Tablets for Students August 18, 2012

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Presented by Don and Alex Tomoff About The Speakers

About This Presentation...

Touch-navigation enabled (top menu & links) It is designed to be a resource (Tap/Click here to

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It is interactive – Hyperlinks will activate and open browser – Starred items indicate a link is embedded in image;

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Apps!

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Overview

Consider...

What’s Changed – “Re-Imagination”

– How we operate and perform daily tasks is changing...rapidly

– What we can do is changing. More things are possible practically everyday...

Student application!

Security, backup and final thoughts

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Consider...

Two-thirds of 4- to 7-year-olds have used an iPhone or iPod

6% of 2- to 5-year-olds have their own smartphone

50% of 11 year olds have their own cell phone

10% of households with children aged 6-12 have iPads (compared with only 3% of other households); 35% of these households with young children plan to buy some brand of tablet computer in the next year

72% of the 100 top-selling education apps in Apple's iTunes App store this year were aimed at preschoolers and those in elementary school

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Source: HBR Blog - “How Mobile Technologies Are Shaping a New Generation” http://bit.ly/I7P0st

Fifteen years ago, most home computers weren't even linked to the Internet. Today, our computers are both linked and, in many cases, mobile.

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Consider...

Technology creates flexibility

Instant access to anything is a game changer!

Expectations are changing

– Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) movement

– The internet (and the vast resources it provides) is always available.

– Increasingly, we expect to operate digitally

– Instant connectivity is moving from a “luxury” to “expected” (e.g., texting, social media, email)

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Consider...KPCB “Internet Trends 2012” Report

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Source: http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2012-internet-trends

What’s Changed=“Re-Imagination”

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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•Osama Bin Laden death

• Chardon shooting...

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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“Re-Imagination” Examples

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Mobile Advantages...?

Ability to access information (literally anywhere)

Organize and retrieve for future reference

Digest information

Share content (social, email, etc.) and collaborate

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Student Use...

Schools are moving more aggressively to adopt tablets – Tablets Trump Laptops in High School Classrooms (Aug 3,

2012)

– Louisiana schools district rolls-out 1,800 iPads to students (July 9, 2012)

– San Diego schools splash out $15 million on 26,000 iPads (June 27, 2012)

– First Day of Kindergarten this fall: Crayons, Pencils ... iPads? (June 1, 2012)

And it isn’t just iPads...

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Student Use - Screenshots

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Flexibility....

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Student Use - Screenshots

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“2 out of my 4 (very expensive) 300 level textbooks are up and ready to go on the iPad!! Completely paperless for both Marketing and Finance ”

Olivia – Junior; James Madison University

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Student Use

Processes are going digital – content is in the “cloud”

Collaboration and sharing is simplified dramatically (understatement!)

Digital textbooks are coming....faster than we think

Social media use is getting integrated into the learning process – Twitter, Google +, etc.

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Student Use – Tablet or Laptop?

Tablet Advantages

Portability and instant on

Battery life

Easy to use; capabilities keep getting better

Note-taking – writing or typing

Digital textbooks ease of use

APPS!

Tablet Disadvantages

Not a laptop – you still need laptop for content creation

Microsoft Office functionality is spotty...

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Student Use – Peripherals

Keyboard

Stylus

CASE!

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Student Use – A Few Apps...

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Tap to Download Report

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Note-Taking Apps

Notes Plus HD

Notability

Remarks

Outliner

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Student Use – Note-taking

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Course Notebooks

Handwritten Notes

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Student Use – Note-taking

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Typed Notes - Searchable

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File Synchronization

Dropbox

Google Drive

Considerations:

USB Drives unnecessary

Services are “cloud” based

All devices updated automatically

SIMPLE sharing & collaboration

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Content Management

GoodReader

iBooks

Kindle Reader

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Student Use - Annotations

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Annotated Handouts (PDF format, using GoodReader app

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eBook Apps - iBooks

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eBook Apps - Kindle

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“Cloud” Services

Google

Evernote

Instapaper

Pocket

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Some Resources...

Khan Academy

WolframAlpha

iFormulas

iStudiez Pro

Google Hangouts (through Google+; collaboration)

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Study Aids

Evernote (with FastEver XL)

iFlash

StudyBlue

Graphing Calculator

iThoughtsHD

Pearltrees

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Web Surfing

Safari is “default” browser – this cannot be changed (currently...)

Enhance Safari browser use with a few simple steps – Bookmarks toolbar (“Always Display” in Settings)

– Bookmarklets (Instapaper, PDF conversion, etc.)

– “Reader” mode

Alternative browsers are available (with excellent features)

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Web Surfing

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Bookmarks Bar

Folder containing blog links

Sample Bookmarklets

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Web Surfing – Reader Mode

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Sharing Made Simple!

We all share!

– Mostly through email and social media...

Flexibility – method, ease, etc.

Share in seconds in whatever manner is most convenient for you (and your recipient)

Sharing across platforms?

– Smartphone? Tablet? Doesn’t matter...start on one, pick up on the other...

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What About Security?

Apply common sense – these devices contain your life!

Activate lock screen password (just do it!)

Activate “Find my iPad/iPhone” – remote wipe

Enable app passwords when appropriate – Remote access (LogMeIn, Splashtop, etc.)

Enable in-app passwords when appropriate – e.g., Goodreader folder restrictions

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Backup?

iCloud – Apple’s backup/syncing solution

Sync to computer is another option (iTunes)

Selected apps provide back up to “cloud” – Dropbox, etc. (note-taking apps, etc.)

– These have to be set in app settings

Cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) is not stored locally on device, so “backup” is unnecessary

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Final Tips

Start small

– Pick one area of interest to you and commit!

– Make it an area that you enjoy, or that you will use frequently (e.g., notes, research, web surfing)

Stick with it

– Many apps do have a fair learning curve

– Knowledge does accumulate quickly

Keep learning

– Ask questions (and never stop)!

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About the Presenters

Don Tomoff, CPA, MBA

Business Advisor

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Alex Tomoff

High school student; Junior at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, OH

Has been using an iPad in the classroom since Fall 2011– converted to a digital process and is learning more each day...

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Cover Photo Credits

http://tablet-news.net/2011/05/ipad-2-gets-an-a-in-the-classroom-student-teacher-best-apps/

http://appleheadlines.com/2011/03/09/apple-allows-some-students-to-exchange-ipad-for-ipad-2/

http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/3142

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