Introduction to the power of mobile learning.

Ask participants what "mobile learning" means to them?

Since technology has impacted our lives, what's one thing you like about technology?

Encourage conversation and humor. Add a few reasons you like it.

And now... how has technology made your lief worse?

Encourage all responses from personal to professional life.

Technology impacted us everyday - some good and some not so good.

When we stand in front of the classroom we never teach content alone. Blended in our teaching are skills, attitudes and values.

When teaching cursive:
content = make it this way
skill = cursive
value = important of neat handwriting

"from Hans Mundahl"

Katy ISD defines the content

The "why" is the vision or mission of the classroom, campus or district.

Why is this relevant?

Drum roll....How are we teaching it?

A thoughtful approach will ensure you are moving forward in a direction consistent with your mission.

Technology helps with the "how"?

Engaged students participant, collaborate and learn. Let's watch a video about a 1st grade poetry lesson using iPads.

Discuss Bloom's

Have groups write the parts of Bloom's on cards and see if they can build the pyramid? Ask them to discuss strategies and activities that fall in each category. This is meant to be a discussion starter about thoughtful planning...not "were are doing technology today".

Think of the iPad as the new pencil.

Retell the difficulty of creating video in the past. Locate a camera, charge it, record, now find the cables to download it, and use more complex software to edit.

Remember setting us a VCR 15 years ago - all the cables, red, yellow, white?

So let's get started with the hardware and iOS basics.