Is the iPad an Education Game Changer

Is the iPad an Education Game Changer?
Brian Dorton

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What is the iPad?
Educational Applications?
Textbooks
Note taking
Communication
Costs/Comparisons

What is the iPad?
Tablet Computer
Hybrid between an iPhone and a full laptop
Ultra Portable Communication Device
Applications Designed for Larger Interface
eBook Reader
Every app that is currently on the App Store will work on the iPad

Students exploring content on the iPad
iPads in the Classroom

Educational Applications
Textbook Apps
Schools are already currently using the iPad as a textbook replacement
Dr. Ian Shepherd has designed his fall Econ 261 class to incorporate a digital textbook from McGraw-Hill
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt launched a year long pilot project with the HMH Fuse: Holt McDougal Algebra 1 full year algebra course on an iPad

Note Taking Apps
Notes and books on same machine
Ability to send and share notes with other classmates and teachers
Organization automated through inexpensive note taking apps (e.g. Notes, ToDo, EverNote)

Communication Apps
Powerful email client
Twitter applications facilitating conversations and in depth questioning
Assignments electronically submitted and teacher feedback received on device

iPad View

Is the iPad an Education Game Changer?
The iPad will certainly change the way students learn. It is important that new administrators keep a close eye on the ever-changing mobile technology market and incorporate these new innovations into their campus to create and foster 21st century learning.

Is the iPad an Education Game Changer

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