iPad - Module 4 / Assignment 2

Some of the ideas presented in the article, 5 Ways the iPAD and Education Could Go Together, are ways we are using the iPads in Henry County.  First, elementary students access etextbooks for their reading series using their personal iPads.  Students can interact with the literature and click links to open up supplemental information about the subjects of study.  Second, teachers at the high school level have access to mobile iPad carts since the high school students do not have personal iPads at this point.  The third idea discussed, virtual field trip guides, would be an excellent extension to a lecture presented during educational trips.  Being able to point to an object and receive information about the object would be a great reference tool.  I believe this capability is soon to be in existence, if not already available. Training students to input data while on the move would provide opportunity of fast data collection and quick analysis while steering instant decision-making.  Mobile data collection would also be beneficial to teachers/administrators to reduce time wasted to travel to separate location for information input.  This is the fourth idea discussed.  The fifth idea, new ways to create content, is an ongoing challenge.  Knowing what programs are available is essential for maximizing use of the iPad.  The ITRT staff work to help Henry County teachers know what programs can be used to support the documents they want to create.  We are progressing in this area since new programs are constantly developed.  Another way for the iPad and education to go together is by making a connection between home and school so that parents are synced with student progress, behavior, and daily activities.  When a link is created between the school and parents, students are more apt to feel supported.