Transcript iPad Initiative for Confey College

Presentation to Parents / Confey College / 5 March 2013
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N. Hare (Principal)
M. O’Byrne (Deputy Principal)
C. O’Connor (Principal, Pipers Hill)
K. Gleeson (Chairman, Leixlip Credit Union)
B. Furlong (Commercial Director, Wriggle)
A. Wright (EdCo)
Question & Answers
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Emerging technologies enable students to
engage in activities beyond the four walls of
the classroom, to practice solving real‐life
problems in context, to search vast
databases, to communicate with students
around the world and to create multimedia
reports using the power of graphics, video
and sound.
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Frees your son/daughter from slavery of a
massively heavy schoolbag
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All subjects are contained in the one tablet
and does away with the stress of forgetting
individual books. Particularly in early
“settling-in” period of 1st Year.
The following is a list of examples of types of evidence
of student’s learning that can be presented the
portfolio
 written work - (stories, letters, poetry)
 project work and/or work in visual arts
 charts or diagrams photographs
 video-recordings of the student’s participation in an
activity or achievement
 recordings of musical work
 a learning record for example a structured logbook, a
diary, a selective record of events or experiences over
a period of time, or an electronic record (including
possibilities of the use of speech to text software).
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The Irish Educational Publishers’ Association
Survey (August, 2012) found that the ten
leading publishing firms, which provide nearly all
the Irish primary and secondary school
educational content, increased their eBook
publications from 2.6% in 2009 to 34.7% of
publications in 2012.
IEPA members believe that a full curriculum in
digital format would help reduce the weight of
the school bag, enhance the teaching and
learning experience and enable significant
savings to be passed on to parents.
Current research finds the benefits of a device in the
hands of every student are to extend and enrich
learning by:
 Shifting instruction towards more student-centered
learning,— move from passive to active Learning
 Focusing on 21st Century learning, including critical
and creative thinking, collaboration, communication,
self-direction, global awareness and cultural literacy.
 Using online and embedded assessments in formative
and summative capacities.
 Increasing student engagement, motivation and
enthusiasm for learning
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Apps:
In June 2012 there was 650,000 Apps (225,000 native
to iPad) for download from the iTunes store. Many Apps designed
specifically for education to leverage its potential as a teaching
and learning device.
Resilience: iPads have a solid state hard-drive (no moving pieces),
thus, failure rate is very low. Apple iOS 5 resilient to viruses and
bugs.
Battery: Apple iPads has the longest battery life (10 hours)
from a single charge.
Support: Apple has Irish resellers with Education Specialists
providing technical supports and pedagogical expertise for
schools.
Research: Research is available from Canada and Australia to
support the use of iPads in schools as teaching and learning
devices.
Kildare VEC has adopted a phased approach to the
introduction of iPads for learning.
 May 2012
 Kildare VEC Teachers provided with an iPad and familiarisation
training.
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May – September 2012
 Schools prepare infrastructure for teacher iPads.
 Pipers Hill, Naas introduce iPads and eBooks to incoming 1st
Years
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September 2012
 Inservice training day (1) on the use of iPads as a teaching and
learning device
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January – March 2013
 Decision to proceed with Student roll-out
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March
 Presentation to Parents
 eBook list finalised and Infrastructure
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April /May
 Wriggle open online ordering system for parents
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June
 Deployment day (D-Day) in school to setup iPads
 Download eBooks for core subjects
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August
 First Year Induction day – eSafety/eMail accounts
 iPads in the classroom
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October
 Download eBooks for option subjects
Cover will be on the following basis:
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Accidental Damage/Malicious Damage/Theft
cover of IPad’s,
Cost of IPad
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IPad 2 16GB Wifi
€ 385.00
IPad case (basic)
€ 20.00
Deployment
€ 20.00
Service/Support
€ 36.00
Insurance (T&C)
€ 21.00
Total € 482.00
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Average cost of 1st Year booklist in Confey
College is €450 - €470
With publishers discount the average will be
brought down to: €350 est.
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Total Cost to parent = €832
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Payment in May/June.
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There is a financial outlay but it is an
investment in your son/daughter’s education
Ipads can get lost/damaged or stolen. That is
why the insurance package is built into cost.
However, there is still a responsibility on
student and parent to mind their property.
It is the parent/student responsibility to
ensure IPad is charged every night-bit like
making the lunch!
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eBooks Licences are for 3 years up to and
including Junior Cert
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Dept of Education exam still insist on physical
writing for Junior and Leaving Cert so
homework will continue to be in a written
format.