ChinHuei Yeh 葉⾦金惠Shrewsbury public Schools

cyeh@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us

!  Shrewsbury iPad program ! When and how do I/my students use iPad?

! When do I ask students use paper and pencil?

!  Students Voice ! Remarks

!  iPad Pilot 2011 (iPad carts) !  iPad 1:1 launch program (2012-13) ! G5-G9 1:1 (August 2015) ! Various training for teachers and faculty

members inside and outside district and !  Learning fun and learning curve

! Pinyin Practice ! Typing and Chinese characters

recognition ! Recording and taking notes ! Stroke orders Practice

! Workflow (ACTFL, 2013) ! Create project ! Submitting Assignments ! Student portfolio (ACTFL,2014)

G6 40students

G7 32students

G8 31students

Paper and pencil

15 (37.5%)

13 (40%)

10 (32.2%)

iPad 23 (57.5%)

15 (46.8%)

12 (38.7%)

Combo 2 (5%)

4 (12.5%)

9 (29%)

iPad + iPad -

!  Easier to take notes !  Easier to organize the

project and files !  Lots of features to

incorporate into a project

!  Stimulate creativity !  Easier to carry around !  No need to write

characters

!  Technical problems !  Lack of writing practice

Paper and pencil + Paper and pencil -

!  Feel more accomplished

!  Remember better on writing characters

!  More creative !  Without struggling with

technical problems

iPad

Paper and Pencil