Class+procedures+for+the+use+of+the+iPads

Now that the iPads are ready for class use, a set of procedures must be set up. Conditioning the students to what they are supposed to do is a necessity to an organized classroom. I took a few different avenues in getting this information to the students. The first was to make it perfectly clear in the syllabus how I expected the students to handle and treat the iPads. Below is an example of the rules I put forth in my syllabus:


 * Students will all be assigned a number and will be responsible for that iPad everyday it is used
 * Students will not take the iPads out of the classroom unless otherwise granted permission
 * Students will be gentle with the iPads, **these are very expensive do not ruin them!**
 * Students will be monitored on the iPad. I have a program that allows me to see every move that you are making on the device as you make it. You are also still connected to the CIPA filter and are not to use proxy’s to get around it.
 * Students are not allowed to change the settings on the iPad. If this is done you will be subject to discipline.

These were rules that I came up with before the school year, sort of as a blind idea on how the classroom would work, and I must say they all work. Assigning the students a specific iPad to use every time they come into class is beneficial in making sure the students are held accountable both for what they put on the iPad and what they are looking at. The other rules I have listed are self-explanatory and are followed very well by the students.

Two other procedures that individual teachers must determine what works best for their classroom are the retrieving and replacing of the iPads before and after class. With my class being the first to be exposed to the new process I thought that waiting until the bell rang and then sending the class back row by row would be the most efficient and least chaotic way, but this was not the case. It took too much time away from class and actually created more chaos. I have found throughout the course of the year that simply having the students retrieve their iPad from the cart as they come into class is the most efficient way. After the students understand the process it becomes second nature to them and I have had no issues.