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| T.H.E. Journal Provides Inspiration on How to Integrate Tablets |
| posted by: Melissa | August 27, 2014, 05:26 PM |
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Tablets have been the ‘it’ item in educational technology for a while. In fact, there are many teachers across the country who will be walking into classrooms equipped with tablets this school year. But while many districts are now providing more technology to teachers, they aren’t providing much guidance on how to use that technology. If you are one of those teachers with brand new tablets and no idea what to do with them, T.H.E. Journal has some inspiration on how to put those tablets into use. In a recent article on their site, they examined five classrooms that have successfully integrated tablets and shared some best practices. William Fremd High School: Mr. McCusker uses tablets as tools for collaboration and peer evaluation. Also, the iPads that he uses make the curating of sources in his American history class a breeze. Clark County School District: Speech Pathologist Cynthia Valencia-Kimball doesn’t work in a traditional classroom. She spends her time working in small groups with students who have a range of physical and educational needs. She uses her tablets to provide students with highly specific, highly engaging personal exercises. She chooses apps that are easily individualized to each student’s needs. Wilshire Park Elementary: Erin Whisler teaches an elementary class where there are just a few tablets at her disposal. With her 3 iPads, she can give her ELL students personalized instruction, by providing them with a different assessment on the iPad. She can also use iPad apps to help improve their literacy skills. Cincinnati Country Day School: This school was the first fully 1-to-1 school in the country. For them, using technology has become an integral and natural part of the school day. Teachers in this school have used technology to go paperless and have work submitted electronically. Algonquin Regional High School: Daniel Welty is a high school science teacher, who has used his iPads to help flip his classroom. As a result, his classroom is much more hands-on than a traditional classroom. Students use their tablets to create and help with projects. Check out the entire article on T.H.E. Journal website. Have you integrated tablets into your instruction? Comment below.
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