Teachers' Knowledge, Skills, and Motivation When Using iPads

This study reports teacher self-perceived needs for using iPad mobile technology (MT) in terms of knowledge, skills, and motivation. Using qualitative methods, twelve experienced teachers who had already used iPads in their teaching for at least one year were the participants in interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis. The teachers¿ observations and reflections on using MT in education can contribute to an understanding of how education may improve through the use of MT. The overarching research question was: which factors, related to knowledge, skills, and motivation, do teachers report as influential when using MT, specifically iPads, for educational purposes? The questions that guided this study were: (1) What components of knowledge do teachers think they need to use iPads?, (2) What skills do teachers think they need to use iPads? , and (3) What motivates teachers to integrate iPads in the classroom?