1. IPAD TRAINING
Day One
*Open NearPod app
*Enter code:

2. TODAY’S TOPICS
 Philosophy of Technology Integration
 Using iPad apps:
 Administration Apps
 Productivity Apps
 Presentation Apps
 Browsers
 Overview of EBSCO and TurnItIn.com

3. PERSONAL BACKGROUND

4. PERSONAL BACKGROUND

5. PERSONAL BACKGROUND

6. PERSONAL BACKGROUND

7. RESEARCH
 78% of teens now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of
them own smartphones. That translates into 37% of all teens who
have smartphones, up from just 23% in 2011.
 23% of teens have a tablet computer, a level comparable to the
general adult population.
 95% of teens use the internet.
 93% of teens have a computer or have access to one at home.
Seven in ten (71%) teens with home computer access say the
laptop or desktop they use most often is one they share with other
family members.

8. DIGITAL LITERACY
 More than 50% of
today’s jobs require
some degree of
technology skills, and
experts say that
percentage will
increase to 77% in the
next decade.
US Bureau of Labor
Statistics

9. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
 Learning and Innovation Skills
 Creativity and Innovation
 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
 Communication and Collaboration
 Information, Media and Technology Skills
 Information Literacy
 Media Literacy
 ICT (Information, Communications and Technology) Literacy
 Life and Career Skills
 Flexibility and Adaptability
 Initiative and Self-Direction
 Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
 Productivity and Accountability
 Leadership and Responsibility

10. WHY FOCUS ON TECHNOLOGY
USE?
 Students are familiar with technology tools
 Students need experience using technology
 Allow development of 21st Century Skills
 Technology provides options for assistive adaptations and variety
in learning methods
 Technology use increases student engagement and interest, and
can provide for student choice and direction
 Provides individualized scaffolding, review, and extension
opportunities

11. SAMR MODEL
Enhancement
Transformation

12. OUR VISION
 2013-2014
 MS/HS teachers become
familiar with using iPads in the
classroom, integrating them into
lessons and assignments
 HS students have optional
BYOD (iPad) program
 4 iPad carts (12 each) available
 2014-2015
 HS students in 1:1 iPad
program
 iPad carts available exclusively
to MS teachers & students