1. SHARI CLEVENGER, READING ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR KENDRA HAGGARD, WRITING ENHANCEMENT COORDINATOR NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY Are iPads or Other Technology the Magic Bullet to Developmental Education Student Retention ?

2. Prologue:  Why iPads?  What’s the Purpose?  Who will receive the iPads?  When will iPads be used?  How will we implement them?

3. The Beginning: Student Cohorts 16 week or 8 week classes iPad Distribution Student Agreements Ebooks, Publisher Participation Student Expectations

4. The Process: iPad (or other technology) Reading Enhancement: Student Access to technology at home Access to Blackboard Access to Connect Reading Book Review: Books, author information, etc. iBooks Pages Keynotes Dictionary, thesaurus, vocabulary games Search Engines

5. The Process: iPad (or other technology) Writing Enhancement: Student Access to technology at home Blackboard Access eBooks & Hardcopy Exercise Central Utilized Applications Pages, Keynotes, Search Engines, Grammar Apps, Dictionary, Thesaurus

6. The Final Chapter: The Results Was iPad a magic bullet?  Were students and instructor expectations met? Did it make a difference? Were students successful? Was retention increased? Were iPads the best technology choice?

7. Epilogue: Where do we go from here? Reading Enhancement: Book Review Presentations Summary-Response Visual Aide Presentation Writing Enhancement: Group Projects: Critical Thinking Questions Presentation Summary Response Essay Synthesis

8. What is Your Magic Bullet? Discussion: Q & A