iPad Training 101

The article, iPad Training 101, talks not just about introducing the iPads to students, but also introducing iPads to teachers. Although many teachers may have been teaching in the classroom for a while, and excited about introducing new technology into their classrooms, they may also be nervous about it because the don’t know how to use the technology themselves. This is why a Christian school in Southfield Michigan decided to have a three-day intensive training session to help get the teachers acquainted with the iPads. One of the projects that the teachers did at this workshop was create and Public Service Announcement to remind the students of the importance of caring for their iPad. The teachers used the iPads to do every step of the project from writing the scripts, to filming, and even editing. Teachers commented that they liked that they were getting the training on the technology first, instead of just being given technology to use with no experience of their own.

As a future educator, I rally like what this school did with teaching their teachers about the technology first, so that they will not only know how to use it, but also will be able to answer questions that the students may have. As technology continues to improve I know that a day will come when education will begin to use a type of technology that I have no experience left, and I hope that when that happens I will not just be handed that technology to use in y classroom, but that I will be trained on it so that I will first no how to use it before trying to implement it into my teacher.

I really like what this school did, and I hope that other school take their lead and begin training teachers in whatever type of technology they are introducing before just introducing it to the students. If the teachers actually understand how to use the technology well, they will be able to use it much more effectively in their classrooms.