Who am I?

a brief introduction

• Provided Tech Support for the school for 6+ years
• Web Developer by Night
• Making the jump into Professional Dev with Educators

Pros

1. Battery Life (7-10 hours)
2. Google Docs Compatible
3. Microsoft Office Compatible
4. Cloud Storage (Dropbox / Google Drive)
5. Great Apps Available
6. Great Restriction Policies
7. Ultra portable

Cons

1. Single Account Login
2. Expensive
3. External Keyboards are expensive
4. Easily lost or stolen
5. Protective Cases can be expensive
6. Play by Apple's rules (Apple IDs required for Apps)

Pros

1. Battery Life (7-10 hours)
2. Google Docs Compatible
3. Microsoft Office Compatible
4. Cloud Storage (Dropbox / Google Drive)
5. Great Apps Available
6. Great Restriction Policies
7. Ultra portable
8. More device freedom / customizable

Cons

1. Easily lost or stolen
2. Protective case required
3. Less popular and less Apps than iPads

Pros

1. Battery Life (7-10 hours)
2. Built in Keyboard + Trackpad
3. Google Docs Compatible
4. Cloud Storage (Dropbox / Google Drive)
5. Works like Full Web Browser
6. Ultra portable

Cons

1. Lack of Apps 
2. Harder to implement with Restrictions
3. Cannot run "PC Programs"

2. Security, Safety & School Internet Filtering

N4L

1. Filtering happens within school network
2. Growing Security Policies
3. Management Filtering
4. Filters traffic on all devices

3. Devices At Home

Safety

1. Common Sense with Internet Devices
2. Limit bedroom / unsupervised usage
3. Inspect devices regularly, Internet history, etc...
4. Get involved with children's e-learning

Time In Class

1. Different subjects have different time frames
2. Different subjects

Time At Home

1. Teachers can estimate time homework should take
2. Encourage regular breaks
3. Ensure Device is charged at night

4. Preferred Apps

Apps In Class

1. Mathletics
2. Reading Eggs
3. Rocket Speller
4. Sight Words
5. Butterfly Maths
6. Kids Counting
7. Little Writer

Real World Examples

Time with teachers and the apps

Real World Examples

• Daily learning activities such as mathletics, and reading eggs

• Devices that are used for support and extension of students learning needs

• The ability for all students to word process or publish work. Keyboard skills are developed

• Use of online sites to develop keyboard skills for juniors - "Fun to Type" and "Keyboard Zoo"

Real World Examples