SCTC instructors embracing iPad use

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

SIKESTON -- Instructors at Sikeston Career and Technology Center have already begun brainstorming, researching and implementing the student use of iPads in their classrooms for the 2013-2014 school year.

"Students today are all so techie," said Brent Taylor, construction technology instructor at SCTC. "They Tweet. They're on Facebook. That's their language. If we get this to a point that gets across to them, it will level every playing field. We have to bring some of the why to them."

Gloria Houston, health occupations instructor, has looked into several educational apps -- short for applications -- for her students to download to their handheld devices as part of Sikeston R-6's Project iLearn. The initiative will put the handheld devices in the hands of all Sikeston High School students when school starts in August.

"The iPads will take learning to another level and make things come to life for the students -- who are already tech-savvy," Houston said.

For example, one app will feature the anatomy of the human body -- in color and at various stages to work with her lesson plans. By using the app, it will limit the number of photocopies needed for students, which will also reduce printing and ink costs for the district, she said.

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