I downloaded SignEasy on the iPad. So far, not too much luck with the app. I'm having trouble importing the signature. I really wanted to use it myself with my signature and then spread out to students. What happened is it only saves one person's signature. I would like to try again when we have a one-to-one iPad iniative with students.
Having everyone in a staffing use the signature on the iPad has been a hoot. Still have to remind myself and others to have the pen touch the iPad and not to rest their hand on the screen. It can work great. Unfortunately, signatures look sloppier than on paper. There will always be those who's signature that will be unreadable. Question: Several years ago, there was a big push to have the signatures legible. Do we need to have illegible signatures redone?
Sometimes our EC kiddos will come to meetings if we have them after school, and they can get impatient waiting on parents to sign off on everything, so I tell them if they’re really good until mom/dad is finished, they can sign on the iPad, too. So far, it’s worked like a charm (Knock on wood!). Anyway, half the time they just scribble or color in the screen, but it’s not a huge deal because everything gets shrunk up to fit in its designated spot. So yeah… I’m hoping not all the signatures need to be legible, haha! ;-)
I also have to remind parents and teachers to not touch the bottom of the screen with their hand while signing. It always makes me giggle a little when people are so concerned about how their signature looks on the screen. I've had some parents redo it several times. I just try and remind them that it's ok...and that it won't look as bad as they think when it is printed. :)
I love using the ipad to do IEP paperwork. No loose papers to lose. I like that all papers need are already on the ipad and are easily accessible. It sure makes my life easier.
I have to admit I was hesitant about using the IPad for IEP signatures. I have been here long enough to remember when we wrote the entire IEP out by hand! I remember being nervous when we started writing IEP's on the web (and still am at times!), computers are not always reliable, they have a tendency to crash and not save things. But now I can not imagine writing out an IEP! Signatures on the IEP is very handy but still makes me nervous at times. I become somewhat compulsive going back and checking, double checking, and even triple checking to see if the signatures saved or not! I do like the reduction in paperwork, Yea trees!!!
I love using the iPad to do the IEP. I have been having students sign using it. I think it is great in that we do it every time we swipe our debit or credit cards. I think it is good for students to get in that practice. The only problem I have is trying to explain not to touch the screen in other places so the signature isn't to small.
I love using the iPad for signatures. School Psychologist's have been using it for a year and a half now, and I've only lost one set of signatures, fortunately on a student whose parents were easy to catch :) Going back to the database without the login seemed to fix that problem. I've enjoyed not having to tote paperwork, or run to the office, (or someone else's office when I'm in another town) to get some printed when I happen to see a hard to contact parent in the building. It's made turn around time a lot faster too. Parents who like email copies, can have them right after the meeting concludes.
I too was very reluctant to use the I-pad for IEP's. Paper just seemed safer! But one of the ladies at the HPEC office assured me that I would really like it if I just gave it a chance.... and she is right. It is so nice to have everything right there and the HPEC staff has made it easier by having much of the info pre-loaded. Signatures are fairly easy......just remembering to remind the signees not to touch the screen with their whole hand. There is one parent that is almost impossible to get hold of. Last year we were surprised to have him come to the IEP meeting. I will probably still get that signature on paper as well as the electronic one - just in case. Although, I have not lost signatures on the IEP.
Mary Schreck - I, too, have been here long enough to remember having to write the IEP out by hand and then going to the web to write the IEPs. Generation of paperwork is so much easier after one gets used to the I - Pad process. It is so convenient to have all the forms there in one place, however, sometimes I have to do some backtracking to see exactly where I am. So far, I haven't lost any signatures.
I started last year with the goal that I would just use it on 1 or 2 IEP's until I got the hang of it but after the 1st couple I just kept going. I love having all the forms on the iPad as it makes it much easier when I am at home to switch back and forth between forms and the IEP and I can cut and paste between all of them when needed. Most of the parents I have worked with over the past 2 years using this have been impressed with how it all works and have had a laugh or two when they are signing and see that scribble on the screen.
