iPad.

January 18, 2011

 What is the iPad?

• A tablet computer
• A “smartphone?”
• Neither?
• Both?
 Challenges

• Is it just a tool for “media consumption?”

• Focus on what it “cannot do”
• How do you integrate the iPad into the
existing curriculum?
• How you do get buy-in from faculty?
 A Thoughtful
Integration
• Spring 2010: Faculty Testing
• Spring 2010: Student Testing
• Summer 2010: iPad Innovators
• Fall 2010: Faculty Meeting Workshops
 A New Focus

• What “can the iPad do?”

• Creativity v. consumer
• Let our faculty figure it out
 Stories of Success

• Studio Art IX/X: Sketchbook Pro App

• Biology IX: Sketchbook Pro/Meiosis App
• Adv Physics: Coaster Physics
• Atmospheric Science: GIS
 Stories of Success

• Middle School Math Club

• Middle School Religious Studies
• Class II Worm Books
• Class I iPad Class
 Selecting Apps
• Review curriculum
• Use the App Store Search Feature
• Match appropriate App to curricular
objective
• Don’t be afraid to tweak curricular
objectives
 Creativity

• Task: Create a Keynote presentation on the

iPad
• Copy/paste text
• Saving images
• Screen captures