I had a short whiteboard session with a few of the guys today debating the merits of the netbook and the iPad for a one-to-one program. Rather than type it out I’ll just post a picture. Basically they both have positives and negatives and it is easy to argue in either direction. I have yet [...]
I have been using the Apple iPad for 2 1/2 weeks now and thought it was time that I write down some of my thoughts. Overall I love the iPad. Since receiving it I have not used my laptop except in the office. I’ve stopped even bringing my laptop home during the week. [...]
Here are some of my thoughts from a conference I attended at Penn State on one-to-one computing. I will add other thoughts as I have more time.
Wow! The Penn State One-to-One Conference was great. The material was relevant. The presenters were excellent. The format was efficient.
I noticed in the participants list that we [...]
Next in the series of posts on the iPod Touch in the classroom is a look at the application iResponse. iResponse is a great classroom response app. Several teachers here at DCHS have used iResponse and all have been excited with its ease of use and the quick feedback they are able to get from [...]
This is the second in a series of posts about the iPod Touch in the classroom. The first post talked about using the device for Internet research. In this post I will look at online testing.
Online testing at DCHS is done using RenWeb, our student information system. I will acknowledge from the start that there [...]
I am going to start a short series of posts on our use of the iPod Touch in the classroom. Now that we have a functional case and Google Calendar setup so that our teachers can reserve the lab we have the opportunity to evaluate how the iPod integrates into the classroom. The first topic [...]
We recently purchased 23 iPod Touches to test in the classroom as we consider a one-to-one program from next year. Along with the iPods I was looking to purchase a case that would allow us to protect the iPods as we moved them between classrooms and to charge and sync the iPods. I was very [...]
DCHS is in the first stages of evaluating Apple’s iPod Touch for a one-to-one program next year. Through a generous gift from our PTF we were able to purchase 23 iPod Touches to test over this semester to determine how well they can be used in the classroom. I will try to keep you up-to-date [...]