The students were able to access Blackboard by using MySCC, our access point for students to get to over 60 applications including powerhouses like MS Office and the Adobe Design Suite. They signed ito MySCC, a Citrix-generated site, and accessed Blackboard there. There was one problem: once a test is opened on Blackboard, the multiple choice work fine. When the students were asked to write a paragraph or more, the typing function worked, but there wasn't enough screen left for them to see much of what they were typing once the keypad popped up.
My fix? Give a paper test but have the students look up answers and research concepts through the iPad. It worked and it gave students more time on learning how to analyze websites for accurate content. It was their grade that depended on the accuracy after all.
The students are starting to load apps on their iPads for personal use. We spend just a few minutes once a week talking about it and trading app advice with one another. I do have two students who are really struggling with technology in general so it affects their uses of the iPad. Once struggles to get passworded sites to work because she clicks before she reads, which is something that is frequently the case in a generation of speed-clicking on cell phones. The other is just not comfortable with technology at all. The rest of my students are cruising through the experience and enjoying the ride.
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