Welcome to my blog!
My name is Nancy and I teach U.S. History at Angleton High School. This semester, I have the awesome task of piloting the use of iPads in my classroom. I am excited about this technology adventure and hope that I can share my experience with you.
My personal goals for the pilot program are to create lessons that are more engaging for my students and allow them to work at higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. I want my students to be able to apply what they have learned in creative ways. I would love to be able to create activities that allow them to use technology at home, but I worry that many of my students do not have access to the internet at home. While everyone has a smart phone these days, I would bet that most of my students only have internet access at school when they can use the WiFi.
I hope to share my experiences with those of you that choose to read this blog and look forward to getting feedback! Thanks for joining me on this journey!!
Great. I agree that one of the challenges is addressing the needs of students without technology at home. Let me know if you have any ideas or hear of anything to help them.
ReplyDeleteThis pilot program will be as rewarding as it is challenging. I agree that most of our students know how to use this technology, whether they have access to it at home or not. However, many of them don't know about the world that these devices can open up to them, especially in Social Studies and Science where they can discover cultures and discoveries throughout the country and world without having to leave the classroom.
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