Teaching with Tablets: How do I integrate tablets with effective instruction?

by Nancy Frey

In the few short years since tablets were introduced, they have become a popular addition to classrooms across all grade levels and content areas. By putting this device in the hands of students and teachers, we can grab hold of their interest, interact with content on a more personalized level, and monitor real-time learning. But how we use tablets in the classroom needs thoughtful planning to ensure that the technology actually improves the teaching and learning process. Nancy Frey, Doug Fisher, and Alex Gonzalez offer practical advice on how to effectively use tablets as part of the gradual release of responsibility from teacher to student. You'll learn how to ensure that tablets are integrated into high-quality instruction, including strategies for using tablets for modeling, guided instruction, collaborative learning, independent learning, and formative assessment. Filled with examples of teachers successfully using tablets in their classrooms, this resource will help you maximize the potential of tablet technology to facilitate student understanding.

51 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 15, 2013

About the author

Nancy Frey, Ph.D., is an educator and Professor of Literacy in the Department of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University.
Shehas taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels and is a teacher-leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College.

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Reviews

[Kris Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Doug Fisher so it gets 5 stars. I'm a #superfan

[Joy Kirr · Rating 4 out of 5]

See my review on Middleweb.com some day. Very quick read, unless you're thinking of using all the ideas... Then you could spend a ton of time in this tiny book!