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Ipads In The Classroom

Friday, November 16, 2012

D210 Board: Are iPads an Answer to Academic Engagement?

Find out what methods produce instantaneous results.

On the heels of a curriculum instruction update at Thursday's Lincoln-Way Community High School Board of Education meeting, a team of instructional technologists passed out iPads. The board was asked a simple question: Who's you favorite mascot? No, there was no time to review notes or discuss the matter from their seats in the board room at Lincoln-Way Central High School. The question demanded a rapid response, and they each obediently input their responses—Knight, Griffin, Phoenix or Warrior. Serving in the temporary role of teacher, the technology specialist stood before board members and spotted their individual responses in a matter of seconds. The iPad for education is part of a trending wave among educators looking for new methods …

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Barney

11:14 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012

Lala, what are the chances that it would take you a minimum 45 minutes to figure out how to turn on an iPad?   more ›

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