Juliana -- Ipads in the classroom II

 Works Cited: 

        MATHIS, JOEL. “The Ipad’s School Day: Apple’s Tablet Hits The Classroom.” Macworld27.12 (2010): 28. Academic Search Complete. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

Summary: The article entitled "The Ipad's School Day: Apple's Tablet Hits The Classroom", written by Joel Mathis, talks about teachers and students around the nation incorporating Apple's very own Ipad into their classrooms. His article provides many examples of how including Ipads in the classroom can turn into an overall success. Joel talks about George Fox University gives out laptops to all incoming freshmen and this year they had a choice of a MacBook or Ipad. He discusses how eventually the Ipad will be the only option for students. Also, Shoulder Saver Cedar School of Excellence in Scotland handed out Ipads to all of their students this year and all of their homework and assignments are collected via e-mail. He says "The amount of weight kids carry in backpacks....if it can be crammed into an Ipad...that's a huge win right there!" Joel then later discusses the majority of the classrooms that incorporated the Ipads in their everyday learning, found their students becoming more hands on and excited to learn in the classroom.

Assess: This article was written by Joel Mathis. He is an author of the magazine MacWorld, which is a magazine about how to navigate and use all the Apple products as well as other technology devices such as cameras, scanners, printers, head phones and GPS. All the information included in his article is up to date and accurate. Joel Mathis is a great author and is an expert when it comes to technology and Apple products such as the Ipad.

Reflect: I was very impressed while reading this article because there were so many instances of classrooms incorporating the Ipads into their lessons and having students work hands on while enjoying the material being taught. I feel that all classrooms nation wide should have Ipads in the classrooms because it is a great teaching tool for not only students but also teachers. There are apps coming out to help teachers keep track of grading, lesson plans and much more! It is a great resource for students to use. 

Works Cited:
“Ipads in the Classroom.” Youtube.com. 29 March 2011. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV8M6P9st9Q&feature=related

Summary: Government Technology Magazine visited three Chicago schools to observe how Ipads in the classroom are beneficial. The magazine found out about the benefits and improvements the Ipad makes in classrooms. The teachers in this video share how they feel about incorporating Ipads in the classrooms saying "Contributes to multiple changes and many benefits", "Allows them to take a virtual field trip everyday by searching web content in a way that is user friendly for early childhood students." Those are just the few reasons why educators are pushing to have them in their classrooms. Also, educators found their students becoming more interactive and engaged in their class. The students came to school looking forward to learn new material by playing on these devices. By visiting these schools the magazine found that Ipads in the classroom can only benefit students' education not ruin them!

Assess: This video is from March of 2011 so it is fairly new and includes many educators that had experience with having their students work hands on with Ipads. This video shows that schools should start to think about allowing Ipads to be allowed in their classrooms because it not only engages the students, it also benefits them!

Reflect: This video was very eye opening for me as a future educator because there are many apps you can use on the Ipad to help benefit your students. Such as, the Iconverse application that educators can use for their special needs students. This app allows students that are verbally impaired to speak and say sentences just by the tap of their finger! I think Ipads in the classroom is a great and beneficial tool for the teacher and student! If there is a tool out there that can improve our students learning and ability to succeed then why not?