I must apologize for neglecting my blog now for so long, but this year has been one of change, challenge, and struggle for us at NWMS; so many professional and personal struggles have overwhelmed our staff this year. We continue to hold on and stay strong.
That's the good news!
Here is what's up with the tablets.
We are now about 4 months into tablet deployment and I have to say, it has been seamless. The tablets are working great! Gone are the days........ right, you remember those.
Connectivity is a dream as we no longer have to worry about the dreaded grey fans. The only time we lose it is when the whole system goes down for all computers, but that is super rare.The quality of the device itself is just awesome; strong glass, innovative protective cases, high quality chargers, keyboards,etc. No issues there.
It has been extremely beneficial that the concept behind the "personalized learning" initiative has been redefined to include everything we do to personalize learning; not just a "tablet initiative". That has taken off the pressure to constantly use the tablets; which in turn, has sparked MORE creativity in designing ways to integrate it into our curriculum.
Weird how that works!!
It is a delicate balance; one in which you need to know the needs of your students; using that to make decisions on how to best use the tablets to enhance instruction. (Blog entry on that.... Coming soon!)
That's the good news!
Here is what's up with the tablets.
We are now about 4 months into tablet deployment and I have to say, it has been seamless. The tablets are working great! Gone are the days........ right, you remember those.
Connectivity is a dream as we no longer have to worry about the dreaded grey fans. The only time we lose it is when the whole system goes down for all computers, but that is super rare.The quality of the device itself is just awesome; strong glass, innovative protective cases, high quality chargers, keyboards,etc. No issues there.
It has been extremely beneficial that the concept behind the "personalized learning" initiative has been redefined to include everything we do to personalize learning; not just a "tablet initiative". That has taken off the pressure to constantly use the tablets; which in turn, has sparked MORE creativity in designing ways to integrate it into our curriculum.
Weird how that works!!
It is a delicate balance; one in which you need to know the needs of your students; using that to make decisions on how to best use the tablets to enhance instruction. (Blog entry on that.... Coming soon!)
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