The iPad was introduced in 2010 by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. It has since seen several iterations including the iPad 2 and iPad 3. The iPad inspires creativity and hands-on learning in students through educational apps and interactive content. Teachers can use iPads for reading ebooks, watching videos, and interactive lessons. The document provides examples of apps and lessons used in a pre-kindergarten classroom to teach the alphabet.

1. iPad
Mindy Witt
J.E. Moss Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten
Spring 2012

2. History
• Talk began in 1983.
• iPhone came out and they put
iPad on the backburner.
• iPad1 was introduced Jan 27, 2012
by Apple CEO, Steve Jobs
• iPad 1 (April 3, 2010)
• iPad 2 (March 2011)
• iPad 3 (March 2012)

3. History
Newton’s Message
Pad-1993
iPhone-2007
iPad-2010

4. Important Features
• An iPad tablet inspires creativity and
hands-on learning with features you
won’t find in any other educational tool.
• Applications from the App store allows
student to engage in interactive content
in interactive ways, find information
instantly, access an entire library
wherever they go on a device that
students really want to use.
• It is used as a portable platform that can
be used to play games, surf the internet,
take pictures and or videos, watch or
listen to audio-visuals such as books,
utube videos, music, and movies.
(www.apple.com)

5. Teaching Ideas
• E-reader (whole group or small group)
• Watch video clips
• Interactive Lessons
– Apps
• Dora’s Skywriting ABC’s
• ABC Wildlife
• Toddler Flashcards
• Shape O ABC’s
• Count and Catch

6. Sound Cards
Mandated sound cards from Metro Nashville
Public Schools. I use these during my daily early
language arts warm-up.

7. Lesson
Application I used to aid in alphabet retention.

8. Lesson
Application I used to aid in alphabet retention.

9. Lesson
Students raising their hand to come up to the
iPad. Notice the girl with the stressed look…..

10. Lesson
Students had to help the airplane trace the
letter while making the letter sound.

11. Lesson
Students had to help the airplane trace the
letter while making the letter sound.

12. Lesson
Students had to help the airplane trace the
letter while making the letter sound.

13. Lesson
Students had to guess what the mystery object
is and then slide the letter acorns into the black
acorns to display the mystery picture.

14. Lesson
Students had to guess what the mystery object
is and then slide the letter acorns into the black
acorns to display the mystery picture.

15. Resource Websites
• http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/26/the-apple-
tablet-a-complete-history-supposedly/
• http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/
• http://news.cnet.com/2009-1041-6054524.html
• http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/news-
brief/illustrated-history-apples-products-and-
executives
• http://www.iste.org/connect/iste-connects/blog-
detail/11-05-
02/Educational_iPad_Apps_for_Preschoolers.aspx