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Harness the
power: iPads in
the classroom
You may be considering the purchase
of iPads or already have them in
your school. How will you make
sure that they become permanently
embedded in teaching and learning?
Here are five tips to help you
evaluate the iPad as a classroom
solution in your school:
Be clear about what you want them
for. A lack of focus and vision will
mean that the iPads become more of
a ‘play’ tool.
See past the App Store. It’s easy to
develop an over reliance on the apps
themselves, rather
than what can
be achieved
with just a
few apps.

Think carefully before buying apps.
Their low cost can make them seem
inviting, but you need to consider
how you will be using them in the
classroom or it is likely that any
learning from them will be limited.
See the iPads as a tool, just as paper
and pencils are tools. It is how you
use the tools and what you do with
them that matter.
It is the curriculum that should drive
how the technology is used, not
the other way around. The iPads
and installed apps will be used most
effectively when the teacher has a
good understanding of why and how
they can be used.
Our A-Three team of consultants can
help you with the following:
• Developing your school vision for
iPads
• Choosing a core set of apps
• Curriculum planning
• Training on the use of
iPads and apps
• Team teaching and workshops
with pupils
• iPad administration and

management

Unleash your
inner ‘digital
artist’ with the
iPad
Amateur artist and Fantastict
consultant Steve Crowther
explains how iPad art helped
him discover a whole new
world of creativity...
Such is my enthusiasm for art, I will
have a go at painting pretty much
anything with anything. Since I first
‘took up the paintbrush’ in 2008 I
have attended a weekly local art
group; which has presented me with
the opportunity to work with a range
of media, from watercolours to oils.
However, the trouble comes when I
want to work from home - not being
lucky enough to have a dedicated
studio, the process of getting the kit
out, painting on the kitchen table for
a couple of hours then cleaning away
is just too much of a chore. I also
have a wife who would not allow
the ‘gorgeous’ smell of turpentine to
pervade the whole house (she also
doesn’t appreciate acrylic paint on
the carpet).
Finding myself in need of another
way to develop my drawing and
painting skills as close to traditional
media as possible I was willing to try

To discuss how Fantastict can help your
school get the most out of your iPads
call 0800 030 5241

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