Taking Maryvale into the
Future
2/3s of children between
the ages of 4 and 7 have
used an iPhone or iPod
touch
 85% have used one
owned by a parent
 "Passed back" in the car
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From a new report released by Joan Ganz
Cooney Center at Sesame Workshops in
collaboration with PBS Kids Raising Readers
and Hotspeak.
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Kids can learn from apps
Study - PBS KIDS programs
90 children from ages 3 to 7 played with them for
two weeks
Gains in vocabulary comprehension, letter
identification, and rhyming
Almost all developed mastery using the iPods and
iPhones
A 2 ½ yr. old uses an iPad fo the first time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4EbM7dCMs
From a new report released by Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshops
in collaboration with PBS Kids Raising Readers and Hotspeak.
Why Maryvale?
Why now?
An iPad is a
book-sized
touch
screen
computing
device.
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Multi-touch glass with one single button
Small, 1.5 lbs.
Battery lasts up to 10 hrs.
Built-in speakers
Built-in microphone
Relatively inexpensive
Powerful
Can be used with a keyboard or a stylus
Introducing the iPad - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-YAQ1wfNqc
 Wow!
 Cutting
edge technology
 Computer capabilities in a small
package
 Makes learning fun
 Addresses all learning styles
 Lighten the backpack
 Organization
 Instant “on”
 Email
 Apps
 Internet
 Productivity
tools
 Memory
 Ease of use
 No viruses
It’s time…going green, “cloud”
computing
 Been on the table for several years but
felt that all students had adequate
access to computers and Internet
 Parents and students are asking for it
 Creates a marketing and competitive
advantage
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 Textbooks
are dead - for real this
time!
 Assessment will be comprehensive
and constant!
 1:1 becomes BYOT (Bring your
own Tech)
 Facebook will be encouraged!
 Students will surf away (kind of)!
 The end of testing is nigh!
 Students forced to use phones
in
class!
 Content will be free for all, all the
time!
 Students will learn outside of
school!
 All data becomes compatible globally!
http://www.techlearning.com/article/35406
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Use "Apps"
 Specialized apps for differentiated learning
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Play Music
 Listen to music in a foreign language or play a
piano
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Listen to Podcasts
 Learn grammar or listen to a first hand account
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Take Notes and Create Presentations
 Use productivity tools such as Pages, Keynote and
Numbers
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Watch Videos
 Learn about a chemical reaction
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Do Research
 Immediate information available at their fingertips
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Read books
 Never leave a book in the locker or lose it again
Lets the students use the technology the
way they see fit
 Teachers allow students to supplement
learning by using the iPad when appropriate
 Teachers motivate students to learn by
giving them options to understand the
material – such as listening to podcasts and
online activities
 Real time learning – always connected
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Textbooks or specific chapters can be downloaded
anytime that there is an Internet connection. They can
be read even without an Internet connection.
FREE
 Jane Eyre
 A Midsummer’s Night Dream
 Romeo and Juliet
 Sharp Grammar – Kaplan Study Guide
 The Odyssey
 The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare
 United States Bill of Rights
Some textbooks available now
New ones added in the past few weeks
Can buy the entire book or buy a chapter at a
time for $3.99 each
 Books Available Now
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Biology
Psychology
Photography
Music Appreciation
Sociology
Elements of Style
The Art of Public Speaking
Medical Physiology
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Kindle App available for iPad
6th grade books available on Kindle
 The Giver
▪ Kindle Edition – $6.64
▪ Paperback - $6.99
 Number the Stars
▪ Kindle Edition -$6.64
▪ Paperback - $6.99
 Bridge to Terabithia
▪ Kindle Edition - $5.99
▪ Paperback - $6.99
Many
apps are
added
on a
daily
basis!
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Unlike expensive
software for laptops, the
most commonly used
apps are either free or
relatively inexpensive
for the iPad - from $0.99
to $9.99 (for Pages or
Keynote).
 Microsoft Office 2010 Suggested retail price:
$279.99
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Citrix app
available
Students and
teachers can
use
Access files on
the Maryvale
network
 Continuous Internet access while on
campus and possibly at home if a
student’s family has a wireless home
network set up.
 Students will use their iTunes account
to use the iPad.
 Screen reader
 Support for
playback of
closed-caption
content
New printers
are on the
market that
can be used
with iPads.
Send your
Pages files to
yourself to be
printed from a
computer.
Parent information meetings will be held in
the spring and summer 2011.
 Students will sign an iPad contract when
they sign their tuition agreements.
 The iPad contract would be consistent with
the current digital camera contract
students in the Digital Photography class
sign.
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Allowing students access to the Internet
and electronic resources is vital to
attracting new students and maintaining
our student population at Maryvale.
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Piloting an iPad program for one year
would give us valuable information
regarding its use inside and outside of the
classroom.
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Educational comparisons between other
devices and the iPad indicate that the iPad
would suit our students’ needs.
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Buying the iPad and by assessing a yearly
$150.00 device fee, instead of having the
students purchase their own, allows for all
families at MVP to afford this technologically
advanced learning tool for their daughters.