Teacher iPad Evaluation

Evaluation Report Course Project

Submitted by: Dessa Schurr
Spring 2014
EDTECH 505



Submitted to Amber Johansen at LMD School

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Summary

LMD School recently received iPads for all the teachers to use and integrate into their
teaching. At the time of evaluation, each classroom only had one iPad. The teachers
were given an iPad in December 2013 and were also provided with a list of educational
apps to help get them started. Teachers were instructed by administration to integrate
the iPad into their teaching and organization (i.e., lesson planning). The objectives of
this program are to: identify and demonstrate the use of iPad tools and resources when
teaching, develop at least 2-3 iPad integrated lessons based on grade specific content
and curriculum per month, and determine an increase in student engagement from the
use of the iPad based on his/her participation.
The purpose of this evaluation is to determine that each teacher is meeting the program
objectives established by the school administration. The steps involved in this
evaluation include four components: teachers create 2-3 iPad integrated lessons,
teacher pre-survey, teacher post-survey, and assess/survey student engagement.
Teachers create an iPad integrated lesson and must submit the lesson to administration
at least 3 days prior to the lesson being taught. Surveys will be given at the beginning of
the evaluation to determine if the teachers comfort and knowledge level with the iPad.
The survey results will help determine if the objectives are being met. Professional
development/training will be offered to help teachers integrate iPads into their lessons.
The evaluation found that student engagement increased with iPad use. Results
showed that well over half of the responding students indicated they were more
interested in the lesson with the teacher using the iPad. In the student survey, 60.7% of
students indicated they felt more connected to the lesson when the iPad was used. The
evaluation also showed that teacher iPad integration increased after professional
development sessions. It indicated that over half of the teachers sometimes find it
difficult to integrate the iPad into their teaching. Teachers also responded in this survey
with 38.7% stating that student engagement increased with the iPad.
Description of the Program Evaluated

The Teacher iPad Program involves the teachers and students at LMD School.
Teachers were given the iPads as a result of a fundraising event. Teachers received
their iPads in December 2013. This allowed time for them to use and gain comfort in
using the iPad before student iPads are purchased the next year. Teachers were
encouraged to explore and test out items during winter break, as well as with the
students in class.
This program began in December 2013 and goes through June 2014. In February,
teachers were given the program objectives to work toward achieving by June. The
intent of the program is that it is run on an individual basis, meaning each teacher has
the freedom to determine the use of the iPad within the lesson based on the subject
area being taught.

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To achieve the goal and objectives of the program, teachers are required to create 2-3
iPad integrated lessons a month, per program objectives. The teachers were also
provided with a list of educational apps to get them started on thinking how to integrate
the iPads back in December 2013. Teachers are required to use a lesson plan book app
to encourage more use of the iPad. Teachers were given a survey to see if they are
using the iPad, increasing student engagement, and meeting program objectives. A
survey will be given at the beginning of the evaluation to determine the teachers
comfort and knowledge level with the iPad. If determined that teachers are not meeting
program goals and objectives, teachers can be provided with training and opportunities
for professional development to help fill gaps. This will provide the teachers with
examples of how to integrate the technology and ask questions. Another survey will be
given at the end of the evaluation to determine if program objectives are being met after
3-4 months of iPad integration.
Program Objectives
Teachers were instructed by administration to integrate the iPad into their teaching and
organization (i.e., lesson planning). At the time of evaluation, the LMD School is
currently limited to one per classroom. The teacher iPad program objectives are listed
below.
Teachers will be able to:
Identify and demonstrate the use of iPad tools and resources when teaching.
Develop at least 2-3 iPad integrated lessons based on grade specific content
and curriculum per month.
Determine an increase in student engagement from the use of the iPad based
on his/her participation.
Program Components
The Teacher iPad Program materials include the iPad and list of program objectives.
Other materials that may have been included in lessons are based on teacher need and
discretion. The program is run on an individual basis, meaning each teacher has the
freedom to determine the use of the iPad within the lesson based on the subject area
being taught.
There are four main components to this evaluation:
1. teachers are required to create 2-3 iPad integrated lessons a month and
submit these plans to administration,
2. teacher pre-survey of iPad use,
3. teacher post-survey of iPad use, and
4. assess or survey student learning and engagement in iPad lessons.
Teachers create an iPad integrated lesson and must submit the lesson to administration
at least 3 days prior to the lesson being taught. Teachers are also encouraged to use a

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lesson planning app on the iPad for a more consistent use and familiarity with the
device. This also allows for easier lesson submission for the integrated lessons.
Surveys will be given at the beginning of the evaluation to determine the teachers
comfort and knowledge level with the iPad. Results of the survey will help administration
determine if teachers need additional training and opportunities for professional
development to help teachers reach program objectives.
Professional development will help provide the teachers with examples and
opportunities to learn how to integrate the iPad and ask questions. Another survey will
be given at the end of the evaluation to determine if the professional development
opportunities benefited them in their teaching and to see if they are meeting program
objectives.
To help teachers determine if the iPad was successful in the lesson, they were
encouraged to informally assess student participation for an increase in engagement
and/or survey the students to see if they enjoyed the lesson.
Evaluation Method

