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- 1. ST. GABRIEL'S GRADE4 & 5 PARENT IPAD SESSION
- 2. OUR AGENDA • Introductions •iPad Program Overview • Highlights For This Year • iPad Research Study • Suggestions for Home Use • Questions
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- 4. WHAT DO IDO? • Manage the iPad, Telepresence & Khan Academy programs • Work with teachers & administrators on how to best use these technologies to help students learn • Day-to-day support • Participate as a member of the Technology Department
- 5. IT'S NOT JUSTME Technology Faculty Team Parents Administrators
- 6. OUR APPROACH THISYEAR....
- 8. • The goal of all technology use at St. Gabriel's Catholic School is to have a positive impact on the education of our students • Wherever possible, technology will be used to TRANSFORM the student experience, rather than replicate it (R.A.T. Framework) • The use of educational technology will sharpen students' 21st Century Skills
- 10. WHY IPADS? (EDUCATIONAL LENS) • Allows for truly differentiated education • Allows for self-paced learning • Allows for transformative opportunities • Allows for greater student involvement & ownership of their education • Extremely high-level of engagement
- 11. WHY IPADS? (DEVICELENS) • Swiss Army Knife of devices • Portable • Long battery life • Instant access
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- 13. HIGHLIGHTS THIS YEAR •All iPad use will connect back to the learning goals of classes • Grade 4 students will start the year with iPads parked at school overnight • No FaceTime or other video conferencing Apps • No iMessage or other texting/messaging Apps • Web Filter extended to home • Increased communication • SGCS Mobile Device Management
- 14. MOBILE DEVICE MANAGEMENT • Some control over student iPads, many more administrative functions (network, reset passcodes, etc.) • FaceTime • Media Content: Movies=PG / TV= PG / Apps= 9+ (9-12) • Not allowing explicit music and podcasts • How this effects Grade 5 apps
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- 16. IPAD RESEARCH STUDY •Formalstudy to define if there is a correlation between student iPad use and performance • Research, data-collection and analysis will take place over the course of the 2012-13 school year • Everything will be driven by our guiding question...
- 17. GUIDING QUESTION Does the integration of iPads in Grades K through 5 impact education for students as indicated by test scores and engagement?
- 18. DATA COLLECTION • ITBSTests • Journeys Curriculum Assessments • Everyday Math Curriculum Assessments • Local Classroom Assessments • eSpark
- 19. ADDITIONALLY • Surveys for students, faculty & parents to capture more qualitative data (levels of satisfaction, etc.) • Tracking time and activities of iPad use
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- 21. HOME USE BROAD STROKES •All iPad usage should primarily tie back to the student's classes • We support whatever you feel is most appropriate for your home and family • Clarity around expectations, rules and consequences • Define where in the house an iPad can be used • Define how long and iPad can be used • We recommend frequent breaks!
- 22. HOME USE SPECIFICS • Additional Apps can be purchased with parent/guardian approval, using a separate AppleID • Somerestrictions are set from our Mobile Device Management software • How to enable further restrictions
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- 24. WRAP UP • We're excited! • Help yourself to Enabling Restrictions handout • Checkthe blog for an overview of the research study and more info • Survey in the next few days
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