River Valley High School [*IP]
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Belle2011:
It is not going to impact RV students who have ordered iPad2.
How is this going to impact the RV students who have ordered iPad2?A Bit Kiasu:
Apple has just released a new application called iBooks textbooks for iPad.
http://www.apple.com/education/#video-textbooks
Thank-you.
iBooks textbooks for iPad makes it easier for publishers to publish books and for the public to buy textbooks. There is also a new iBooks author for anyone including teachers and students to create books, and iTuneU for anyone to take online courses.
I personally think that RV has made a right choice to choose iPad instead of Macbook Air or netbook or nothing. Technology is always a double-edged sword. I believe many parents (including me) still have concerns about students addicted to FB, games, video, etc on their iPad. But, we should not just look at the negative side. iPad can change the way students learn. It is more engaging and interactive.
To me, RV has 2 options:
The first option is not to introduce iPad and everything will be status quo. Let other schools introduce first and learn from their experience. Then, they don't have to answer all the questions that parents have.
The other option is to introduce iPad. Then they have to upgrade their infrastructure, train the teachers to use iPad to teach, tighten the school security, answers all the questions from parents, solve all the teething problems, etc and etc. It is definitely a more challenging option.
RV decided to implement iPad program and they have explained the reasons for that. They envision that it is how learning will be in the 21st century. They want to train students to adapt to new technology. There is no way we can stop the technology from advancing. I think as parents, we should support such program which will benefit our children.
For parents who want to see how iPad can help in learning (although RV may not implement the same thing), I will encourage you to spend 1 hour of your time to watch the video below.
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1201oihbafvpihboijhpihbasdouhbasv/event/index.html
It will give you a different perspective of what iPad can do (besides FB, games and movies). And for the negative aspect, we as parents will need to crack our head harder. :scratchhead: -
A Bit Kiasu:
It is not going to impact RV students who have ordered iPad2.
How is this going to impact the RV students who have ordered iPad2?Belle2011:
[quote=\"A Bit Kiasu\"]Apple has just released a new application called iBooks textbooks for iPad.
http://www.apple.com/education/#video-textbooks
Thank-you.
iBooks textbooks for iPad makes it easier for publishers to publish books and for the public to buy textbooks. There is also a new iBooks author for anyone including teachers and students to create books, and iTuneU for anyone to take online courses.
I personally think that RV has made a right choice to choose iPad instead of Macbook Air or netbook or nothing. Technology is always a double-edged sword. I believe many parents (including me) still have concerns about students addicted to FB, games, video, etc on their iPad. But, we should not just look at the negative side. iPad can change the way students learn. It is more engaging and interactive.
To me, RV has 2 options:
The first option is not to introduce iPad and everything will be status quo. Let other schools introduce first and learn from their experience. Then, they don't have to answer all the questions that parents have.
The other option is to introduce iPad. Then they have to upgrade their infrastructure, train the teachers to use iPad to teach, tighten the school security, answers all the questions from parents, solve all the teething problems, etc and etc. It is definitely a more challenging option.
RV decided to implement iPad program and they have explained the reasons for that. They envision that it is how learning will be in the 21st century. They want to train students to adapt to new technology. There is no way we can stop the technology from advancing. I think as parents, we should support such program which will benefit our children.
For parents who want to see how iPad can help in learning (although RV may not implement the same thing), I will encourage you to spend 1 hour of your time to watch the video below.
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/1201oihbafvpihboijhpihbasdouhbasv/event/index.html
It will give you a different perspective of what iPad can do (besides FB, games and movies). And for the negative aspect, we as parents will need to crack our head harder. :scratchhead:[/quote]
i fully agree with these perspectives. Cheers. -
No need crack our head too hard. With ios5, can restrict many things.
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happypie:
I woried about that too but this seems unavoidable. The higher you go, the shorter the sleeping hours. The only thing is to let them have more sleep and rest on weekend. If by any chance or luck when there is a day or so with lesser work, dd would sleep as early as possible.
Parents, does your child have enough time to rest? my dt gets up 5:30am, and goes to bed after 10:30pm. I'm worry about the long term effect... -
Augmum:
Yes. ipad isn't completely new. Selected classes or lessons in Nanyang Girls High, RGS and NJC etc...have tried using ipad already.WeiHan:
One of them is the worry that children may use the ipad to play computer games which a professor refuted. The children ipad will not be connected to the internet but only to the school educational network. Is that the case in Singapore?
Huh ?? U dont need to be connected to the internet to play ipad games,
juz download fr the apps store beforehand.
Talking abt ipad teaching......
Last yr, one of gal's teacher used his own ipad to teach the class which was connected to the overhead projector.
I said RV likes to try new things. I believe they may have developed some contents which use ipad. It shouldn't be using ipad for the sake of using it. The content should be innovative too...for example maybe 3-D modelling of difficult concepts which is very hard to explain bywords or 2-D drawing on books like gene which is a double helix etc... -
WeiHan:
Nothing much mentioned from them.Yes. ipad isn't completely new. Selected classes or lessons in Nanyang Girls High, RGS and NJC etc...have tried using ipad already.
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i'm confident that RV had some workplan in place to in-corporate the iPad with the school learning path.
most probably that not much was presented during the opening brief may be related to some proprietory or in-house workplan to be kept closed-door as part of RV's projection in the iPad learning concept.
in the commercial world, it's similar in the area of business projection, secrecy is an essence towards achieving higer business goals.
did we hear much about the works from other instituitions when they do launch their programmes ? it's a close-door drive too ... Cheers
be receptive to RV's headings, both parents and students ...
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Hi Y1 parents,
How is your child coping? -
just asking, if any year 5 want to have an ipad, is there any way we can also order and get subsidised rates for the ipad?
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but if any year 5 student want to have an ipad, can he order and also get a subsidised rate?
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