Participants
The participants of this evaluation consisted of the teaching staff at LMD School. The
teaching staff consists of 35 teachers whose teaching areas range from preschool to 8
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grade and also includes art, music, technology, and P.E. teachers. Each of these
teachers was given an iPad to use in their classroom.
The stakeholders for this program are LMD school administration, Principal Amber
Johansen and Assistant Principal Jennifer Arnold. They provided the evaluator with the
program goals, details of the program, and expected outcomes. The administration met
with the evaluator at the beginning and end of the evaluation to discuss survey results.
Procedures
The Teacher iPad Program began in December 2013 when teachers received their
iPads. The evaluation started with a discussion between the evaluator and LMD School
administration to discuss the program objectives for this evaluation. Once the objectives
were adjusted for the evaluation, a discussion of the types of questions to be included in
the teacher and student evaluations was held. The responses to these surveys will help
determine the success of the iPad implementation. The surveys will also help determine
if program objectives were met since questions were based around them.
The teacher pre-survey was created after initial discussions with administration and
distributed in mid-February 2014. This pre-survey will provide data and results on how
teachers are using and implementing the iPad so far. It will also help determine how
much additional training and professional development is needed. Training sessions
and professional development will be offered from February March 2014. Training
sessions involved teachers sharing apps they have found and what they have learned

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with the iPads. Professional development included one day with two different sessions
by Apple representatives, session descriptions can be found in Appendix E.
About three months after the program started, the evaluator met with administration to
share and discuss any possible changes that needed to be made to the teacher post-
survey and student survey. After changes were made, the surveys were distributed. The
surveys will provide data on the success of teacher iPad use and suggestions for the
future iPad integration.
Data Sources
Teacher Attitudes
An electronic pre-survey was distributed to all 35 teachers in the school in mid-February
2014, which can be found in Appendix C. This survey gave the teachers the opportunity
to provide feedback on their attitudes of using the iPad in their teaching thus far.
Teachers were given the opportunity to provide their attitudes and suggestions for
improvement with the program. There was an 89% response to this pre-survey.
An electronic post-survey was distributed to all 35 teachers in the school in mid-April
2014, which can be found in Appendix D. This survey gave the teachers the opportunity
to provide feedback on their attitudes of using the iPad in their teaching since the last
survey in February. Teachers were given the opportunity to provide their attitudes and
suggestions. There was a 91% response to this post-survey.
Student Attitudes
An electronic survey was distributed to all students (K-8), which can be found in
Appendix B. Students were given 3 days to fill out this survey. This survey gave the
students the opportunity to provide feedback on their attitudes towards iPad use,
attitude towards their teachers use of iPads, and engagement in lessons. The results
were used to determine the overall student attitudes and whether or not the iPad
lessons increased student engagement. Out of the maximum allowed responses, there
was a 61% student response to this survey.
Results

Teacher Attitudes
Teacher iPad Use Pre-Survey
All 35 teachers at LMD School were sent the pre-survey and 31 teachers responded.
This survey shows the teachers feedback on their attitudes of using the iPad in their
teaching thus far. Teachers were given the opportunity to provide their attitudes and
suggestions. All teachers stated that the provided list of educational apps helped them
get started. At this point in the program, 28 of the responding teachers said they were
already integrating their iPad into their teaching. Of the responding teachers, 90% said

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they needed more training and professional development to be able to integrate the
iPad into their teaching. The following tables summarize data collected from the survey.


Teacher iPad Use Post-Survey
All 35 teachers at LMD School were sent the pre-survey and 32 teachers responded.
This survey shows the teachers feedback on their attitudes of using the iPad in their
teaching since the pre-survey. Teachers were given the opportunity to provide their
attitudes and suggestions. All teachers stated that they integrate their iPad into their
teaching and 50% said they now use an app for as their lesson plan book. All
responding teachers stated that their lessons have improved since integrating their
iPad. Even though 90% of the teachers said the training and professional development
helped them integrate the iPad, many suggested additional ways to gain more training
or professional development. Suggestions for more training included: more Apple
training sessions, podcasts, websites, question/answer session, and sharing sessions
with staff. The following tables summarize data collected from the survey.
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18
7
0 5 10 15 20
Yes
Sometimes
No
Do you find it difficult to create the required 2-3 iPad lessons per month?
Number of
teachers
28.13%
65.63%
6.25%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Yes
Occasionally
No
Do you notice an increase in student engagement from the use of the iPad
based on his/her participation?
% of
teachers

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Student Attitudes
All students in K-8 were sent this survey to fill out within a 3 day period. This survey
gave the students the opportunity to provide feedback on their attitudes towards iPad
use, attitude towards their teachers use of iPads, and engagement in lessons. Of the
responding students, 95% of students indicated that they liked the iPad integrated
lesson. Also, 82% of students stated that their teacher used the iPad for most of the
lesson. The following tables summarize data collected from the survey.
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20
11
0 5 10 15 20 25
Yes
Sometimes
No
Do you find it difficult to create the required 2-3 iPad lessons per month?
Number of
teachers
38.71%
61.29%
0.00%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Yes
Occasionally
No
Do you notice an increase in student engagement from the use of the iPad
based on his/her participation?
% of
teachers
29
3
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Yes
No
Do you feel the additional training and professional development helped
you to properly integrate the iPad into your classroom?
Number of
teachers

