We have iPads, now what? #DLTV2014

We have iPads, now what?

Presenter: Rebecca Davies@becdavies00

http://www.rebecca-davies.net

Overview

SAMR

App Starter Pack

Using iPads authentically

Coaching teachers

Making a seamless transition

Why teach your staff the SAMR model?

Continuum for improving technology use

Use as an assessment and feedback tool

Allows teachers to scaffold their own use of educational technology

SAMR: Substitution

Replacing a task with a direct technology based equivalent.

Examples:

As a calculator

As a word processor

As a worksheet

SAMR: Augmentation

Replacing a task with a technology based equivalent that adds some functionality.

Examples:

Taking a quiz

Reading eBooks

Writing on Google Drive

SAMR: Modification

Technology allows for the task to be redesigned for further learning

Examples:

Writing collaboratively

Filming a maths question

Using AR to connect written and visual work

SAMR: Redefinition

Technology allows completely new tasks to be created.

Examples:

Global collaboration

Sharing learning on the internet

Creating eBooks with videos, images and

text.

SAMR App Starter Pack

Substitution

Pages iBooks Calculator

SimpleMind Dictionary Google Maps

SAMR App Starter Pack

Augmentation

Dropbox Prezi Evernote

Mathletics GoodReads QRafter

SAMR App Starter Pack

Modification

Comic Life Diigo Flipboard

Dragon Dictation Aurasma Pic Collage

SAMR App Starter Pack

Redefiniton

Explain Everything Nearpod iMovie

VoiceThread Book Creator Toontastic

Using iPads Authentically

What does it look like?

Creating ‘booktube’ reviews Filming learning

Writing for a public audience Collaborating online

Sorting information Immediate feedback

Researching/investigating/sharing

Using iPads Authentically

What are they learning?

Analysis Communication

Collaboration Creation

Sorting and evaluating Responsibility

Evaluation

Using iPads Authentically

Facilitating authentic use

Open your classroom for walk-throughs

Model lessons in other classrooms

Team teach

Student ‘geniuses’

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Coaching Teachers

Create an ICT leadership team

Who is enthusiastic about technology?

What opportunities are there to share what EdTech is being used in classrooms?

Changing the focus: technology complaints to technology successes

Coaching Teachers

Get parents on board

Information nights

Share EdTech successes via newsletter

Consider a school blog

iPad portfolios

Coaching Teachers

Techie Brekkies and other PD

Develop teacher confidence in ICT

Trouble shooting and introducing new apps

In-house PD Start/end of meetings Beginning of the year A part of any school PD days

Coaching Teachers

Establishing Techie Brekkies

Be patient

Share the load

Never forget the food

Community of learning

Coaching Teachers

Developing an App List

Ownership of the app list

Apps for all confidence levels

Coaching and support for unfamiliar apps

Coaching Teachers

Classroom Management

Consider a focusing software such as Casper Focus

Set clear expectations

Stop the chalk and talk

Move towards the ‘R’ in SAMR

Making the Transition Seamless

One step at a time

One tool at a time

Teach the ‘why’ and the ‘how’

Have a support team

Celebrate successes