"iPads are considered to be a transformative device when used in a classroom, but how do those individual classroom transformations, happening concurrently throughout a building, impact an entire school?
Francis W. Parker School in Chicago is in the third year of a 1:1 iPad program, and the building-wide impact of the devices has just begun to show itself. This session will explain the steps that have been taken in an iPad roll out plan, and both the anticipated and unanticipated consequences of the presence of these devices throughout the school.
The most important single factor in determining the success of an iPad program is professional development; putting together a cohesive professional development plan in coordination with a roll out that leverages teacher buy-in to create a collegial atmosphere will help insure the success of a 1:1 iPad program. More important, a well conceived program can help develop within schools a more collaborative, collegial culture that has a long-term impact far beyond the devices themselves.
This session will provide an outline for an iPad roll out, including the professional development program that has been developed at Parker. Additionally, several apps that play a vital role in the development of that professional development plan will be introduced and explained, such as Evernote, Penultimate, Explain Everything and others. This session is ideal for teachers, technology coordinators, and administrators considering or already involved in an iPad program, as the session will look at at iPad implementation from a variety of perspectives. "
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