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=Class Reflection=

It is inevitable that technology is ever changing, and the iPad and other tablet computers are at the forefront of this change. I feel this technology; especially the iPad will help teachers differentiate to meet their students’ needs. It will be an efficient and effective way to engage students in interactive and meaningful activities daily. Students are bombarded with this type of technology daily in their personal life and now it can meet up with their life as a student. In addition to using the iPad to differentiate, I feel the vast amount of free resources available with also revolutionize the classroom. Everyday there are more and more apps written for education that will continue to open students’ minds up to learning. It is astonishing how many resources are available through this machine. I plan to blend my iPad usage personally and professionally. I will continue to use it personally to stay connected through social media, help my daughters develop academic skills, and internet usage. Where I plan to use it more extensively is in the classroom. Since my students do not have them, I plan to purchase an adaptor so they are able to explore various apps with me. I am a still a little hesitant to have students directly use my personally iPad, but I feel there will be certain circumstance and situations that I will see the need. I plan to work with my technology advisor on writing possible grants to help our district get iPads in the school. Today I shared the Google earth app. This app will take your class around the world virtually and explore areas that you are otherwise unable to view. In my class I have used this site for taking students are virtual field trips to other students’ schools and exploring places we read about in books. I feel the most beneficial part of this class was the app sharing portion. Since there are so many apps out there, it is hard to know what to look for and to review all apps would be overwhelming. This way, others were able to review them, explore what they could do, and share the interesting aspects of them.