iPad_Forum

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 * Discussion Prompts..... **

//• What thinking is needed in a school before purchasing iPads [or other mobile devices]?// //• How do you win over school administrations?// //• How do you win over teachers?// //• How do you win over parents?//
 * Blue Hat Thinking - Process**



//• What are the costs of the equipment? • What are the costs of the Apps? [Volume licencing etc.]// //• How do you charge and synch them? • What curriculum and technical resources are there?// //• Can you lease iPads? • What about insurance?//
 * White Hat Thinking - Facts**

**Green Hat Thinking - Creativity** //• What are some ideas/activities for students using iPads?// //• How can it be used by teachers?// //• How can you use them for assessment and reporting?// //• How can you use them for students with special needs?//



//• What are the benefits for students?// //• What are the benefits for ?// //• What are the benefits for schools - especially in student engagement and student performance?//
 * Yellow Hat Thinking - Benefits**

//• What are the difficulties and weaknesses of mobile learning? • Isn't it easier to use desktops or notebooks than iPads?// //• Will iPads work with the Ultranet? • Won't the iPad2 will be superseded soon?//
 * Black Hat Thinking - Cautions**

//• What do you think about education using mobile devices? • How does mobile learning "sit" with how you teach at the moment?// //• How to you feel about 21st century learning? Are you embracing it, or is it far too stressful, or is it somewhere in between these two positions?//
 * [[image:500px-Red_Fedora.svg.png width="99" height="99" align="left"]]Red Hat Thinking - Feelings**

**Links...**


 * ** Deb's Diigo web links for iPad **

|| **Mark's Delicious web links for iPad** ||