1. Hoover High School
Engaged Learning/iPad Initiative
This is what cutting edge looks like!
The learning landscape just got even bigger

5. Timeline/Commitment
• 2012-2013-Pilot Year- 12th grade students and entire faculty at
both high schools issued iPads (August/September 2012)
• Spring Semester-11th grade students issued iPads (January
2013)
• 2013-2014-all 9th and 10th grade students issued iPads based
on Pilot evaluation (fall 2013)

6. Impact
What is the overall reason(s) for implementing a
1-to-1 iPad initiative? Provide all Hoover High
students with the best possible college/career
readiness opportunity.
The 1-to-1 iPad/Engaged Learning Initiative will be the
academic model at Hoover High School to promote
21st century teaching and learning. Transformational
Instructional Strategies.

7. What are the goals of a 1-to-1 iPad program for
students and teachers at Hoover High?
1. Transformational
Instructional Strategies
2. Individualization of Learning
and Performance
What are the 1-1 iPad initiative academic objectives for our
school?
Critical Thinking
Communication
Collaboration
Creativity
Student/Teacher Relationship
“Teachers are no longer the keepers and disseminators of knowledge but
become facilitators of learning” ------HHS faculty member

8. Critical Thinking
The iPad supports learning in the way our student’s think.
A world of easily searchable information is available at their finger tips
Teacher must act as a facilitator and guide rather than a sage of knowledge
Inquiry based learning demands that students develop critical thinking skills
Student ownership and engagement coupled with interactive web 2.0 tools will increase
the opportunity for deep inquiry based learning experiences

9. Communication
Faculty, students, parents, and administrators have
increased communication availability with the iPads.
Teachers can send email reminders to students, teacher
websites can be set up with RRS feeds, QR codes on
handouts/activities, increases ease of communication
while decreasing the need to consume resources (paper,
time, etc.) to do so. Additionally, various applications allow
for increased communication between students,
increasing the opportunities for collaboration.
Collaboration
Student collaboration becomes easier to manage.
Students are "always" connected to each other.
Cloud based applications eliminate the "he's not here, and
has all our work" disruptions. Teachers have increased
ability to monitor collaboration, teach collaboration skills
& procedures and give the "academic work" of
investigating, synthesizing and creating to the students.

10. Creativity
iPads become the catalyst to increased creativity in
numerous areas of our organization. "We can't because
we don't have (the resources, time, and interest) as an
excuse is eliminated. Levels the playing field for all
students.
Teachers have unlimited ways of integrating content, skills
& assessment into meaningful & engaging experiences for
students.
Students have unlimited options in demonstrating their
understanding and abilities. Increased connectivity allows
for greater flexibility in bringing teams of people together
to solve problems.
iPads will also allow for greater creativity in our curricular
offerings.

11. Student/Teacher Relationship
• Student centered learning environment
• Collaboration and personalization
• Shift the balance of instruction from direct teaching to
more exploratory forms of student learning
Program/Project Based Learning
Inquiry Based Learning
“Make Learning Happen, Teaching Only When
Necessary”
Teachers are no longer the keepers and disseminators of
knowledge but become facilitators of learning”

12. Other
Information & Media Literacy (digital literacy)
Students and teachers will have innumerable tools at their fingertips.
Evaluation of sources, perspectives, and purpose will become the focus
of conversations as new applications and uses are introduced. We want
to educate students using the tools of the 21st century.
Does the iPad take the place of the textbook?
We cannot at this time say if all textbooks will be replaced. We do
believe that this is a future trend and with a 1-to-1 iPad learning
program we will be well positioned to take advantage of the cost
savings, flexibility, ability to customize, and other advantages to having
electronic textbooks. Phased program planned.

13. Helping all levels of students
Positive impact on all our students, technology offers many programs and
tools that will support their needs and give them better access to the
curriculum. 24-7 availability
Most of these programs and tools are available for free and include the
following:
o Web-based course management and other software that allows teachers to
post class materials and assignments on-line which especially helps students
with organizational issues. These resources also promote collaborative
research and writing projects.
o A vast number of free on-line resources that can be used to enhance
learning such as virtual math manipulatives, virtual science labs, customized
quiz and vocabulary building software, podcasts and numerous language
learning resources, on-line primary documents from our national archives and
much more.

14. Here We Go!!!
Teacher Engagement Levels
• Level 1-Full Engagement, teachers completely emerge
technology in their classrooms. (the innovators, the brave,
fully engage students with iPads)
• Level 2-Blended/Hybrid, teachers are guardedly optimistic,
need to explore the idea and sample using the technology at
their own pace.
• Level 3-Sample/Explore, teachers will only use the technology
on a personal basis, organizing, communicating and
productivity.
RESPECT for all levels. Over a period of time all should be at
Level 1 full engagement .

15. Levels PD
Discussion, info, helpful hints
Sessions today and tomorrow.
Community Room!!!
Teacher Engagement Levels-
National Education Technology Standards-NETS