5TH GRADE PARENT MEETING
1:1 iPad program
AN OVERVIEW
Series of foundation donations to Stafford
Primary, various gifts given to Stafford as
awards for teachers and PTSA support has led to
the creation and sustainment of this program
 Conversations between teachers/administrators
in our district and outside of our district
 109 iPads are used by students throughout our
school
 Over 80 were checked out to 5th graders last year
and brought to and from school everyday
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OUR PURPOSE: ANOTHER TOOL IN YOUR
CHILD’S TOOLBOX…
for research and inquiry
 to easily present evidence of learning
 to improve reading, writing, math skills
 to help engage students with instruction
 to help organize and build study skills
 to increase media/digital literacy
 to enrich teaching and learning with mobile
technology
 to teach digital citizenship
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HOW WILL THEY BE USED?
On-line research
 Easy access to essential online programsSpelling City, Edmodo, Brainpop, IXL, Rosetta
Stone
 Recording notes, writing papers, writing
responses- Pages, Educreations
 Tool to document learning- iPhoto, iMovie,
Educreations
 Tool to share learning- iMovie, Keynote,
Educreations, etc.
 Easy access to our growing Overdrive library!
 Much, much more!
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EXAMPLES OF STUDENT WORK:
http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/volumesurface-area-vertices-edges-andfaces/5269958/?s=GyVhDI&ref=app
 http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/potenti
al-and-kineticenergy/3210586/?s=jETHa9&ref=app
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HOW ARE THEY CONFIGURED?
AppleConfigurator/Volume Purchasing program
 One user id in the background for all
 All content created by students will be erased at
the end of the year
 App store access can be restricted
 Restrictions are placed on every iPad for
allowable content- these restrictions do not apply
to the internet though!
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MANAGEMENT AT SCHOOL
Classroom agreements about use- including
expectations for how and when used, recess
expectations and care for iPad
 Internet firewall
 Digital citizenship lessons in every class using
Common Sense Media:
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
 Periodic checks of iPads by Ms. Barbour, Mr.
Anderson and your child’s teacher
 Talking about “strategically disconnecting”
 School norms of reporting inappropriate material
and behavior expectations
 When in doubt, tell an adult!
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MANAGEMENT AT HOME…
You are in charge!
 Student use of iPad should always be in sight of
an adult- please do not let your child take their
iPad into their room at bedtime!
 At first, we strongly encourage students to only
use the iPads for schoolwork. Once you are
comfortable with it, you decide if there will be
free tech time and then for how long.
 Questions about use for homework- just let us
know.
 Balance- take time to disconnect!
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TYPES OF ASSIGNMENTS STUDENTS WILL
BE DOING AT HOME:
Spelling City
 Educreations presentations
 IXL
 Edmodo
 Keynote presentations
 Pages
 iMovie
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CHECKING IPADS PERIODICALLY
Students should never delete search history
 Periodic checks at school…
 Parents can check search history by:
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FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS:
72% reported their child was more successful
with academics than previous years
 84% reported their child’s enjoyment of school
increased from previous years
 79% reported that having an iPad increased their
child’s organizational skills
 88% recommended that we continue this program
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FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS:
87% reported that having an iPad helped them
learn more than in previous years
 84% reported that having iPad helped them stay
organized
 74% reported that having an iPad helped to
improve their mathematics
 64% reported that having an iPad helped to
improve their writing
 77% reported that having an iPad helped to
improve their speaking and presenting skills
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QUESTIONS?
VIDEOS AND ARTICLES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24R1QJAXL4s
 http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipads-transformclassroom-ben-johnson
 http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
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