Summary/Analysis: In 2011 five different Chicago Public School librarians were given iPads to engage students in reading, writing and listening skills. I found pretty interesting that librarians had to use Google docs, groups and Diigo, which is basically everything we learned this semester! Librarians were also given tips on how to manage their classroom such as color coding iPads with different color cases, how to clean iPads, track them, manage and learn all the different apps that can be used and of course how to control the volume. Everyone loves and supports this idea because an iPad is teachers and administration say that an iPad is so much easier to use and starts up faster than a desktop or any other program. Not to mention that using an iPad engaged more students to want to read and actually enjoy reading and to top it of iPads in libraries address the NETS and common core standards. I'm still not sure if I completely agree this idea, because I feel like we are losing the idea of carrying books around. The idea of going to the library and checking out your own books and just flipping the page seems to be the best way to let your imagination grow.
Question 1: What if librarians don't know how to use an iPad?
Answer 1: The group of librarians had to attend a 2 day training event where they learned to develop video communication, create rubrics, contribute to apps such as Diigo, and much more.
Question 2: How were the iPads distributed?
Answer 2: IPads were distributed by different colored covers. If students sit in the orange table they would use orange iPod covers. This also helped librarians manage the classroom and avoid students fighting over using iPads.
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