Home › iPads › A commitment to write a guide to: Introducing iPads into your school

A commitment to write a guide to: Introducing iPads into your school

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Steve Margetts — 3 Comments ↓

Apple Store Covent Garden

Wooly Matt via Compfight

Will a public declaration to do something encourage me to actually do it? I hope so.  The following is my planning – I have highlighted chapter headings and sub headings.  These may change as I go on, but they will hopefully guide me as I progress.

I will publish each chapter on here as I go and I’m not entirely sure what I’ll do with the final version.  I will try and ensure it is accessible to other.  I would welcome your thoughts and feedback.

Introduction

Creating a vision for the future use of ICT

  • My approach to creating a vision for the future use of ICT
  • Creating a vision for the future use of ICT checklist

Why choose iPads?

  • Tablets v computer rooms
  • Tablets v laptops
  • iPads v other tablets
  • Dealing with the naysayers
  • My approach to why choose iPads
  • Why choose iPads checklist

Getting the infrastructure right

  • The tender process
  • Choosing a broadband connection
  • Type and size of connection
  • My approach to getting the infrastructure right
  • Getting the infrastructure right checklist

Buying your iPads

  • Price
  • Availability of stock
  • Support
  • Location
  • Choosing which iPad to buy
  • Protecting the iPads: cases
  • Protecting the iPads: insurance
  • My approach to buying your iPads
  • Buying your iPads checklist

Apple TVs

  • What does an Apple TV do?
  • Setting up a classroom with Apple  TVs
  • My approach to Apple TVs
  • Apple TVs checklist

Staff training

  • My approach to staff training
  • Staff training checklist

Ongoing support for staff and students

  • Genius Bar
  • Digital leaders
  • Teacher learning communities
  • My approach to ongoing support for staff and students
  • Ongoing support for staff and students checklist

Setting up the iPads

  • My approach to Setting up the iPads
  • Setting up the iPads checklist

Running a pilot

  • Pilot with teacher enthusiasts
  • Pilots with a nominated class
  • My approach to running a pilot
  • Running a pilot checklist

Moving towards a 1 to 1 roll out

  • Paying for the 1 to 1 roll out
  • My approach to moving towards a 1 to 1 roll out
  • Moving towards a 1 to 1 roll out checklist

A bring your own device policy (BYOD)

  • My approach to a bring your own device policy (BYOD)
  • A bring your own device policy (BYOD) checklist

A guide to 11 essential apps

  • Safari
  • Keynote
  • Quesco
  • Popplet
  • iMovie
  • Explain everything
  • Google street view and maps
  • Book creator
  • Evernote
  • Socrative
  • Showbie

Other apps that can be used across the curriculum

  • iTunesU
  • Pages
  • Numbers
  • GarageBand
  • Camera
  • iBooks
  • QR reader
  • Puffin
  • iPlayer
  • Twitter
  • Evernote
  • Skitch
  • Google drive
  • Comic Life
  • I can animate
  • Skype
  • Khan Academy
  • TED talks
  • Quickoffice
  • Prezi

Flipped learning

Appendix 1: A tender document for a school wide wireless system

 

 

Related Posts

Zemanta
About

Steve is Deputy Head at Devonport High School for Boys. I have an interest in AfL and the use of technology to promote learning and teaching. I'm a proud dad and husband, and enjoy travelling, playing water polo, photography and spending time with my friends and family.

Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in iPads, Leadership, Technology
  • daibarnes

    Hey Steve – well I’m willing to hold you to this publicly. :)

    Ambitious but potentially many schools will benefit from your work. I’ll be very impressed if you manage to turn this around!

    Good luck.

  • http://twitter.com/PeterOldfield1 Peter Oldfield

    Nice one- I’m working on something similar for the new school, but not publishing. So much that I like about ipads- especially for increasing the mobility of the teacher around the classroom. I prefer educreations on the ipad more than Smartboards, and with the apple tv so much cheaper.

  • stevemargetts

    Anything that helps me to get it done! I am doing ok at the moment, but spending too long jumping backwards and forwards between the sections…

  • Pingback: Creating a vision for the future use of ICT - iPads into a school | Steve Margetts

I am Deputy Head at Devonport High School for Boys. I have an interest in AfL and the use of technology to promote learning and teaching. I'm a proud dad and husband, and enjoy travelling, playing water polo, photography and spending time with my friends and family.