We're missing the point

We have to think differently and use tech differently.  We can't apply the same teaching strategies, and simply do them on the "computer."

For example, instead of using iPads simply as typing tools to word process, let's up the ante and use them for storyboarding, or to create a podcast, or to make a movie.  Let's make our students producers of digital content!

Some tips on how to upgrade a traditional storyboard lesson where students draw pictures in squares, and then write content below to summarize a story.

Here's a link to 11 Storyboarding Apps to Organize and Inspire Young Writers

Even simpler, just make a Keynote- insert pictures from the web with text and you're done.

Let's use our iPads and tech for what they can be- a way to create and share, not simply to type and print.  If we don't we're missing the point.