All teenagers get tablets

This school year, all students in
Years 8-10 of the primary schools in Hafnarfjörður iPad for personal
for use in schoolwork and for use at home. The boards have been
have been distributed to students since before Christmas and are reaching everyone
students these days. After all, there are a great many cards, or nearly 1000.
signs that a considerable amount of preparation has gone into adapting
organisation and learning systems of the schools. With the advent of the tablets, students, and
for teachers as well, new opportunities and possibilities to make better use of technology and
of the internet in learning and teaching.

Teachers at the upper primary school level have
when the iPads have been received and other teachers in the town's primary schools are expecting
Let's talk now in the spring term of 2018.                                                                                                                                                                 

Upcoming boards since autumn 2018
for students in the middle years (Years 5-7), and the boards will be handed out as soon as
Their installation will be completed in the next academic year.

Alongside distributing the cards to the students
Increased training for staff has been launched. Training consultants in
Information technology in the primary schools and an information technology teaching representative at
The office of the education and leisure services organises and manages the training.
mest, in addition to others being called upon as needed. This is done on that
premise that with new technology it is necessary to learn the technology well and discover
new possibilities in how technology can be used to change teaching methods and
contribute to learning. No one does that except the teacher himself and his students. By
The boards are providing students with new tools for learning and teachers with the latest
technology that is possible to enhance school work. The advent of tablets brings possibilities
on new teaching methods which have been called „1:1 pedagogy“, i.e. one device
and a student who provides increased opportunities for a more personalised approach to learning based on
individuals and curriculum.

A wide range of work therefore lies ahead.
It relates to teaching with new technology and the use of the iPad. It is, for example, varied.
Training, further strategic work, participation in conferences and trips, and more
which supports the implementation of digital technology in the schoolwork of primary schools in
Hafnarfjörður in the coming years.