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Want to get your hands on a copy of the KikStart app for iPad? Now's your chance! Just follow the link for details and how to enter.
The BCS are running a competition for your chance to win the app I mentioned yesterday in my blog post. Just follow the link for more details and how to enter for your chance to win a copy...
My time with KikStart for iPad...
I've been working with the BCS for almost 3 months now guiding them with their social media and promoting this great little app KikStart. An app that I've become very fond of, as I believe it is brilliant for people buying not so tech savvy friends and family an iPad. I mentioned KikStart in one of my first blog posts but if you want to learn more about it follow this link: KikStart for iPad It's been great to see the app getting some reviews coming back from bloggers, websites and feedback from people who have been using the app. KikStart is even finding itself in schools who have started using iPad in the classroom! I love that people are embracing new technology and I'm happy that I have been a part of promoting an app that helps people do just that! After thoroughly enjoying working with KikStart, I can honestly say that I'm even considering (when I've got the money) investing in an iPad for my technophobe mother and plan to install a copy of the app onto it for her. That way I won't have to sit through hours of trying to teach her to use it. I can leave that to KikStart! (I learnt my lesson the hard way about my mum and technology after trying to teach her to shop online for groceries but that's a whole other story!) If anyone is using KikStart or is thinking of it, come and have a chat over on Twitter, Facebook or even here! I would love too hear your thoughts and answer any questions you might have.
iPad in Education...
As we all know, technology is advancing at high speed. Tablets and mobile devices are becoming one of our household everyday items of choice to surf the web, read an article or send an email. Most people are quite eager to embrace new technology as soon as it becomes available. However some industries have to approach new technology with caution due to budget, especially within education as they need to be sure the technology they invest in will aid students learning.
Recently schools and educational establishments have started to invest in distributing iPads to aid in learning. As a result, and as expected, there have been extremely mixed views on the deployment of tablets, some saying that there has been no evidence of iPads improving education. So is it a waste of money?
The problem is that many educational establishments distribute the devices but have no clear plan of how to implement them into the classroom. A great article on this can be found here where the iPad is compared to a hammer: A hammer is a tool and should be used for the right job. This is the same for an iPad: with a plan the iPad can be a great tool for learning! There are brilliant examples of how some schools are already using iPad here.
The Daily Mail wrote an article about the release of iPads to Longfield Academy in Kent, one of the first schools in Europe to deploy iPads to students. This also shows the mixed views on the use of mobile tablets.
Although in this article professionals are labelling the iPad as just a "toy", parents seem to be quite willing to invest at Longfield believing it will inspire their children to learn. Surely if all children need to take to and from school is an iPad, it will stop the "I forgot my homework" excuse!.
Even though many schools are embracing new technology believing it to bebeneficial to students, many establishments are nervous to deploy iPads and mobile
tablets. In addition to costs of training staff and students to use the devices, there is also the cost of the devices themselves. This is where KikStart comes into play: an app that can be downloaded onto the iPad and interactively teaches you to use the device.
This form of training is a much quicker and more cost effective approach to training people to use their iPads. You also have your training validated with a test, which on successful completion, awards you a certificate from the Chartered Institute for IT.
Also because it is not an unknown thing that schools and universities have to be careful with their budget, KikStart can be bought at a discount when bought in bulk for education.
To learn more on KikStart in education head here: KikStart for iPad (link) or call us on +44 (0)1793 417530.
What are your views on iPads and mobile devices in education? Let us know in the comments.
Happy new year!
How do you use your iPad?
Nick, Kate and Baby Isaac use their iPads to chat online for FREE... For those of us who are far from family and friends this Christmas and New Year the FaceTime tool on the iPad will be a godsend! Now some of you will be saying "My iPad can time my face!?". FaceTime is a video messaging tool which allows you to contact friends and family with iPads or iPhones via the Internet for free. Brilliant for saving money on costly phone bills! If you have an iPad and want to learn how to use it to its full potential check out KikStart. How do you use your iPad? Let us know here or on our Facebook page...
