Assignment7

Assignment 7: Reflection

As a principal, I expect that I will see engaged students as I visit classrooms where students are working on iPads. Whether students are creating things about what they have learned or students are practicing math facts, they will be engaged on a learning tool that fits with our 21st Century students. I am hopeful that our students will master their math facts more deeply and faster as well. I also expect to see classrooms buzzing with more options for learning centers and teachers with tools that will enhance our balanced literacy instruction.

I will continue to use my iPad personally in many ways. I like how I can organize and create things with pictures I have taken. I also will use it to keep my family's schedules available in one place. It is a device I like to have with me at conferences, since it is very portable. I also have started to purchase the books I read through iBooks. Professionally, the iPad is tool for professional development. Thought Twitter, I learn a lot on a daily basis. Through Safari, I can access my iGoogle page which leads me to interesting educational information on a daily basis. I hope to keep encouraging my teachers in it's use as well.

Through others' sharing I have learned that there are many ways to use the iPad that I had never thought of. Most of them were personal applications. Instead of going to the store to by a timer, why not just upload an app for that? I would also like to check out the I Love Radio app as an option for home as well.

Finally, this class has opened my eyes to a lot of apps that will be beneficial for our students. I have developed a great list of ones we should consider implementing here at FIL. I am thankful that my teachers and I were able to share in this experience. It will allow for a lot of collaboration in the very near future!!