Today was my first day back from my spring break adventure and also The Great iPad Challenge day! The DLC team challenged ourselves to go a day using only our iPad to complete our work. No MacBook, no Apple Pencil and no external keyboard. The same way a 1:1 learner in our district would have to complete their school work.
When I woke up this morning I was uneasy about leaving my MacBook and Apple Pencil at home but I knew it would be the only way to force myself to only use my iPad. I was also thinking about some of the administrative tasks I needed to catch up on today, since I was out the beginning of this week, and it really made me think about how I was going to tackle that work without my MacBook. I was scared! Luckily, most of my day has been spent in classrooms working with learners. When I am in the classroom I prefer to use my iPad to project things, airdrop pictures/documents to and from learners, and stay connected on services such as Twitter. My iPad allows me to be mobile. A great example of this is How I was able to use my iPad during two 4th Grade SOLE sessions this morning. I connected to the projector through the StartSOLE app to show the learners the task parameters and display the timer. During the investigation stage I walked around, took pictures and gave real time feedback to the group that showed up on the screen. In between giving feedback I was also able to take personal notes and tweet about our process. It was AWESOME! Now that I am sitting here in my office tackling all of that other work I was worried about I feel kind of silly for being worried about it. I am still able to search on the district website for the people I needed to contact. I am still able to write all of the emails that need to be written, and I am still able to check in with my teammates and ask questions through the Slack app. I am even creating this blog post on my Weebly app! My biggest frustration of the day was when I was reading my book study book during lunch and trying to take notes in Noteability. Not having my Apply Pencil to draw with put a stop to my sketchnoting for this chapter. I put my creativity to the test and decided to type and use GIFs in my notes. I didn’t know how spoiled I was with my Pencil! I also normally read on my MacBook while I sketch on my iPad. since I don't have my MacBook to use, I was forced to use the iOS11 split screen feature to read and take notes at the same time. It was fun to try a new feature. The Great iPad Challenge made me realize that for me, and the work I had to do today, it isn’t about if I can or can’t do my work on my iPad. It is about my mindset and how I have determined what kind of work I like to do on each device.
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