videos  Learn about a chemical reaction or the human body  Do Research  Immediate information available at their fingertips  Read books  Never leave a book in the locker or lose it again

 Use technology their way  Supplement learning  Motivate - options for learning  listening to podcasts  online activities  Real time learning – always connected

Textbooks or specific chapters can be downloaded anytime that there is an Internet connection. They can be read even without an Internet connection.

FREE  Jane Eyre  A Midsummer’s Night Dream  Romeo and Juliet  Sharp Grammar – Kaplan Study Guide  The Odyssey  The Complete Works of William Shakespeare  United States Bill of Rights

 Going digital  All novels will be on the iPad  If want a book, can purchase it but expectation will be to use iPads  Exceptions may be the vocabulary and sentence writing books  Still have a couple of workbooks

 Kindle App available for iPad  6 th grade books available on Kindle  The Giver ▪ Kindle Edition – $6.64 ▪ Paperback - $6.99  Number the Stars ▪ Kindle Edition -$6.64 ▪ Paperback - $6.99  Bridge to Terabithia ▪ Kindle Edition - $5.99 ▪ Paperback - $6.99

 Some textbooks available now  New ones added recently  Buy the entire book or a chapter at a time for $3.99 each  Books Available Now  Biology  Psychology  Photography  Music Appreciation  Sociology  Elements of Style  The Art of Public Speaking  Medical Physiology

 March 23, 2011  Both McGraw-Hill and Pearson, two of the largest educational content providers in the world, have invested in Inkling.  Announced some significant content commitments, including the following: The top 100 undergrad titles from McGraw-Hill Higher Education. The top medical reference titles from McGraw-Hill Professional. A full MBA curriculum from Pearson Education. Top undergraduate titles from Pearson Education. A full medical education curriculum from Wolters Kluwer Health.

Many apps are added on a daily basis!

 Unlike expensive software for laptops, the most commonly used apps are either free or relatively inexpensive for the iPad - from $0.99 to $9.99 (for Pages or Keynote).  Microsoft Office Suggested retail price: $279.99

 Continuous Internet access while on campus and possibly at home if a student’s family has a wireless home network set up.  Students will use their parent’s iTunes account to use the iPad.

 Screen reader  Support for playback of closed-caption content

New printers are on the market that can be used with iPads.

Send your Pages files to yourself to be printed from a computer.

 Parents and students will sign an iPad Agreement.  A new Acceptable Use Policy will be implemented.  Parents will be trained to use the iPad before student iPads will be issued.  Safety controls and Internet Safety information will be available.

 iPads will allow students access to the Internet and electronic resources they need for their classes.  Piloting an iPad program for one year would give us valuable information regarding its use inside and outside of the classroom.

 Educational comparisons between other devices and the iPad indicate that the iPad would suit our students’ needs.  Buying the iPad and by assessing a yearly $ device fee, instead of having the students purchase their own, allows for all families at MVP to afford this technologically advanced learning tool for their daughters.

 Contact Lisa Cohen Sarah Butcher