by John Kopp, Delaware County Daily Times
There is no chalk for the class clown to slip inside any erasers in Sarah Coletta’s Haverford High School classroom. That tired prank is as long-gone as the chalkboards themselves. Instead, the 17 students each intently stared at the iPad Mini in their hands, using an app to complete a problem Coletta had forwarded to the entire class from her own device. Using the iPad’s touchscreen, the students needed nothing more than their index finger to write out their answers. On her own mobile device, the teacher can monitor each student as he or she attempts the problem. With a simple tap, Coletta also can project any of her students’ work onto a Smart Board for the entire class to view. The iPad Minis, utilized two or three times a week, create a learning environment that is more “streamlined and seamless,” Coletta said. She also has noticed students who are too shy to complete a problem on the whiteboard are more willing to share their work when using an iPad.
http://www.delcotimes.com/20131028/education-going-high-tech
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