iPads in the classroom

Rachel Smith Ramsey Grammar School

@lancslassrach

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Some things to consider

• Numbering your iPads

• How will you know who has been on which iPad?

• Work flow?

• What will be enabled?

• Wallpaper

Things to teach the students about iPads

• How to close an app - double tap home key and slide app icon up

• How to move between apps - either double tap home key and select or do a four finger slide

• How to close an app - five finger squeeze

• How to select something in an app - hold finger on item and wait for options

• To search for an app - two fingers pull down from middle of screen

100 iPad tips for teachers James Potter

iBooks

The iPad as a tool for learning

• You don't do iPad lessons

• iPads are a tool to help you achieve your lesson objective

• Think about your objective 1st and then how the iPad might help you achieve it

SAMR Model

How can we use iPads in the classroom?

Substitution

Whiteboard app

Keynote

Pic collage app

Linguascope

Augmentation - Speaking & Listening

Croak it

Voice Record Pro 7

Soundcloud

Augmentation - QuizzesSocrative

Zondle

Google Forms & Marking script Flubaroo

Modification & Redefinition

Yakit kids

Chatter pix

Youtube Capture

Modification & Redefinition

Tellagami

30 hands

Book Creator

Thing Link

Modification & Redefinition Screen casting

Show me

Explain Everything

Modification & Redefinition Brain storming

Corkulous

Dream X

Simple mind +

Popplet Lite

Modification & Redefinition Cartoons

Make beliefs comix

Comics Head Lite

Comic Maker

App SmashingBringing together multiple apps to make new content

CA Preparation http://youtu.be/k7BpF6n9lQQ

Augmented reality

Thing Link

Book Creator

Where can I get ideas for apps?

• Pinterest - search iPad apps or app smashing and pin to your board

• Twitter - join twitter as a teacher and follow @lancslassrach @ipadwells @joedale @ictevangelist @syded06 @techchef4u

• The Guardian does weekly app reviews

• Apps gone free app

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