The North Fond du Lac School District's Student Engagement Project aims to enhance student engagement and achievement by integrating iPads into the learning process. The project focuses on fostering creativity, collaboration, and positive relationships while measuring the impacts on student performance and community perceptions. Results indicated that a significant number of teachers and students believe that the use of iPads will greatly impact learning outcomes positively.

1. An iPad Study in the School District of
North Fond du Lac
The Student Engagement Project

2. The Student Engagement Project
Project Statement –The School District of North Fond du Lac is dedicated to
evolvinginstructional practices to better meet the needs of our students and
prepare them for life outsideof school through fundamentally changing the way
students are engaged in the learning process.
Goals:
 Increase student engagement in the learning process.
 Increase student achievement.
 Cognitive, Social, Creative and Emotional Growth.
 Engagement – students actively involved in the learning process
 Achievement – the attainment of specific skills or knowledge

3. Data Collection:
How do we know if the iPad2 is having an impact
on engagement and achievement?
Leading Indicators - what would we see if people are doing this work?
 Students Engaged in the Learning Process
 Creativity, Collaboration, and Caring Fostered
 Positive Relationships (with all) Fostered
Lagging Indicators - what are the results - test scores/achievement
 Improved Test Scores, Achievement, and Career Readiness
 Positive Community Perception
 Improved School Attendance/Enrollment
 Increased Parental Involvement

4. Teacher’s Perceptions
 60% of the Teachers believe their students are slightly to
moderately bored at school
 60% of the Teachers believe their students are moderately
engaged
 Teachers state 80% of their students have average grades of
B’s or less
 80% of the Teachers believe the iPad will highly impact their
students’ learning
 20% of the Teachers believe the iPad will greatly impact their
students’ learning

5. High School Student Engagement
Prior to the Study
 92% of the High School Students owned a piece of technology, but
did not own a “lite, mobile computing device”
 50% of the High School Students relied on their phone more than
any other technology
 75% of the High School Students used technology on a daily basis
for educational purposes
 58% of the High School Students used technology for information
gathering purposes
 100% of the High School Students agree that they accomplish more
academically because of the use of technology

6. 1 2 2%
2 14 13%
3 34 32%
4 39 36%
5 18 17%
1. On a scale of 1 (bored at
school) to 5 (love school), how
do you feel about school?
Out of 107 Elementary and Middle School Student Responses

7. 1 1 1%
2 5 5%
3 21 20%
4 65 61%
5 15 14%
2. On a scale of 1 (you don’t pay
attention) to 5 (always listen and
participate), how engaged do
you feel at school?
Out of 107 Elementary and Middle School Student Responses

8. 1 4 4%
2 28 26%
3 28 26%
4 34 32%
5 13 12%
3. On a scale of 1 (never saw one
before) to 5 (use them all the time),
what is your experience with iPads?
Out of 107 Elementary and Middle School Student Responses

9. 1 0 0%
2 1 1%
3 9 8%
4 14 13%
5 83 78%
4. On a scale of 1 (don’t like
them) to 5 (love them), how do
you feel about iPads?
Out of 107 Elementary and Middle School Student Responses

10. 1 3 3%
2 4 4%
3 32 30%
4 48 45%
5 20 19%
5. On a scale of 1 (not good) to 5
(straight As), how are your
current grades?
Out of 107 Elementary and Middle School Student Responses

11. 1 0 0%
2 6 6%
3 10 9%
4 45 42%
5 46 43%
6. On a scale of 1 (not better) to
5 (drastically improved), how do
you think your grades would be
with the help of an iPad?
Out of 107 Elementary and Middle School Student Responses

12. Applications Used to Engage Elementary Students
Notability Dropbox Mail SimpleMind+
Dictionary Maps Flashcardlet
Camera Quick Voice Toontastic
iBooks Story Maker HD Safari

13. Applications to Engage Middle School Students
Animoto Flashcardlet Paperport Dropbox
Dictionary iBooks VoiceThread FaceTime
Educreations Book Creator Bump Mail
Notability Notes Calculator Safari

14. Applications use by High School Students
iTunesU Vernier Voice Thread Camera
Dictionary Flashcardlet Calculators FaceTime
iBooks inClass Dropbox Mail
Notability Notes Elevated Math Safari
Paperport ShowMe Graph It YouTube

15. Built-in Camera
Record students reading aloud, students self-evaluate for fluency,
pace, expression, word recognition and more

16. Book Creator
Student Projects

17. http://bit.ly/AB6FHL
Wiki Websites with Embedded Media
Eighth Grade Engagement all done on the iPad

18. Notability
Taking, annotating, reviewing notes

19. For More Information
The School District of North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin:
http://www.nfdl.k12.wi.us/
Aaron Sadoff, Superintendent
Marian University Fond du Lac, Wisconsin:
http://soe.marianuniversity.edu
Jenna Linskens, Assistant Professor of Education