This document discusses the use of tablets in schools and proposes developing a taxonomy for their use. It provides background on tablets in education, noting over 1.5 million iPad devices and 20,000 apps being used in US schools. It also outlines prerequisites for teaching with tablets, including necessary hardware, software, and guidelines. The document proposes a taxonomy that categorizes tablet applications and activities according to educational objectives and concepts.

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A Development of a Taxonomy for
the Use of Tablets in Schools
Sabrina S. Huber
Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Martin Ebner
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Content
 Motivation
 Media didactics
 iPads in schools (state of the art)
 Prerequisites for teaching
 Austrian curriculum for foreign languages
 iPad Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)
 Future perspectives
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Motivation
 Changes in the school sector
 Tablets: trendsetter Apple’s iPad
 > 1.5 million devices in the educational sector
(US)
 > 20.000 educational applications
 Overview of the didactical integration of tablets
 Evaluation of learning apps
 Human Interface Guidelines
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Media Didactics
Media Pedagogy
Media Media Media
Didactics Education Research
Holzinger (2011)
Media are tools to achieve subject-specific objectives
Tulodziecki (1997)
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New Media
Interactive lessons
Market place:
determined by
technology
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Current Situation
 School blogs
 iPad enhances collaboration and interaction among
students
 Motivation fades
 Teacher = coach
 Self-paced learning
 Digital schoolbooks
 some teachers create their own
 High commitment of teachers
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Background of Students
 ’Praxishauptschule - Neue Mittelschule (NMS) der
Pädagogischen Hochschule Steiermark’
 48 students (1st and 3rd grade)
 20 English lessons
 two-thirds used or tried out touch screens
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Use of Media
Parallels to JIM study (Jugend, Information, Multimedia) of 2011
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Prerequisites for Teaching
Hardware
 Projector and Canvas
 Earplugs
 VGA Adapter
 Smart Cover
 Loudspeakers
 Suitcases
 NoteSync
 Wi-Fi Router
 Apple TV and
 High-Definition
Multimedia Interface
(HDMI) Projector
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Prerequisites for Teaching
Software
 Dropbox
 Pages
 Keynote
 Microphone + Recording
 neu.Annotate+ PDF
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Austrian Curriculum for Foreign
Languages (Lower Grade)
Communicative Competence
Educational Objectives
and
Teaching Tasks
Acquisition of Learning Strategies
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Austrian Curriculum for Foreign
Languages (Lower Grade)
Communicative Competence
Educational Objectives
and
Teaching Tasks
Acquisition of Learning Strategies
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Total Recall
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Austrian Curriculum for Foreign Languages
(Lower Grade)
cultural diversity, perceptions,
Individual, Society, Culture judgements
Contributions to
the
Nature and Technology
Educational Field
Creativity and Design
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Austrian Curriculum for Foreign Languages
(Lower Grade)
cultural diversity, perceptions,
Individual and Society judgments
Contributions to
the
Nature and Technology
Educational Field
Creativity and Design
Tablets in Schools Graz, 21.6.2012

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Austrian Curriculum for Foreign Languages
(Lower Grade)
cultural diversity, perceptions,
Individual and Society judgments
Contributions to
the
Nature and Technology
Educational Field
Creativity and Design
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Collection of students’
Inclusion of the Students’ work in a web-based file
Individual Progress
hosting service
Dealing with Teaching
Materials and Learning Aids
Didactical Basic
Concepts
Diverse Communication Topics: everyday situations
Situations and Subject Areas (requested in the CEFR)
Promotion of Authentic
Encounters
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Collection of students’
Inclusion of the Students’ work in a web-based file
Individual Progress
hosting service
Dealing with Teaching
Materials and Learning Aids
Didactical Basic
Concepts
Diverse Communication Topics: everyday situations
Situations and Subject Areas (requested in the CEFR)
Promotion of Authentic
Encounters
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Collection of students’
Inclusion of the Students’ work in a web-based file
Individual Progress
hosting service
Dealing with Teaching
Materials and Learning Aids
Didactical Basic
Concepts
Diverse Communication Topics: everyday situations
Situations and Subject Areas (requested in the CEFR)
Promotion of Authentic
Encounters
Tablets in Schools Graz, 21.6.2012

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Collection of students’
Inclusion of the Students’ work in a web-based file
Individual Progress
hosting service
Dealing with Teaching
Materials and Learning Aids
Didactical Basic
Concepts
Diverse Communication Topics: everyday situations
Situations and Subject Areas (requested in the CEFR)
Promotion of Authentic
Encounters
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Aim to Support All Orientations
Flatten Your Information
Hierarchy
Multi-touch Gestures
File-Handling
Keyboard
Aesthetic Integrity
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Problem Situations
 Slower Written Production
 Slower Correction of Written Production
 Storage
 Distractions by Games
 LanSchool
 Lack of Apps
Example of a student‘s handwriting (without a pen)
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Problem Situations
 Language Barriers
 Teacher Training and Redefinition of
Approaches
 No Flash Support
 Hardly Any Interfaces
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A Development of a Taxonomy for
the Use of Tablets in Schools
Sabrina S. Huber
Tablets in Schools Graz, 21.6.2012