Tablets, and specifically the iPad, are being adopted quickly in education. A leading K-12 education publication, T.H.E. Journal, wrote this article about the top trends in education in 2012: “…education technology will see an increased focus on individualization–from personalized learning environments to digital textbooks designed to connect students to the resources that work best for them. And with a growing number of students using handheld devices to access these learning tools, trend watchers can expect to see big pushes for faster innovation to tie everything together.”
Dr. Lisa Snyder
So does this mean we give tablets to kids and education is magically transformed? Hardly. Fortunately we have one of the thought leaders in this space in our backyard. Her name is Dr. Lisa Snyder, she is the new Lakeville MN School Superintendent, and we were pleased to have her on the show to talk about their new iLearn initiative, whether or not it’s magic, how tablets and tech fit in to it, and her perspectives on the challenges adopting new ways of teaching and learning.
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson
Music: Dave Hole & the song “Keep Your Motor Running” from the podsafe Music Alley.
The Podcast
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Discussed during the show:
- Tablet and E-book reader Ownership Nearly Double Over the Holiday Gift-Giving Period
- It’s the iPad announcement anniversary: January 27, 2010
- 350,000 Textbooks Downloaded From Apple’s iBooks in Three Days
- How Apple is sabotaging an open standard for digital books (Borsch doesn’t think so: “Too Many Don’t ‘Get’ iBooks Author”)
- Lakeville Schools Using State Funding to Help Technology Push
- Finding Good Apps for Children With Autism
- A Perspective on iPad’s Impact on Your Mind
- Are Tablets Ready for K12?
- Little Falls Gets Real About iPad technology
- Silicon Valley Wows Educators, and Woos Them
- One Laptop Per Child Launches XO 3.0 Tablet
- Pinterest draws interest online
- JAMF Software
- The Problem With The iOS Home Screen
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