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Deniz Ozkaya
Date:
10/14/2015
INTRODUCTION
Research Questions (if research questions are not specifically mentioned, what is
the theoretical background or overarching theme):
1. What is the impact of the training process on school administrators use of iPads
for administrative tasks and personal organization in their professional duties?
2. What is the impact of the training process on school administrators
beliefsregarding how teachers should use iPads in the classroom?
3. Are there any differences in school administrators survey responses
basedongender, age, years of experience in school administration and
education,highest degree attained, school classification, or school size?
METHODOLOGY
What is the methodology for the research or approach used to understand the
issue? Provide information regarding the following:
Participants:
51 elementary and secondary school administrators in one of the largest public charter
school systems in a southwestern state.
Procedures:
Participants in this study were contacted by email through the school systems
central office, after securing approvals from the school district and the university.
The initial communication included information on the purpose, structure, and
schedule of the research study along with information on training and resources
by the school district and the universitys Institutional Review Board (IRB).
Training was designed based on feedback from participants and delivered
Pre-survey
Training session on the effective use of iPads
On-going support
Post survey
Data Analysis:
The data analysis of this study is categorized into five main groups:
applications;
Impacts of the training process on school administrators beliefs regarding how
RESULTS
Findings or Results (or main points of the article):
1.)Demographic and Contextual Data: The majority of participants schools were
classified as elementary, middle, and high school (K12) (62.75%), followed by
elementary and middle school (K8) (19.61%), middle and high school (612)
(9.80%), and elementary (K5) (7.84%). Participants were also asked in the pre-survey
about the highest level of education that they had attained. According to the results,
50.98% of school administrators held a bachelors degree and 49.02% held a masters
degree.
2.) Impact of Training: Use of iPads for Administrative Tasks and Organization in
Professional Duties: Analysis of the question, What is the best feature of iPad in your
experience?, revealed that being mobile was the most selected response with
21.43%, followed by touchscreen (20.88%), being able to use various applications
(15.93%), compact and light (13.74%), digital camera feature (10.44%), connectivity
(9.89%), and camcorder feature (7.69%).
3.) Impact of Training on School Administrators Beliefs Regarding How Teachers
Should Use iPads in the Classroom: using iPad for class communication (e-mail,
messaging, contacting parents, etc.) (11.59% vs. 13.22%); making specific applications
(created by the teacher) that might help students (10.30% vs. 12.07%); using specific
applications (created by others) that might help students (15.88% vs. 16.67%); and
projecting/streaming lessons/presentation to the iPad (17.60% vs. 18.39%)
I think iPad is a very effective technological tool for both school administrators and
teachers in education. Using iPads in schools and classrooms for all activities, duties,
and tasks provides convenience. So leaders, assistant principals, teachers and students
should benefit from iPad applications as possible as they can.
IPads also provide many teaching and learning opportunities for educators. It can
be used a wide variety of needs. In addition iPads effect students learning extremely and
teachers should gain many practical ways for using iPad in the classroom to increase
their students learning skills and achievements. There are a lot of benefits of using iPad
which makes our education life easier. Another important advantage is its easy to carry
to perform duties in school for every time.
In order to be successful in using iPad and iPad applications for professional duties,
school administrators and teachers should get professional training. Teachers should
always improve themselves especially about technology. Nowadays, more students
grow up in digital age, this necessities that teachers can satisfy their needs by attracting
their interests. The world is changing so as a teacher we need to catch up with all in
particular, in education. Therefore school administrators should support teachers to get
training about technology usage so teacher help students to succeed.