Broadcaster Press 11 December 04, 2012 www.broadcasteronline.com n IPADS From Page 10 hang of things,” said VHS senior Mikaela French. “We’re working iPads into (our classes) more and more each day.” “This last week or so I felt a lot like a technology teacher,” said Spanish instructor Megan Fischer. “However, it’s getting better. I didn’t realize how much of a learning curve it was going to be for a lot of students. I thought they were going to catch on a little bit more quickly, but they’ve done really well.” French said she was impressed by the variety of tasks that can be performed on the iPads, from taking notes and making presentations, to doing assignments and taking tests. “It’s very different, it’s very interesting,” she said. Fischer said the devices make things easier from her ???3???????3 3 6????????? 3 3???????3???????3?3 ????3????? 4??????????3?3??????3??????????3??3????????3 3 ???????3???????3???????3??3????3?????? 3 perspective in that when an assignment is turned in, she is notified of that right away. “The technology at their fingertips means that I can contact them with immediate feedback,” she said. “I can also get in contact with them about corrections.” McGuire said this early period is being looked at as a kind of test for the program at the school. “We expect a whole bunch of changes between what we’re doing right now and what we’re doing come next fall,” he said. “This is a true testing ground for us. Right in our policy it is stated that we expect this to be very much changing the way we use them and our expectations of what’s going on with them.” Part of those expectations involves what kinds of programs the students can access on the iPads. Gault said the devices operate under strict filtering systems that will PROFESSIONAL CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING & DISASTER RESTORATION SERVICE Satisfying customers for 43 years! Plan ahead! Call today for your appointment. 9883848?8984344458 3 ???????????? 3 Get lots of great ongoing deals you’ll actually use...for free! What is ForkFly? FURNITURE &FLOORING Downtown Yankton & Sioux City Lu Lu’s DEADLINES Classified Ads: Friday at Noon Display Ads: Forkfly is a free website and a mobile app that gives you access to local deals! Dozens of our most popular local merchants are posting deals daily on ForkFly. By simply signing up for free, you have access to all these great local deals. www.hatchfurniture.com overall benefits of the iPads are that they give each student the ability to focus on the aspect of any subject with which they are having trouble. “They have more opportunities to work on what they feel they need to,” she said. Gault said this personalized interaction with the devices is one of the most important parts of the program. “These (devices) are probably what these kids are going to have to use when they hit the job market, when they go into their field of study,” he said. “If you go to a hospital, if you go to a grocery store – you go everywhere and these portable tablet devices are (there).” 877-Louies3 (568-4373) • 624-2485 Sign up today for ongoing discounts from your favorite local merchants – for free! Brunick Furniture not allow the students to access inappropriate materials in or out of school. “We really want to make sure people are aware that we’re not just giving these kids devices, and then they can go home and get whatever they want on them,” he said. Gault said the public also should be aware of the fact that the devices come at no cost to the students. “We wanted to give everybody the same opportunity,” he said. “That was our big push from the get-go. We didn’t want to attach a fee to them, we didn’t want to attach any sort of money value, because we just didn’t want people to have to come up with that.” Fischer said one of the Friday at 11AM AMERICAN TRUCK DRIVING ACADEMY We have so many options for you! Kopetsky’s Hardware Riverside Boutique Serendipity Yankton Restaurant APPLIANCE/ HEATING & COOLING RoadRunner Convenience Store ATDA has expanded its program to include those individuals who already have completed the written CDL tests or plan to and only need to learn the basic skills testing components and pre trip inspection •The yard training, walk around, and driving portion and if needed the written test portion, would be taught by the hour •The cost would be determined by the needs of the student •We furnish the training tractor and trailer until the CDL license has been achieved •This is an opportunity for businesses that do not use their truck and driver at all times and have a need for the driver to have a CDL license. If you are in this situation, give us a call. 3 ?3????3?Ž??3????3?Ž?? t •Many of our graduates, men and women, have chosen to team with a friend or spouse in their new career! 4 3 3????3333333 3????3333333 3????3333333 3?????? d  4 American Truck Driving Academy 904 W 23rd Street, Suite 105, Yankton, SD 57078 1-866-308-7755 • www.americantruckdrivingacademy.com