iPads break down classroom barriers
Visit the classrooms of Burlington High School in the Burlington (Mass.) Public School District and you’ll see the school’s two-year-old 1-to-1 iPad initiative in action. Some students might be taking notes using Evernote, rather than pen and paper. Others may be translating and recording first-aid terms for a Spanish lesson. A music class could be rehearsing with the Garage Band app.
The iPads, used by the school’s teachers and 1,100 students, have replaced traditional foreign language labs and allowed the school to reduce the number of computer labs. They are used to create video lectures and class projects. The school even received approval from the College Board to use iPads for the spring 2013 advanced placement Spanish exam.
After two full academic years in use, the devices have become part of the fabric of the school, says Andy Marcinek, an instructional technologist at Burlington High, which is just outside Boston. “It’s really starting to bear fruit. Our students are excited about class. They can look and find information at their fingertips.”
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