Assignment+7


 * What impact do you expect to see as a result of using this technology in the classroom? **

As a new user to the iPad, I can say that there will be many opportunities to implement the use of this technology within the classroom. First and foremost, this is a tool and its use is only as good as the person running it. I feel like I am getting the hang of it and have vision of how I want to use the iPad and different apps that are out there.

I see students grasping the concept of using an iPad for writing and reading assignments. They will see the value as just more than a gaming machine. They will see that it is a tool that will help them academically and socially. I think students will be overwhelmed at first by all the things that come with the iPad, but with time and good instruction, students will start to understand that they can use the tool to help themselves have success in their lives.


 * How do you plan to continue to use your iPad in your personal life? Professional life? **

I really enjoy the iPad as media browser because of its compactness. It is nice and light to carry around and take from place to place. I enjoy the fact that the videos I can watch are on a decent size screen. My photos are all in one place and it’s nice to have a small computer that is so portable.

In my professional life, the iPad will change the way I do some things. I think I will experiment more with how I teach to get the students to become the “teachers’. I believe that students will be more motivated to do activities because of their ability to play with the iPad. I think having textbooks on the iPad would also help students with being able to locate information.

I want to introduce my colleagues to the iPad to show them the cool apps that are at their fingertips. I think they would be amazed at how some of the apps would spark their students’ interest’s.


 * What have you learned from others' sharing that you would like to try or explore more of? **

There were so many interesting things shared this weekend that it would be hard to list them all. In fact, it’s hard to sit here and remember what everyone talked about. I’m glad there is a wiki that we can access to see what everyone presented. I think that will make things easier to go back and do research. I enjoyed the Scientific Tuesdays app that Kelly DeLaura presented. I think I would like to show this to our science teachers so that they can play these to the students to incorporate a new medium to their teaching.

It was a great class to have everyone together sharing. I really learned a lot of great things in a short amount of time. I felt I started grasping everything about the iPad in a short amount of time, but still feel there is so much to learn. I will take away many ideas but also will enjoy researching back to everyone’s wiki to learn more about the apps they are using.