iPads and Independent Learning

I have had the chance to use our 20 ipads in a range of classes over the past week and a half and the results have been outstanding.  I am really impressed with how well the students are taking to the technology - they quickly get over the "wow!' factor and start to create some great learning opportunities.
The ones I have been most impressed with include:

• The Year 6 class who is using the range of free instrument apps and creating a song, 
• The year 4 class who are using an application to link to the classes Mindmeister account and share their ideas and thoughts
• The year 6 class who are researching using the pages and Safari and sharing this information to the school iDisk account
• The New Entrants class who are using Doodle Buddy to create drawings and use these as inspiration for their writing
• and the Year 3 class who are discovering Keynote and sharing their thoughts and learning with others using this tool.

The next steps are for teachers to up-skill and feel confident using these tools in the classroom and for them to discover how to unlock the biggest potential of the iPad - true collaboration within the school setting.

 Using Doodle Buddy as a springboard for New Entrant writing

 New Entrants sharing their new learning

Publishing using Pages and then uploading the finished article to the school iDisk account for sharing