# data[].attributes.headline
Jennifer's Advice for Starting up with iPads

# data[].attributes.subject
Jennifer's Advice for Starting up with iPads

# data[].attributes.body
1. Develop a system to keep ipads out and ready.  Unplug and stack in groups for easy on the spot deployment.

2. Develop routines for using ipads daily/weekly (take photo of writing, read passage, share math) Go slow, simple and repeat to instill routine.

3. Have a signal for students to draw attention away from screen. "Apples Up!"  "Screens on Me!" Practice and reinforce!

4. Have students use photo of themselves as wallpaper on their own ipad - makes it easy to identify

5. Let students help each other to solve technical problems or complete a task. Post directions or steps to refer to and break down the steps.

6. Have recording stations around room to facilitate reduced background noise.

7. You will need headphones for every student. Find out what your school provides.

8. Utilize students as technology helpers in every way you can imagine.

9. Visit teachers in your school and find out their tips and tricks and hacks for managing a digital classroom.

10. When all seems lost and chaos, put the iPads away, take a deep breath, call Karen for help, and try again with modifications.

# data[].attributes.headline
Device Advice: Onboarding for School-Issued Devices

# data[].attributes.subject
Device Advice: Onboarding for School-Issued Devices

# data[].attributes.body
Digital Citizenship lessons are easy to find with the scope and sequence and ready to use with student and parent handouts

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Help students get ready to use tech for learning in the classroom.

Whether it's their first-ever school-issued device or they're seasoned tech wizards, it's always helpful to remind students about responsible tech use. From device care to practicing active listening and avoiding device distractions, these quick lessons will help you set up a positive culture for learning with tech in the classroom.

Check out our Device Advice Pacing Guide for implementation tips, curricular connections, and FAQs.

Teachers' Essential Guide to Teaching with Technology

How do I get the most out of using tech in the classroom?

Free Back-to-School Templates for Teachers and Families

Help students and their families lay the foundation for a positive, successful school year.

Family Engagement Toolkit

Digital Citizenship Resources for Family Engagement

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Device Advice: Onboarding for School-Issued Devices | Common Sense Education

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student privacy.

# data[].attributes.headline
How my students use iPad’s accessibility features

# data[].attributes.subject
How my students use iPad’s accessibility features

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
How my students use iPad’s accessibility features

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Innovating learning and literacy with iPads

# data[].attributes.headline
Back to School with iPads: 5 Steps for the First 5 Days

# data[].attributes.subject
Back to School with iPads: 5 Steps for the First 5 Days

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Edutopia is a free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education. We are published by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.

# data[].attributes.headline
5 Epiphanies on Learning in a 1:1 iPad Classroom

# data[].attributes.subject
5 Epiphanies on Learning in a 1:1 iPad Classroom

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Last fall, my high school handed iPads to each student in the building, and I began my journey as the school's Instructional Technology Coach. Since our faculty had spent the previous year preparing for the rollout, I knew our classroom environment and teaching methods would evolve. I welcomed it. But I could never have imagined how vast -- and rewarding -- that evolution would be.

To provide some structure for my journey, I joined a cross-curricular group of my colleagues who were focusing on action research in their classrooms. Questions permeate good action research -- mine was: "What does learning look like in a fully-committed 1:1 iPad high school classroom?" I gathered data from my three freshman English classes throughout the year while we engaged in a rich, ongoing cycle of experimentation, feedback, and discussion.

As an English teacher, I use the word "epiphany" all the time. But this year I came to understand that term on a more personal level -- not just once, but again and again. The following are a few of the most meaningful epiphanies that I experienced.

Epiphany #1: Students Should Be Partners in Action Research

Because I was as much a learner this year as my students, I was even more transparent than usual with them about my methods and purpose. Our rich cycle of experimentation and feedback provided a wealth of data, but more importantly, my 13- and 14-year-old students became far more confident as learners, self-advocates, and problem solvers than I had seen the previous year.

This growth was particularly visible in the results of my end-of-the-year technology survey. One hundred percent of the feedback I received was constructive, thoughtful, insightful, and serious. Not one of my students blew it off or used the survey as an opportunity to complain or bemoan a personal issue. As any high school teacher will agree, this seems a miracle.

Epiphany #2: Organization Is Inherently Tied to Learning

I expected my students to be most drawn to creative tools or games on the iPad. And although they enjoyed many of these, it turns out that Schoology, (a learning management system) and Notability (a note-taking and annotation app) were by far my students' most frequently-used and appreciated apps.

Is this because Schoology and Notability have some magic that other tools don't? Not at all. Rather, my students said that their learning improved because, in my paperless class, everything they needed was on their iPads, so they stayed more organized and felt more in control of their learning.

And here's the kicker. Students began using Schoology to ask and answer each other's questions before I even saw them. By the second semester, I was answering far fewer "unnecessary" questions and had more time to spend on what they really needed to know. This alone was worth its weight in gold.

