iPads+in+the+Elementary+School+Classroom

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**//Dave Shortreed - Education Technology Teacher at two elementary schools in Victoria BC//** media type="custom" key="13654912"

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 * **Location:** Learning Commons //(HCS Campus Map)//
 * **Track:** K-12 Education
 * **Grade Level Focus:** Elementary
 * **Exhibitor:** No
 * **Blog**: @http://mrshortreed.blogspot.ca/

**Session Description**
I am a Curriculum and Instruction grad student at Uvic, looking at the use of technology as a digital literacy learning tool. I am an educational technology teacher and part of a pilot project using iPads in the elementary classroom in Greater Victoria School District 61. Since September I have used a class set of 30 iPads, hosted professional development workshops for staff on iPads, and shared at the Ministry of Education regarding the use of iPads.

Find out first hand how the iPad can be used as a versatile and personalized teaching and learning tool. Whether using a class set of iPads, 5, 10, or one with a projector, this workshop will be framed within these questions:

1. How can iPads enhance learning? 2. Are iPads a tool or a toy? A fad or the future? 3. How do iPads affect workload as a teacher? 4. What does teaching and learning with an iPad look like for me?

The workshop will include: - a critical look at the use of a class set of iPads in an elementary school - how students and teachers are using a class set of iPads in my elementary school - an introduction to tried and tested educational apps in the classroom (k-5) - Q & A with Mr. Shortreed - supported exploration/discussion time

Presentation Materials and Contributions
Here is the catalogue that I have been building: