My iPad 2 Experience

I have had my own iPad 2 for a week and needless to say I am impressed.

Impressed with the look ( we ordered white ones ).

Impressed with the speed ( this thing is fast - really no start up time ).

Impressed with the options of use for the camera ( already Facetimed a doctor across the state - the opening of the classroom has started ).

Impressed with battery life ( can't wait to see how long we can push the use without recharging ).

Impressed with so many free apps that can be used in the classroom ( looking forward to creating pages on the iPad2 of similar apps ).

Two months and the students are going to be impressed with the iPad 2.

Post Created on iPad 2

Equipment Arrival

The day has come...the iPads and Cart have arrived.  Barely out of the box, the process of inventorying them starts!

While the cart does cost a bit and we brainstormed about ideas to store carts while not buying the cart, now that it is here...I am glad the school district decided this is the route we will go.

We Are Wired!...For Now!

We believe at this time with our network, which is very good, we will be buying some wired keyboards for the iPad2.  We are looking at 10 keyboards at first to see if students actually use them.  While wireless would be best, wired will be o.k. to start.

See purchasing option!

10 Port USB in; Cart Out?

Through great conversation today on Twitter with @ndavidovics and  @iPodsibilities  we may be changing our thoughts on syncing and storing carts.  A 10 port USB hub linked to our preexisting MacBook along with a lockable storage device may save us around $1,600.  The hubs we are looking at...

Looks well made...the details are here.

  This one is located here and seems cheap...not sure it will be the one.

Developing idea...Further Ideas


Buy one stand up lockable Rubber Maid storage device, place dish racks (or some other idea that may come to mind) and eliminate the expensive cart!

Equipment: Stands

While money is not limitless, these stand options might be a great addition to the 10 keyboard docking stations that we are thinking about implementing.  The 21st century model classroom is all about independence within a structured setting.  The addition of the choice for a stand may be something to look into.

These stands may be a nice alternative for students who don't want the iPad to be laying flat or we go with cases that don't create their own stand.  Two stands stick out to me due to practicality, endurance, and price and overall cool factor.

The DZ Dock looks rugged and simplistic with a great price of $19.99 found at Amazon.   (It also looks pretty cool!)

The Groovy Stand looks rugged (it's a piece of wood), simplistic, and the price, $11.95, looks fantastic.  Visit Groovy Stand!

Ten of these would enhance the classroom (and create a little higher cool factor) so that students would have a choice.  Eventually, I will need to decide, if the money is available, are they needed?

Equipment Images

The hardware mentioned in the last post is shown with pictures of the actual item.

MacBook Used To Sync iPods/iPads

Document Camera For Students Sharing Information Found on iPod/iPad
While I have this one, I would buy a MUCH cheaper version in the IPEVO Point 2 if having to do again!

Ceiling Mounted Digital Projector

SMARTboard connected to my laptop:  Used for projecting digital version of math work resources