iPad

s IN EDUCATION

Possibilities to develop new ways of teaching and learning

There are plenty of good educational reasons for using iPads in education !Anywhere and anytime learning device: !Instant-on and instant-off and all day

battery. Very low weight and easily carried

to and from class. Ideal for projects and

learning which take place out of the

classroom. !Free educational applications: !There are tens of thousands of free and low-

cost educational applications.

Ability to take notes quickly:

!iPad Supports writing by hand, typing with

keyboard, photographing and voice

recording. Notes can be kept in one spot

and they are available anywhere. Notes

never get lost, because iPad automatically

saves files. The files can be shared via

internet or WiFi. Documents can be

commented on by multiple students and

teachers. !Simple maintenance and networks: !Only a good WiFi throughout the school is

needed. There is little need for any technical

support.

Personal learning studio:

!Khan Academy provides many thousand

free educational videos. Free educational

content is also available through iTunes U. !Textbooks of the future are

not textbooks

Why iPads? A Mobile Computing Device 1

Collaboritive, Project-based Work 2

Making Notes, Creating, Sharing 3

No More: ICT Suites, Technicians 4

Technology needs to be — above everything else — in the service of learning.

Kari Nieminen

kari.a.nieminen@uta.fi

13.3.2013