1. iPads in the Classroom Kelly Zimmerman

2. Some Advantages

3. No more textbooks! Eliminates the need for textbooks because they can be downloading right to the iPad. Eliminates the need for textbooks because they can be downloading right to the iPad. iPad = less $ spent on textbooks. iPad = less $ spent on textbooks.

4. Students <3 them Hands-on learning. Hands-on learning. Students are excited to use them in class. Students are excited to use them in class. Increase in class participation. Increase in class participation. Motivates them to want to learn, Motivates them to want to learn, Almost guarantees engagement. Almost guarantees engagement.

5. Technology Era iPads integrate technology. Students need experience early with the technology available b/c it’s taking over the world. Help them later in life with the high demands of technology.

6. There’s an App for that! Endless free/low cost apps for everything, and they keep growing. So many useful educational apps that make learning fun. Apps for students with disabilities or ELLs.

7. User-friendly for all User-friendly for all User-friendly for students with disabilities. Great for enhancing and developing communication. Can help students lacking motor skills (touch screen). Variety of games and apps for ELL.

8. How Teachers are using iPads Make music Make music Practice letter formation Practice letter formation Paint and draw Paint and draw Teachers and students to make presentations Teachers and students to make presentations Quizlets (quizzes online) Quizlets (quizzes online) Educational games Educational games As a textbook As a textbook As a story book As a story book Role book Role book Record book Record book Communicate with parents Communicate with parents Apps for everything Apps for everything

9. Textbook

10. Music

11. Letter formation

12. Paint and draw

13. Online quizzes

14. Educational games

15. Record keeping

16. Read stories

17. Whiteboard

18. Some Disadvantages

19. My battery is going to die! Books don’t need to be charged. Books don’t need to be charged. Lose their valuable materials for that lesson while it charges. Lose their valuable materials for that lesson while it charges. Battery life expectancy eventually becomes less and less. Battery life expectancy eventually becomes less and less.

20. iPads aren’t cheap  An iPad for every student and teacher can get expensive real quick. Always that chance that young, careless students may break the fragile device.

21. No Wi-Fi networks available. iPad use is often heavily dependent on the available Wi-Fi access. Can run into issues with all the devices fighting for Wi-Fi space. A slow or disconnected server can ruin entire lessons, or waste valuable learning time.

22. Distraction Easy and quick for students to pop on another site for personal use. Hard not to be tempted to check Facebook, games, pictures, etc.

23. Why is it not working?!!! iPads and technology in general can be frustrating. iPads and technology in general can be frustrating. Teacher’s end up having to drop what doing to help students with technology issues. Teacher’s end up having to drop what doing to help students with technology issues. Can be overwhelming with all the options and features the iPad can do. Can be overwhelming with all the options and features the iPad can do.

24. Works Cited Catapano, J. (n.d.). Advantages/Disadvantages of the iPad Classroom. TeachHUB. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://www.teachhub.com/advantagesdisadvantages- ipad-classroom Catapano, J. (n.d.). Advantages/Disadvantages of the iPad Classroom. TeachHUB. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://www.teachhub.com/advantagesdisadvantages- ipad-classroom Elliot, C. (n.d.). 62 Ideas For Using The iPad In The Classroom [Presentation] -. TeachThought. Retrieved June 5, 2014, from http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/62- ideas-for-using-the-ipad-in-the-classroom/ Elliot, C. (n.d.). 62 Ideas For Using The iPad In The Classroom [Presentation] -. TeachThought. Retrieved June 5, 2014, from http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/62- ideas-for-using-the-ipad-in-the-classroom/ Slaugh, M. (n.d.). Pros and Cons of iPads in the Classroom. Pros and Cons of iPads in the Classroom. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://info.lecturetools.com/blog/bid/57442/Pros-and-Cons-of-iPads-in-the- Classroom Slaugh, M. (n.d.). Pros and Cons of iPads in the Classroom. Pros and Cons of iPads in the Classroom. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://info.lecturetools.com/blog/bid/57442/Pros-and-Cons-of-iPads-in-the- Classroom Wainwright, A. (n.d.). 17 Pros and Cons of Using iPads in the Classroom. 17 Pros and Cons of Using iPads in the Classroom. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-edge-networks-blog/bid/85262/17-Pros- and-Cons-of-Using-iPads-in-the-Classroom Wainwright, A. (n.d.). 17 Pros and Cons of Using iPads in the Classroom. 17 Pros and Cons of Using iPads in the Classroom. Retrieved May 29, 2014, from http://www.securedgenetworks.com/secure-edge-networks-blog/bid/85262/17-Pros- and-Cons-of-Using-iPads-in-the-Classroom