MOBILE LABS OF IPADS FOR EXTENSION EDUCATION Greg Parmer, MS, Information Technology Specialist Sondra M. Parmer, PhD, Extension Specialist, Nutrition Education Program Barb Struempler, PhD, Professor/Program Leader for Nutrition Programs Alabama Cooperative Extension System Auburn University
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MOBILE LABS OF IPADS FOR EXTENSION EDUCATION
Greg Parmer, MS, Information Technology Specialist
Sondra M. Parmer, PhD, Extension Specialist, Nutrition Education Program
Barb Struempler, PhD, Professor/Program Leader for Nutrition Programs
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Auburn University
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Let’s Share Experiences
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Where We Are• Youth curriculum, Body Quest: Food of the Warrior, uses 7
iPad apps• SNAP-Ed program – nutrition education program for
limited-resource individuals funded by USDA, Food and Nutrition Service
• 24 county paraprofessional educators covering 67 AL counties
• Each educator receives mobile iPad laboratory with 25 iPads
• Mobile iPad laboratory taken into 3rd grade classrooms for 1 hour lessons
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Start With Planning
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Why We Used a Mobile iPad Laboratory
The original plan was to use sets of laptops, BUT…
• iPads are less expensive than laptops• iPads are lighter in weight than laptops• iPads are easier to manage than laptops
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Purchasing iPads
AU has purchased more than 600 iPads over the past 3 years.
• Began with 12/educator and kids shared • Built up over time• Now have a mixture of iPad 1s, 2s and 3s
It’s important to understand purchasing policies through your institution
• Bid laws• Sole source vendor• Apple offers discount on 10 iPad bundles
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iPads Have Arrived
Who is going to:• Set-up• Manage• Distribute• Inventory