"Get as many iPads as you can. Put them in the hands of teachers first. Also budget for some Apple Tvs and HDMI LCD projectors. With an iPad 2 this full package per teacher for $1k or less. The iPad with AirPlay as an instructional tool is amazing."
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Technology Directors should be Educators?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Evaggelos Jan 3, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
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Ben Stafford replied to Tina Dahlby's discussion What would you do with a $20,000 grant for technology?Ben Stafford replied to Thor-Ivar pute Eriksen's discussion iPad as SmartBoard"It would depend on which IWB functions you want to have on your iPad. If you want to be able to annotate PDFs that there are apps ( free and paid) for that. If you have an image you can add it to an app to annotate it. For example, I have a map of…"
Ben Stafford replied to Christy Koop's discussion Edmodo v Moodle"I've used both. Moodle is great if it's already tied into your SIS. Keeping track of students in Moodle is also a plus. If a teacher doesn't have access to Moodle then Edmodo is a great alternative."
Ben Stafford replied to Dr. Benedict Tantillo III's discussion Smart Boards VS Apple TV with iPads"Since you have a lot of questions about the Apple Tv/iPad I'll try to explain how it can be used instead of a Smartboard or anyother IWB.
The Apple Tv, when attached to an LCD projector, will mirror what is on the iPad wirelessly.. Everything…"
Ben Stafford replied to Dr. Benedict Tantillo III's discussion Smart Boards VS Apple TV with iPads"I've had a Smartboard for 10 years and each year I use it less and less. This fall I started using an iPad and Apple TV and I find these MUCH more useful than the SB. The SB really just moves something analog (writing) and makes it…"
Ben Stafford replied to Troy Cockrum's discussion Multiple Monitor or TV Displays"I've been wanting to do this too. One thing that has kept me from doing it is the power it takes to run even a single computer with multiple monitors. Unless you will get or already have a low wattage computer it seems a bit…"
Ben Stafford replied to Irishjedi's discussion Any good Online Collaboration and Mind Mapping sites for my 5th Graders to use?"For mind mapping I like bubbl.us
It is one of the easiest sites to use and doesn't
Require an account and can share and collaborate
among users."
Ben Stafford replied to Michelle Kepple's discussion Integrating Technology into a Physical Education Classroom - Need Help!"Use pedometers and use graphing software to keep track. Use Google Earth
choose walking distances or Nike+ with iPods.
Use online tools to great a fitness journal or blog."
Ben Stafford replied to Dagmar's discussion Need free social networking site for class projects (not facebook or myspace)"Try Edmodo"
Ben Stafford replied to Michelle Adler's discussion My school gave me an ipod, what do I do with it?"There are plenty of Apps for phonics and math facts. You can look into audiobooks from Audible and some of the interactive books from the iTunes store."
Evaggelos replied to Ben Stafford's discussion Technology Directors should be Educators?"What happens when you also throw the district budget in the mix? You get a terribly difficult job for the director. I am retired technology director who left because he had become a glorified technician. It really bothers me to talk about it, but…"
Ben Stafford posted a discussionTechnology Directors should be Educators?
Maybe the title is misleading but what I mean is, how much of a role do your technology directors play in the educational use of technology as well as professional development and the overall pedagogy of technology use and education? It seems to me that too many districts (mine) have a disconnect between overseeing the technological needs of a district and the educational needs of a district in using that technology. What is the leadership like in your district?
Ben Stafford replied to Bradley Dutchcot's discussion Best place to purchase a Mac"Apple.com. But go to the refurb. section. Same warranty as new."
Ben Stafford replied to Stacey Wielfaert's discussion Ideas for School-Wide Writing Assessment Practice"We do schoolwide writing prompts. Using the SAT
Rubric the entire high school staff uses a workshop
day to score the prompts. The English dept. selects
exemplars for each score level (1-6). The staff divides up
to…"
Ben Stafford replied to Elise Jury's discussion Social Network Creation for a History Project"My students tell me that Edmodo feels like Facebook."
Ben Stafford replied to C Dunlap's discussion Ipads in High School Social Studies Classrooms"With one iPad I would use it to evaluate students as I walk around the room.
It can be used to create and show Keynote presentations. You'll
Need to but Keynote and the VGA adapter but it's
pretty reasonable if you got the iPad…"
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