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Table 1.1: Student responses to iPad use in school
Strongly
Agree
Agree Neutral Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
The iPad allows me to learn in
different ways.
16.4% 67.2% 16.4% 0% 0%
The iPad makes learning more
fun.
27.9% 65.6% 6.6% 0% 0%
I feel more connected to the
lesson when the iPad is used.
24.6% 60.7% 14.8% 0% 0%

Table 1.2: Student responses to teacher iPad use
Strongly
Agree
Agree Neutral Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
My teacher uses the iPad in at
least 2 lessons per month.
11.5% 47.5% 24.6% 16.4% 0%
My teacher makes learning
fun with the iPad.
16.4% 68.9% 14.8% 0% 0%
My teacher keeps my
attention more when using
the iPad.
16.4% 70.5% 13.1% 0% 0%
2
5
8
7
8
7
8
9
7
K
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
0 2 4 6 8 10
Number of student responses per grade
Number of
students
56
5
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Yes
No
Were you more interested in the lesson because your teacher was using
the iPad?
Number of
students

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Discussion

The purpose of this evaluation is to determine that each teacher is meeting the program
objectives established by the school administration. Objectives include developing iPad
integrated lessons, demonstrating iPad tools when teaching, and increasing student
engagement. The program is run on an individual basis, meaning each teacher has the
freedom to determine the use of the iPad within the lesson based on the subject area
being taught. The evaluation results showed that student engagement increased with
iPad use. Well over half of the responding students indicated that they were more
interested in the lesson with the teacher using the iPad. Also according to results,
teacher integration increased after professional development. It indicated that over half
of the teachers sometimes find it difficult to integrate the iPad into their teaching.
The teachers were given a pre-survey in mid-February. The results of this showed that
23% of the teachers said they do not find it difficult to integrate the iPad and 58% of
teachers also indicated that sometimes it can be difficult to integrate the iPad. Teachers
also responded in this survey with 28.1% stating that student engagement increased
with the iPad.
In mid-April, the post-survey was given to teachers. The results of this survey showed
an 11% increase of the teachers that found it easier to integrate the iPad. In the post-
survey, 34% of teachers said they do not find it difficult to integrate the iPad. It also
showed 62% of teachers said that sometimes it can be difficult to integrate the iPad.
Teachers also responded in this survey with 38.7% stating that student engagement
increased with the iPad.
Students were given a survey to complete based on teacher iPad use. In the student
survey, 92% of students said they felt more interested in the lesson with the addition of
the iPad and 60.7% of students indicated they felt more connected to the lesson when
the iPad was used. 70.5% of students also indicated in the survey that the teacher kept
their attention more when using the iPad.
Although this program is meeting the established objectives, one suggestion can be
made to help meet and exceed objectives: Hold training and professional development
sessions at least once a month. Based on the results of the evaluation, teachers are
creating 2-3 iPad lessons per month, but many teachers still struggle with this as
stated by the 62% that still find it difficult to integrate.
Overall, the evaluation results showed that student engagement increased with iPad
use and teachers comfort with integration increased after professional development.
The purpose of this evaluation is to determine that each teacher is meeting the program
objectives established by the school administration. The results and data of this
evaluation support and show that the purpose was indeed met, although areas could be
improved. Based on the post-survey, 34% of teachers stated that they did not find it
difficult to integrate the iPad 2-3 times a month. This shows that several teachers found
the professional development to be helpful in their future lesson planning. Although,
62% of teachers stated they sometimes find it difficult to integrate the iPad 2-3 times a

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month. One suggestion to help teachers integrate the iPad is to hold training and
professional development sessions at least once a month.
Based on the student survey, 92% of students said they felt more interested in the
lesson with the addition of the iPad and 60.7% of students indicated they felt more
connected to the lesson when the iPad was used. This shows that the students are
more excited and interested in learning when the iPad was included. Results also show
that 68% of responding students found the lessons to be more fun with the addition of
the iPad. Based on results of this evaluation teachers are meeting the established
objectives for this program, but can improve the number of teachers that have no
difficulties integrating by offering more professional development.
Project Cost

The total cost of this evaluation is detailed in Appendix A. It includes one evaluator for
ten days of work, supplies, communication, and travel. The 10 days included time for
the creation and distribution of survey materials and analysis of the survey information.
The site visits included meetings with administration at the beginning and end of the
evaluation, as well as time to meet with staff and students to explain and distribute
surveys.

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Appendix A Copy of Invoice



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Appendix B Student iPad Survey

Survey can be found at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9NC7V9L























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Appendix C Teacher iPad Use Pre-Survey

Survey can be found at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9NBTBJL






















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Appendix D Teacher iPad Use Post-Survey

Survey can be found at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9F2XJWN






















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Appendix E Apple Training Session Descriptions




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