As a veteran English teacher in the Euclid City Schools, and someone who sees great value in integrating technology, I wanted to contribute to the ongoing dialog regarding tablet computing, specifically, the iPad, and its impact on student literacy and students’ self perception of their own literacy. You can find an article detailing my teacher research below as well a short video I produced for this project and to share at the ISTE 2011 conference where I am presenting this research.
Jim Harmon is an English teacher living and working near Cleveland, OH, and is also an adjunct lecturer at Baldwin-Wallace College, where he instructs graduate students in educational technology. A city teacher of 15 years, Harmon is an Apple Distinguished Educator and a Google Certified Teacher. He is co-director of the Through Students’ Eyes Project and can be emailed at jharmon@euclid.k12.oh.us
