LUSD iPAD PILOT UPDATE A Presentation to the Board of Education Prepared by the Technology Department & iPad Pilot Participants February 21, 2012

How The iPad Pilot Started  51 Teachers submitted applications to be part of the pilot  6 Teachers where chosen to participate  230 iPads purchased - $193,000 Funding from Enhancing Education through Technology (EETT) and Microsoft K12 Voucher Program  Teacher training provided by Apple Distinguished Teacher

Classroom Participants  Bryn Lum; 9 th grade AP English – McNair  Charles Taylor; 7 th grade Social Studies – McAuliffe  Sonja Renhult; 5 th /6 th combo – Tokay Colony  Lisa Fromm; 6 th grade – Beckman  Chris Funge; 3 rd grade – Larson  Kim Loftin; 3 rd grade – Wagner Holt

Goals of the Pilot  Increase Student Engagement  Improve Student Achievement  Analyze the effectiveness of iPad (tablet) technology as a teaching and learning tool  Develop a tablet-supported curriculum model that can be utilized in other classrooms

3 rd Grade  Building Vocabulary  Science (Physical and Astronomy) 5

3 rd Grade Cont.  iTunes Listening to audio for core literature  iBooks (eReaders)  iCard Sort (categorizing of information) 6

5/6 Combo Class  Vocabulary Practice using flashcards created at  Online Test Taking Using

5/6 Combo Class  Audio for anthology selections and Science Textbook

5/6 Combo Class  Pages App for word processing  Students documents via Grapevine

5/6 Combo Class  Khan Academy – Math Concepts  Brainpop – Comprehension  Math Tappers – Facts Practice  Bluster – Grammar Game  Shake-A-Phrase – Parts of Speech Practice  Science 360 – Science Concepts/videos  The list goes on and on!!!

6 th Grade  Connecting learning to larger concepts (main ideas and details) 11

6 th Grade  Brainstorming and pre-writing, as well as journaling a student’s progress in a project 12

7 th Grade History/9 th Grade English  iBook Reader for working with Primary Sources  Access current Maps and Geographic Information 13

7 th Grade History/ 9 th Grade English  iPads used for in class note taking, document reading (Textbook)  Viewing videos through Discovery Education 14

7 th Grade History/9 th Grade English  Student collaboration  Increased student participation and achievement  Edmodo (Teacher controlled Social Networking Site) 15

7 th Grade History/9 th Grade English  Using Qwiki App (Portable Encyclopedia) to have students explore the topics in class  Allows students to dive into the material 16

Next Steps  Evaluate success of program based on goals and expectations  Present findings to Board at August/September meeting  Begin development of next phase of the iPad pilot program

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