The Full-Throttle iPad: Hitting the open road with high-octane apps for classroom activities and projects

Rich HoveyAtascadero Unified School District

When it comes to new technology, too many educators feel like this cat.

Meanwhile, this open-minded cat is having all the fun.(photo opens YouTube clip)

“If you are thinking of using an iPad in the classroom I urge you to consider that the effort required to understand its implication is front-loaded.”

-Daniel Edwards

Educator and Blogger

Pike Place, Seattle

Think of a huge marketplace.

Lots of cool things to buy.

Lots of cool things to buy.

The App Store is no different.

Criteria for app selection

1. Is it free or cheap?2. Has it been extensively and

positively reviewed?3. Does it work on more than one

platform and device?4. Is it compatible with other apps?

WorkflowThe right apps for the job.

Job:

A five-slide plan for your next SLO County vacation.

WorkflowThe right apps for the job.

Tools:-An information collector (Evernote)-A place to explain (Doceri)-Some cloud storage (Dropbox)-Peripherals (Maps, Yelp...)

EvernoteRemember things.

• Create notebooks.• Tag and save images.• Highlight, tag, and save articles.• Tag and save websites.• Share!

DoceriShow and explain.

• Select backgrounds.• Use the tools.• Import images.• Capture screenshots.• Record.• Share and export!

DropboxAccess your pictures more easily.

• Set it up.• Photograph student work.• Photograph things on your

board/walls.• Capture unexpected moments.• Save images from the web.

PeripheralsUse these to augment the workflow.

• Maps• Yelp• Image search• YouTube

Glossary @ - A prefix for all users of Twitter, increasingly used as

shorthand to address people directly on other social media platforms.

1:1 (One-to-One) - The presence of one device (tablet or computer) for each student in a classroom or on a campus.

BYOD - Bring your own device. Cloud - Virtual space where things are stored online, as

opposed to on your device. Network - The wired system on your campus that allows you

to transfer files and send something to print.

Glossary Productivity Tool - Anything that streamlines or automates

something you already do. Also known as a workflow tool. Can be high-tech or low-tech.

Sync A verb describing what applications do in the cloud to make sure every folder and collection is updated with the latest changes.

Tag - To mark or label an online artifact, for the purposes of narrowing its audience or making it easier to locate. In Twitter and other social media, a pound sign (#) begins a hashtag.

Workflow – A combination of tools (apps) and procedures that enable a project or progress to be carried out, ideally with efficiency and synergy.

And remember: Be more dog.

Thank You