Landis+School

= School-Based Technology Goal =
 * [[image:supportingtechnology/S.JPG align="center"]] || Our goal is to effectively integrate the use of iPads at all grade levels and learning apps into teacher instruction, student learning and litearcy attainment. ||
 * [[image:M.JPG]] || We knew our goal would be attained if every student used iPads at least three times over the course of the year for assignments or activities, and that iPads would be used to improve literacy for those struggling and/or enhanced student work by facilitating learning at the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy (Synthesis, Evaluation, Creation, Teaching). ||
 * [[image:A.JPG]] || With all teachers already using iPads to enhance their instruction, we felt the goal was achievable. In order to achieve the goal, an infrastructure for managing the iPads had to be set up and testes, teachers had to be trained on how to plan lessons that incorporated iPad technology, and students had to be trained to make full use of iPads. ||
 * [[image:R.JPG]] || The desired outcome of the goal was for students at Landis School to enhance their literacy and 21st Century Skills. ||
 * [[image:T.JPG]] || We expected that iPads would arrive and be set up by Novemebr 1st, 2012; that teachers would be trained and be comfortable using them by February 1st, 2013, that the first activity/assignment would be completed by April 1st, 2013, and that the third activity/assignment would be completed by the end of the school year. ||

= Highlights = A number of very interesting activities and assignments came out of student iPad use. Some of the highlights included: Using the Human Body app to enhance science understanding during presentations || Using the Camera app to allow students to create, evaluate, and teach their peers in ELA || = Obstacles = Several obsticles slowed or hindered full realization of the Technology Goal.
 * Grade 11/12 student enhancing presentations and teaching their peers in classes such as ELA A30, History 30, and Communication Studies 20
 * Grade 6/7/8 students using medial apps to learn about body systems and demonstrate them in a science fair
 * Grade 3/4/5 students writing, directing, and editting a movie, then presenting it to parents
 * EAL students across grades using apps to enhance their reading/listening comprehension and speaking expression
 * [[image:Body.JPG width="320" height="240"]]
 * having just a few iPads for each class meant that one-to-one iPad use was difficult to achieve without scheduled sharing
 * small numbers of iPads meant that Volume Purchasing wasn't cost-effective, so paid apps had to be individually purchased by classroom teachers
 * inability for LEAD Tech teacher and individual teachers to meet often to coach on iPad implementation

= Moving Forward =
 * By the start of the next school year, Landis School plans to have an iPad for each student, increasing their time with the divices.
 * By the start of the next school year, all teachers at Landis School will have received sufficient training on implementing iPads in the classroom to be comfortable using them on a regular basis.

= Recommendations =
 * Ensure adequate staff training time is set aside, because teachers must be comfortable with the divices and know how to implement them effectively BEFORE students have access to them.
 * Find ways that the iPads can enhance existing lessons, assignments, and projects; you don't need to create a whole new course built around the iPads.
 * Free and basic apps like the Camera can work extremely effectively and enhancing lessons; you don't need to spend lots of money on fancy apps.
 * Use an Apple TV or the Reflection program for the PC to project the iPad screen through your projector for instructing.