Within a day of receiving the iPad, second grade teacher Mrs. Kristin Meyer
had it in her students’ hands.
Rev. Jerry Doellinger (retired LCMS minister and self-admitted gadget-a-holic) demonstrates how the iPad cover will clean the screen as well as protect the device.
Preschool teacher Becky McKinney gets acquainted with her new iPad.
An Apple For the Teacher
Teachers at Central Lutheran School (Newhall, IA) were surprised when their Principal emailed them recently and told them all to attend an early morning meeting—attendance was mandatory and tardiness would not be tolerated.
As the 10 full time teachers sat around the conference table, Principal Jan Doellinger began to talk about the
technology goals set by the staff earlier this year in preparation for the National Lutheran School Accreditation site visit. Doellinger said it quickly became apparent that in order to hit the ground running, the teachers needed to have some new technology in their hands so they would be comfortable enough to use it in the classroom when the time came. Then she and her husband Pastor Jerry Doellinger began handing out iPads, one to each teacher.
The iPads were paid for by a grant from an Iowa foundation and donations from two anonymous donors. The iPads are just the beginning of a technology wishlist the staff has put together in the months preceding the NLSA visit. Other items include faster internet connections, an improved wireless system and extra memory for 35 used laptops donated for student use.
