It's been far too long since I've posted, but it's amazing to see how much has changed--and how much my own views have changed--since I started piloting this iPad one-to-one thing two years ago:
- I've learned to become far more flexible about how students choose to implement assignments, so some of my earliest posts would no longer matter to me at all, such as my post wondering if students should write or type for annotations on Notability. I now allow my students a lot more choices, such as giving them a list of options of apps/resources to use to complete an assignment, or even letting them find the technology resources themselves.
- I've found some far better ways of implementing some of the early lessons I had tried last year: instead of using the Gabbit app, which was a good idea but a pretty limited and faulty app for my purposes, now I would have my students use Tellagami, and maybe a year from now,my students or I will find something totally different that works better. I still love using Nearpod and would highly recommend it.
- I've learned that there are times when the iPad is amazing and really helps engage students, but I've also found times when I want students to put the iPads away and just discuss with one another, act out a scene from a novel, or just draw with markers and color pencils--and I've also realized that it's ok not to use the iPads for everything.
I'm looking forward to next year when my district is going 100% with the iPad one-to-one, but I'm definitely still battling the distraction factor the iPads represent and I'm still looking for better ways to combat that.
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