Epiphany #3: Assessments Can Be Both Fun and Effective

As I began a unit on Homer's The Odyssey, my principal told me about a free online tool called Kahoot!, which allows teachers to create quizzes that run like a game show using iDevices as the clickers. I wondered, "What would happen if I used this tool to assess students' comprehension of the text instead of using traditional reading quizzes?"

We had eight games throughout the unit. Each time, students poured into the room, fizzing with excitement and quizzing each other about the reading. The timed questions were punctuated with groans and cheers, followed by proud yells from students who found themselves on the leaderboard.

When was the last time you saw a traditional reading quiz have this effect on a class?

Yet it wasn't just a game. Using a graph provided at the end of each question, I could immediately assess and correct student understanding as needed. After the game, I was also able to download a spreadsheet containing each student's answers so that I could follow up with individuals who struggled.

And really, isn't that what good formative assessment is all about?

Epiphany #4: Digital Tools Can Improve the Writing Process and Final Product

I know there is no magic tool that will grade essays for me. But I wondered, "What would happen if I went paperless with essays? Can I improve both my process and student learning?"

To the joy of my English teacher heart, going paperless allowed me to add extra rounds of drafting, peer review, and revision for students -- essential parts of good writing process that can be difficult to include due to time constraints. I was also able to provide timely narrative feedback on both rough drafts and final essays. And I did all of this within the same two weeks I used last year, without adding extra grading time.

More importantly, almost all my students felt better about their writing process and final drafts. And I was also thrilled to discover that their final essays were of higher quality.

Epiphany #5: I'm (Gladly) Not Done Yet!

Good teaching requires continuous flexibility, innovation, experimentation, data gathering, data crunching, and reevaluation. And even when I believe that I've answered one question, another rises in its place. Discouraging? Not in the slightest. Invigorating, inspiring, and energizing? Absolutely.

Have you had any 1:1 experiences that you'd label as epiphanies? Please tell us about them in the comments below.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
5 Epiphanies on Learning in a 1:1 iPad Classroom | Edutopia

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Last fall, my high school handed iPads to each student in the building, and I began my journey as the school's Instructional Technology Coach. Since our faculty had spent the previous year preparing for the rollout, I knew our classroom environment and teaching methods would evolve. I welcomed it.

# data[].attributes.body
Example of Middle School Policies

# data[].attributes.body
10 great math apps, think virtual manipulatives. Awesome apps!!! NEWLY UPDATED!

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Sharing in an app allows educators to pose problems and investigations for students by using an 8-character code or link. Students can share their thinking with their teachers and classmates. Share codes remain available for continued use for 18 months from the date they are last accessed.
Watch the video to learn how sharing works.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Sharing in an app allows educators to pose problems and investigations for students by using an 8-character code or link. Students can share their thinking with their teachers and classmates. Share codes remain available for continued use for 18 months from the date they are last accessed.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Tips and Considerations for Teaching iPads

1) Start gradually: Technology integration is a process, one that starts with your comfort level, and doing things that are not too different from what you do now without the technology. Allow yourself time to adapt to the new environment. In the next section we will discuss the levels of technology integration. For now, it's important to acknowledge that you can begin at the beginning.

9) Check the multi-task bar for most recently accessed apps: The multi-task bar will reveal the most recent apps students were working on. So, by double-clicking the home button you can tell when a student was on youtube, instead of taking notes. The apps will be in order, starting with the most recently used at the far left.

Technology Integration is a Process

This journey into an iPad classroom environment must be seen as a process of growth. You will most likely begin as you would in any given academic year, doing things in the same ways you have always done. As you try new lessons, new tools and new strategies, you will move forward through stages of technology integration.

The Flipped Classroom

Placing technology tools into the hands of every student, with access on and off campus, provides a means to access content from virtually anywhere at anytime. It's no surprise then, that movements like the "flipped classroom" concept and the Khan Academy are gaining so much traction in educational circles. The basic idea of a flipped classroom model is that students view a video lesson online the night before a class, then come into the class the following day to discuss and work on problems in the company of peers and the teacher. It flips the traditional class structure in that the lesson takes place at home (at the student's own pace), and the "homework" is done in class with peer and teacher support. The ubiquitous nature of technology, particularly mobile technology, is a driving force to support this model. Read this article, The Flipped Class Manifest , for more information on this topic.

Student Expectations and Responsibilities

As the teacher, it is important for you to understand the expectations we have for student use of the iPads in school. The next section will cover the basic guidelines as written for students.

Adapted from http://www.ipadbootcampforteachers.com/11-teaching.html

Learn more about teaching with an iPad

Great iPad Tips and Resources for Teachers

Kathy Schrock's iPads for Teaching

Teachingwithanipad.org

100 iPad Tips and Tricks

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Step 4: Teaching with iPads - 1:1 iPad Classroom

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Tips and Considerations for Teaching iPads 1) Start gradually: Technology integration is a process, one that starts with your comfort level, and doing things that are not too different from what you do now without the technology. Allow yourself time to adapt to the new environment.