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The 'welcome' sets the scene perfectly. It prepares the reader for a change of mindset needed to fully embrace the potential of the book in order to change digital learning. And it leaves no doubt as to why teachers should be on board the digital revolution. Ideas around transforming pedagogical delivery, digital environments and the big question, 'how?' will probably be in the minds of most readers by page 6. But any sense of feeling overwhelmed is immediately calmed down with the 'wonderful digital journey' being broken down step-by-step. The layout of the book is perfect for any bewildered teacher. 'Meet your iPad' may seem basic for tech-savvy teachers but it acts as a great leveler for all readers and perhaps answers questions that some teachers may feel afraid to ask! The following chapters move from a personal experience in getting familiar with apps to using the iPad as a powerful tool for learning. The digital tutorials are very useful and key to inspiring, engaging and enthusing the reader. The blend of adults and learners in the tutorials are great to see and highlights that the digital journey should never be made alone. There is a true essence of community cohesion in every chapter and a key fact that teachers and learners on a digital journey together is a powerful combination! Reading the book page by page or a 'pick and mix' approach to reading relevant chapters will undoubtedly enhance even the most bewildered teacher's digital competency and pedagogical skills. The book is written in an easy to read, conversational way. There are helpful tips, frequently asked questions and a very useful glossary all of which answer questions most teachers don't like to ask!
Simon Pridham's passion for digital learning is evident throughout the book and if only a small part of this empowers teachers to embrace technology in the classroom then it has done its job! Even the most bewildered of teachers must be tempted to have a go and explore the digital world after reading this book. It's a must for every teacher s digital toolkit. --Catherine Kucia, Deputy Headteacher, Glan Usk Primary School
This book has everything an educational practitioner, who is starting out on their own iPad journey, needs to help them on their way, told in an easy and informative manner. But also and this is the book's stand out feature it delivers it's advice using the very technology it is instructing you to use, as uniquely, it is a completely interactive book. The book starts with an excellent and helpful introduction which outlines the scene for the novice iPad educator, and mentions many of the problems you will no doubt already be facing, which in itself helps you realise that the author has clearly faced a similar journey to you. Then, helpfully, it gives an in depth, pictorial guide to all the buttons and functions of an iPad, which will be of enormous help to a new user. But then the fun in the book really begins. For the rest of the book, using QR codes (explained in the book) and augmented reality (also explained) we are taken on a practical digital journey by the author, using links to films, instructional videos, audio clips and many other visual techniques that really bring the book alive. This is a book that really does talk to you! Cleverly, the author has used footage of practical examples of students using the technology in the classroom, allied to master classes delivered by himself. This in itself gives confidence that the technology works, but another strength of the author is to provide a byline on how the specific piece of technology he is referring to can actually be used. For example, most people now know what QR codes do, even if we don t know how they do it. But not only does the book explain how they work and what they do, it also gives practical uses for them, from Head-teacher's creating weekly blog posts, to children using them to explain displays they may have created in class. What I would have given for such detailed guidance as that when I was trying work out how to switch an iPad on all those years ago! Nothing relating to modern, digital technology used in education is really left out in the book. In addition to all mentioned above, there are tips on how to use the iPad to inspire, engage and enthuse students, reviews and instructions of the best apps to choose out of the increasingly saturated market of apps, practical advice on displaying and storing the work of an iPad, especially when controlling its use in, say, a class of 30 children, or even more if your school has embarked on a complete 1:1 program. It even shares the author's best strategy for integrating iPads within the classroom by giving ownership of their use to the pupils, and by creating a structure using the pupils themselves as digital leaders. Importantly, there is also a chapter on security and control of the iPads, an issue sometimes overlooked in other publications. Frankly, there is not much that this book doesn't cover. Clearly and I speak from experience here the apps available for iPads in education can change and be updated on a regular basis, so it's almost impossible to create the 'foolproof' guide, but "Freaked Out" certainly gets as close as you can to that, and covers most bases, there is even a Q&A chapter at the end in which many frequently asked questions by educators are answered with clarity. --David Brayley, sports writer and education consultant
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