I held out all last year (while almost the entire coop was using the iPad for IEP's) and continued to hand write the paperwork. This year I asked Shelly if I had to learn how to do the iPad paperwork since this would be my last year. She said I had to use the iPad. Thank you, Shelly. Paperwork on the iPad is so easy - what was I afraid of?
As far as the signature page goes, I have not experienced any difficulties with it. No signatures have been lost. One in a while the signature is pretty small, so I encourage the signee to write much bigger than he/she thinks is necessary.
I held out too, Jan! I was the last psych to start using it. The funny thing is, after I started using it, there was an instance where I HAD to use paper forms. I can’t remember exactly why now… But anyway, the point is, it was awful! It took so much more time, and it just wasn’t as convenient.
I love, love, LOVE having our paperwork on the iPad!!!! And for me to say that is a HUGE deal, because I was COMPLETELY against it when the idea was initially brought up. I came up with approximately 800 reasons as to why it was terrible, we’d regret doing it, and we NEEDED to stick with paper. However, I was wrong. Thank you a MILLION HPEC for giving us the opportunity to do this! It’s been so great, and way easier than what I had built up in my head! I have ALL of my paperwork with me ALL the time, so if I have an unexpected meeting or need a form that I hadn’t initially planned on, it’s not a big deal. I have everything right there ready to go. Regarding signatures, I haven’t had too much trouble. I think I’ve only lost 2 so far, and it’s been no problem getting them again because they were both principals’.
I absolutely LOVE having our paperwork on the iPad. It allows me to work at home or anywhere that I might need to work on files. Having the signatures right on the iPad makes it so easy. I haven't ever lost any paperwork (knock on wood) on the iPad, although I know some people that have. I just think having all of the paperwork at your fingertips all the time is amazing!!!
I love doing the signatures on the I pad. All the paperwork is ready for you, you don't have to remember what papers to bring or forgetting paperwork. It is automatically saved and right there for you to look at and use.
I downloaded SignEasy on the iPad. So far, not too much luck with the app. I'm having trouble importing the signature. I really wanted to use it myself with my signature and then spread out to students. What happened is it only saves one person's signature. I would like to try again when we have a one-to-one iPad iniative with students.
ReplyDeleteJerrie, I have not heard of SignEasy. I will have to check it out.
DeleteHaving everyone in a staffing use the signature on the iPad has been a hoot. Still have to remind myself and others to have the pen touch the iPad and not to rest their hand on the screen. It can work great. Unfortunately, signatures look sloppier than on paper. There will always be those who's signature that will be unreadable.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Several years ago, there was a big push to have the signatures legible. Do we need to have illegible signatures redone?
I agree about remembering to remind parents and teachers about not touching the screen when signing the ipad
DeleteI agree that signatures don't always look as well on the iPad. I have to remind myself that they never will.
DeleteSometimes our EC kiddos will come to meetings if we have them after school, and they can get impatient waiting on parents to sign off on everything, so I tell them if they’re really good until mom/dad is finished, they can sign on the iPad, too. So far, it’s worked like a charm (Knock on wood!). Anyway, half the time they just scribble or color in the screen, but it’s not a huge deal because everything gets shrunk up to fit in its designated spot. So yeah… I’m hoping not all the signatures need to be legible, haha! ;-)
DeleteI also have to remind parents and teachers to not touch the bottom of the screen with their hand while signing. It always makes me giggle a little when people are so concerned about how their signature looks on the screen. I've had some parents redo it several times. I just try and remind them that it's ok...and that it won't look as bad as they think when it is printed. :)
DeleteI love using the ipad to do IEP paperwork. No loose papers to lose. I like that all papers need are already on the ipad and are easily accessible. It sure makes my life easier.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit I was hesitant about using the IPad for IEP signatures. I have been here long enough to remember when we wrote the entire IEP out by hand! I remember being nervous when we started writing IEP's on the web (and still am at times!), computers are not always reliable, they have a tendency to crash and not save things. But now I can not imagine writing out an IEP! Signatures on the IEP is very handy but still makes me nervous at times. I become somewhat compulsive going back and checking, double checking, and even triple checking to see if the signatures saved or not! I do like the reduction in paperwork, Yea trees!!!
