coolerkingcooler

Anyone got any experience of using one and the pupils have them as well? I have been offered the chance to do this next year and said yes. As they want a core group using them, I'll have to teach three subjects with them. I am very much in laptop Office camp, but any input into using them would be great.

I'll be teaching Maths, Science and possibly one other subject.

Cheers,
Cooler

Jen1977ni

I've just used my own iPad to show the kids photographs rather than print them out. Apart from that, not in any great depth but I'd say the possibilities are endless! I could put you in touch with a bloke on FB who might be able to assist you further, he's an expat teacher working in WA I think?

coolerkingcooler

That would be great Jen, would have to be Mrs C's FB as I am just too popular to have my own account

Mark

Jen1977ni

Pm me ur email addy and I'll get him to email u...

blackjack041

Hey coolerkingcooler , I'm the guy in WA! I am head of IT and Design in a school south of Perth! We have been piloting iPads this year, with some Active Research happening as well in conjunction with a Uni. We have a number of iPad Coaches and Mentors who are working closely with staff. We are just having our first Parent meeting tonight outlining our 1:1 program for years 7-12. If you want to chat, any info or promotional stuff then I'd be happy to email it to you etc... We are also replacing our promethean boards in senior school with 50 inch LCDs! It is gutting edge stuff! Happy to help in anyway! We are looking at rolling out 50 ipads to staff with an additional 400 to students in 2012!

Cheers

Pete.

coolerkingcooler

Wow, that does sound very progressive. I'll pm you my email address and ask from 1 to many questions!

Cheers,
Cooler

micged

All the yr 9s and 10s in my son's school have just been given ipads by the school to use.
At the school I work at we have class sets of them, as well as class sets of itouch, tablets - pretty much everything. Teachers use them however they are required - the english dept use the ipods a lot, the science and maths the tablets and ipads - it is certainly the way things are going.

coolerkingcooler

Thanks for your post (pm'd blackjack041).

It really does seem that there is a quick change happening. The ipads/tablets seem favourable to laptops for weight and battery life etc. Cheap/free aps as well I guess - text books.

Cheers,
Cooler

Mochinbach

Cooler you might want to come along to some of the PD events offerend by CEGSA. The AGM this year (i March at the EDC) is all about ipads and there are three other courses in Term 1 too. One looking at Chris Bennie's use of them up in Stirling East and another looking specifically at LOTE teaching. Here's the link: http://www.cegsa.sa.edu.au/