The students have been using the iPads as much as I have been letting them. I always do my best to keep learning at the forefront, try not make reasons to use technology but rather use technology to enhance the learning that is taking place. That being said, I have found that the students are using the iPads for more things then I expected. I love the way they are unafraid to experiment and try out new technology without any hangups or holding back.
Here’s a list of things that the students have been using the iPads for during the last week.
- research
- writing assignments
- practicing math skills
- emailing
- listing to and creating music
- creating digital drawings
- editing images
- watching instructional videos
- playing word games
One thing that surprised me was that I had a student do a short writing assignment on the iPad. She did very well using the touch keyboard and was able to do the formatting with very little help.
For those people who said that iPads were only for consuming content and not for creating. I have news for you. My students are creating stuff with these devices. In fact they find it a lot easier to create many things on the iPad than when compared to a desktop computer. They enjoy drawing, making music, editing photos, and many other things that they find easier because of the touch interface and very user friendly iOS.
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