iPad Personalization

I tried a lot of things using the new iPad I was provided. I personalized it, downloaded my favorite apps, logged into my social networks, set up my email, set a passcode, and set a desktop picture. I even named my device “Jensen,” after my favorite actor, Jensen Ackles. I spent a couple hours playing around with it. I was using it for so long that when I got a text on my iPhone 4, I pulled it out and was shocked by how small my 3” screen looked after spending an extended amount of time looking at my huge iPad! I kind of want to buy one after interacting with it, but it if very heavy and bulky, so I might prefer an iPad Mini instead of the regular one. One useful trick I found was to exit to the home screen by putting all 5 fingers on the screen, and then pulling them towards the center into a point. With the right apps, I am sure that the iPad would be a useful resource in the classroom, but for now I don’t understand how it is/should be integrated in the classroom. Personally, I find it very easy to get off task and distracted, and I am worried that that would be an issue with the students as well. I am excited to find apps and programs in my content area that could be a valuable resource for me in my future classroom.

By the way, this is my iPad background: 

Jensen Ackles!!!!