iPads have become increasingly popular in the modern classroom. I have seen them implemented for learning for not only the student but also the teacher. I think it is essential though to not only have iPads present in the classroom but to be using them with purpose. I think that you could have them in the classroom, but it really is the way you choose to use them that will help the students to develop. We, as educators, need to be ensuring that the apps and websites that students are accessing are providing the students with multiple entry points to the curriculum and open ended tasks. iPads can be an excellent bargaining tool for students and I have seen them uses as rewards in the classroom where students can earn ‘iPad time’ by acting in an appropriate manner in the classroom. They are definitely a great motivator for children also, as children see them as new and exciting. Although the simple use and presence of iPads is not to be outshined by the learning that is associated with such a product.
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About Me…
Hello Interweb!
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My name is Emma and I am currently studying at Australian Catholic University (Aquinas Campus) to be a primary school teacher.
This is my first blog post ever so let’s get something straight right here and now… I’m not the most tech savvy person in the world. You know that person who’s always asking, “How do I use that app?” or “Can you help me fix this?” That person is me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not completely hopeless… I’m not about to click on an email alerting me to the fact I’m the one hundred thousandth customer or unfreeze my computer by putting it in the microwave. I can deal with the basics of technology but anything more complex than PowerPoint… let’s just say I’d struggle.
Being fully aware of my blindingly evident lack of knowledge about the online style of learning, I am currently undertaking a unit known as EDFD459, The Learning Space. This leads me specifically to this blog and optimistically, I hope that I will gain a more concrete understanding of what it means to be an online learner and eventually (fingers crossed) engage my students one day in the world of online learning.
The Forever-Learning Teacher 