ReplyDeleteI love using the iPad to do the IEP. I have been having students sign using it. I think it is great in that we do it every time we swipe our debit or credit cards. I think it is good for students to get in that practice. The only problem I have is trying to explain not to touch the screen in other places so the signature isn't to small.
ReplyDeleteI love using the iPad for signatures. School Psychologist's have been using it for a year and a half now, and I've only lost one set of signatures, fortunately on a student whose parents were easy to catch :) Going back to the database without the login seemed to fix that problem. I've enjoyed not having to tote paperwork, or run to the office, (or someone else's office when I'm in another town) to get some printed when I happen to see a hard to contact parent in the building. It's made turn around time a lot faster too. Parents who like email copies, can have them right after the meeting concludes.
ReplyDeleteI too was very reluctant to use the I-pad for IEP's. Paper just seemed safer! But one of the ladies at the HPEC office assured me that I would really like it if I just gave it a chance.... and she is right. It is so nice to have everything right there and the HPEC staff has made it easier by having much of the info pre-loaded.
ReplyDeleteSignatures are fairly easy......just remembering to remind the signees not to touch the screen with their whole hand. There is one parent that is almost impossible to get hold of. Last year we were surprised to have him come to the IEP meeting. I will probably still get that signature on paper as well as the electronic one - just in case. Although, I have not lost signatures on the IEP.
Mary Schreck - I, too, have been here long enough to remember having to write the IEP out by hand and then going to the web to write the IEPs. Generation of paperwork is so much easier after one gets used to the I - Pad process. It is so convenient to have all the forms there in one place, however, sometimes I have to do some backtracking to see exactly where I am. So far, I haven't lost any signatures.
ReplyDeleteI started last year with the goal that I would just use it on 1 or 2 IEP's until I got the hang of it but after the 1st couple I just kept going. I love having all the forms on the iPad as it makes it much easier when I am at home to switch back and forth between forms and the IEP and I can cut and paste between all of them when needed. Most of the parents I have worked with over the past 2 years using this have been impressed with how it all works and have had a laugh or two when they are signing and see that scribble on the screen.
ReplyDeleteI held out all last year (while almost the entire coop was using the iPad for IEP's) and continued to hand write the paperwork. This year I asked Shelly if I had to learn how to do the iPad paperwork since this would be my last year. She said I had to use the iPad. Thank you, Shelly. Paperwork on the iPad is so easy - what was I afraid of?
ReplyDeleteAs far as the signature page goes, I have not experienced any difficulties with it. No signatures have been lost. One in a while the signature is pretty small, so I encourage the signee to write much bigger than he/she thinks is necessary.
I held out too, Jan! I was the last psych to start using it. The funny thing is, after I started using it, there was an instance where I HAD to use paper forms. I can’t remember exactly why now… But anyway, the point is, it was awful! It took so much more time, and it just wasn’t as convenient.
DeleteI love, love, LOVE having our paperwork on the iPad!!!! And for me to say that is a HUGE deal, because I was COMPLETELY against it when the idea was initially brought up. I came up with approximately 800 reasons as to why it was terrible, we’d regret doing it, and we NEEDED to stick with paper. However, I was wrong. Thank you a MILLION HPEC for giving us the opportunity to do this! It’s been so great, and way easier than what I had built up in my head! I have ALL of my paperwork with me ALL the time, so if I have an unexpected meeting or need a form that I hadn’t initially planned on, it’s not a big deal. I have everything right there ready to go. Regarding signatures, I haven’t had too much trouble. I think I’ve only lost 2 so far, and it’s been no problem getting them again because they were both principals’.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE having our paperwork on the iPad. It allows me to work at home or anywhere that I might need to work on files. Having the signatures right on the iPad makes it so easy. I haven't ever lost any paperwork (knock on wood) on the iPad, although I know some people that have. I just think having all of the paperwork at your fingertips all the time is amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteI think it is amazing as well it is there wherever you are at.
DeleteI love doing the signatures on the I pad. All the paperwork is ready for you, you don't have to remember what papers to bring or forgetting paperwork. It is automatically saved and right there for you to look at and use.
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