Designing an iPad initiative with goals in mind will help steer your district toward success
As educators and school leaders would likely agree, any technology initiative begins not with an iPad or a laptop, but with teaching and learning goals.
But once school leaders have identified those goals, created a plan, and moved to implementation, what are some of the keys to success?
David Mahaley, head of school for the Franklin Academy’s high school program and a teacher at the school, outlined a number of steps and considerations that are essential to a successful mobile deployment.
(Next page: Important aspects of an iPad program)
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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