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Once upon an iPadDr.Cynthia Garrety
Fall 2013
What an iPad isn’t..
memory storage
ability to allow for multiple users
heavy typing tasks
Shifting
iCloud storage
Dropbox
Google Drive/Docs
Synced apps
What an iPad can be..
reading
presenting
curating
creating
Jackie MarshUniversity of Sheffield, UK
Jackie MarshUniversity of Sheffield, UK
Digital Literacy
Evaluating digital games, books, and apps
Motivation
Context
Path
Access
Motivation
Is it intrinsically fun and not limited to ‘teaching’ one particular skill
Allow play for the sake of play
operates at a level that is challenging to the child
Context
Does it relate to daily life that the child can recognize?
Can it be incorporated into imaginative play?
PathDiscovery oriented? (open and non linear)
Allows choices in selection and timing of activities
Allows manipulation of symbols and images on the screen
Allows child to engage collaboratively as well as single play?
Allows for children to produce as well as consume
Access
Provide spoken directions for a non reader
Provide information and advice on demand when needed
Employ an uncluttered screen design with a simple background, coloring and graphics
Jackie MarshUniversity of Sheffield, UK
Digitally mediated imaginative play Pivotal role of collaborative
effort to support play
Access often shaped by parental decisions and beliefs
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Best PracticeStrong theme of social interaction during time with the iPads
Need for assistance at times from older siblings, peers, adults
Child’s play as technical expert for at least a time
Scaffolding
iPad Exploration TimeGoodnight Safari
WWF TogetherMeet MillieNumberlysSkippyjon
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Nighty NightPocket Frogs
MonsterAR FlashcardsAstrojammiesStoryrobe
Flat StanleySock Puppets
MorrisBartleby Vol.2
HaroldTimmy Tickle