IPADS AND EBOOKSONE COLLEGE’S STORY

Corrie BarclayeLearning Coordinator

Manor Lakes P-12 College

LITERACY AND ICT

DIGITAL NATIVES

BOOKS?!

MANOR LAKES P-12 COLLEGE

www.ipads4learning.global2.vic.edu.au

IPADS = E-READERS

TO THOSE WHO ASK WHY...

WHY NOT?

TEXT EXPLORATION

DICTIONARY USE

UNIQUE TO READER

PORTABLE BOOKSHELVES

VISUALLY EXCITING

INTERACTIVE

ENGAGING

CHOICE

WE NEED TO LET THEM

TELL THEIR OWN STORIES

IBOOKS AUTHOR

CONT...

THE RESULTS SO FAR...

•Previously unseen engagement of very reluctant readers - Interactive aspect of eBooks.

•Students actively enjoying Independent Reading time.

•Students actively seeking new eBooks/Comics through the App Store.

•Students enthusiastically reporting to us eBooks/ Comics they have found.

TEACHER TOOLKIT...

•There are hundreds of sites/wikis/blogs dedicated to the listing and use of various Web 2.0 tools.

•How do you know which ones are useful?

•PLN - Professional Learning Networks- often links found on the following great sites are equally as useful...

SOME PARTING THOUGHTS...

Take risks with technology use within your own teaching

Give the students ownership and CHOICE

Let them create, rather than consume