Chris CasalP. S. 10 Brooklyn - NYCDOEccasal@ps10.orgTwitter: @mr_casal

iPads for AdministratorsEdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA 2013

Survey & Presentation Materials

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P. S. 10New York City Department of Education public school

Park Slope vicinity, Brooklyn

~950 students

Pre K- 5th grade

38 classroom teachers, 8 clusters, 6 related service providers, 2 coaches, 2 administrators fully connected via iPads, laptops, desktops, Google Apps & Dropbox...

The Administrator iPad

CommunicateCollaborateObservePaperless...

Communicate

Don’t use the PA system...

... get to everyone without disturbing anyone...

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The old standbyEmail & distribution lists

How very 90’s of us

Lists for every constituency

all staff

grade by grade

clusters

para professionals

It may be “antiquated” but it still works

New mediaAdministrator blog

Blogger, Wordpress on iOS

Twitter

staff, students, parents can follow

disseminate quickly & succinctly

@PrincipalScott, @MsWatsonAdin, @PS10Brooklyn

(admins new to it but embracing...)

Collaborate

My mailbox is a scourge...

... my head (and heart) is in the clouds...

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DropboxOnline storage

Automatic syncing across devices & operating systems

2 GB of storage free

many ways to get additional storage, including referrals

my referral link: http://db.tt/o2H8xmo

App - $Free

Benefits Access files anywhere

no more flash/thumb drives

no more bulky folders/binders of paperwork

Multiple app integration

GoodReader, PlainText, DropItTo.me

Share files and folders for easy collaboration

Work on local drive and Dropbox syncs automatically, no uploading needed - work offline & sync later

Benefits

Platform agnostic

Bump your storage

How I got more than 2 GB

Dropbox.com interface -

identical folders accessible on

iPad & local HD

Share folders with any users

Dropbox folder on local HD - identical to

Dropbox.com & iPad

Native file formats

Alphabetical file structure - both files

and folders

Selet a file to view it

Native file formats

Folder view

Alphabetical file structure - within

folders too

Native file formats

Easily share files from iPad

Share via email

Generates a link instead of emailig a bulky attachment

Send files to other apps

Uplaod files from iPad to Dropbox

Can set automatic uploads of Photos

Dropbox can be set to automatically upload iPad/iPhone

pics to a “Camera Uploads” folder or you can select manually

Manually select your photos

Manually choose any Dropbox folder

as a destination

DROPitTOmewww.dropitto.me

Free online site for submitting files to Dropbox

Set up custom URL for Dropbox submission

Students can upload files

Not an iPad app but a great way to extend the collaborative capabilities of Dropbox

Web based - $Free

DROPitTOmeSet up a custom address, in this case www.dropitto.me/mrcasal

Password protect uploads if you like...

DROPitTOmeEasy, standard upload interface

Search your hard drive for any file and upload...

Inside main Dropbox directory is a

“Dropitto.me” folder

CollaborativeStore lessons

share with colleagues, substitutes, administration

Always have access to documents - start at home, finish at school...

home, school, iPad - all synced

Have students turn in work from any computer via DropItTo.me

Share paperless memos with staff

Other PlayersGoogle Drive

much more competitive since moving from “Documents” to “Drive” platform

5 GB free. No free storage upgrades

tied to a single Google account

SkyDrive

Microsoft

Only supports Mac OS 10.7 or later

Why Dropbox for me?Love Google but have multiple Google accounts

Drive syncs to only one on the desktop

Dropbox allows me to access files regardless of which Google account I’m in

Keeps files native, doesn’t convert to Google Docs

Longtime Dropbox user

3rd school year

Drive released 4/24/12.

Share & collaborate with Dropbox users, regardless of their Google use & comfort

Opportunities for free storage upgrades

Observe

You observe in real-time, why shouldn’t your feedback be just as timely?

iPads for Observations

Instant

save yourself time

Paperless

save yourself time & money

Collaborative

save yourself time, money & confusion

AppsGoodReader

desktop to iPad & back with ease

GoogleDocs

instant solution from any connected device

AudioNote, Notability, SoundNote, Teacher Notes

note taking apps easily adaptable to observations

CCL4s - Common Core Look Fors

app designed for observations with Common Core

Evernote family

Evernote, Penultimate, Skitch

GoodReaderView almost any file format

Search the web within the app and download files directly

Annotate PDF files with typewriter, shapes, and freehand tools

great for “paperless” observations, form signing, running records, etc.

App - $4.99

Benefits

The instant, paperless, observation documentation

use pre-existing documents

easily import district/city/state/federal forms

observations as close to paper as possible

All “paperwork” digitized & always at your fingertips

Not reliant on connectivity

import forms & work without network connection

Convert .docx file to PDF

Save it in Dropbox

File - Save As

Create or use a pre-existing word processing docuemnt to

create iPad ready PDF

Alphabetical file structure - both files

and folders

Select a file to view it

Similar user interface (folder/file nav & structure) to most

OS’ and apps such as Dropbox

Built in web

browser

Available servers

Connect to Dropbox to download newly create PDF

observation form

Available servers

...and Download

Select your PDFs...

...and Download

Select your locaiton within

GoodReader

You can create new local folders

on the fly

Your observation forms are now

within the GoodReader app

The observation document ready to

annotate

Various view options

Various annotation options

Annotation options such as typing, highlightening, underlining and

shapes...

Freehand drawing/writing

Text tool

Before annotating GoodReader will

prompt options - save an annotated copy or

replace the original

Replace the original of save a copy

Text box can contain as much, or as little, as needed. Also, author names can be set to

track multiple user edits

Typing tool

Freehand tool & toolbar - change

color and line thickness

Text editing toolbar

Edited observation form

Flatten all edits to contain them within the

PDF........ email or print from the app (compatible

printer required)

Direct export options

Back within the main folder view of the GoodReader app

Newly annotated observation form

Manage GoodReader

files just as you would on your

PC

Rename filesCreate

folders

Move files

Easly give each finished form a unique teacher

name

Upload your finished files back to Dropbox the same

way you downloaded them to the iPad

Upload

Google Drive

Free

Create, share & collaborate on documents

great for instant observations, easy sharing among administrative staff, collaborative nature of Google

Free via iPad app “Google Drive” as well as mobile browsers (Safari, iChromy, Ginbox, etc)

Benefits

Free

The instant, paperless, observation documentation

use pre-existing documents

integrated with Google Apps for Edu

observations easily sharable

All “paperwork” digitized & always at your fingertips

Log in tor your Google Apps account from iPad’s Drive app

Inside a folder view

The downside...?

... wait... what...Google has a “downside”...?

Forms are a key part of Google Drive but at this time they are not

available via the iPad app (neither are Presentations)

iOS app only supports Documents & Spreadsheets

Google Docs doesn’t always retain word procesing

formatting

Letterhead altered

Cick to edit

Editing view

Rename files...

Manage files...

Share from within the

app

Downside?Can’t duplicate files from

within the iOS app

Not a big deal...

... Drive on the iPad far more robust than pre-Drive (6/28/12 - Spreadsheet editing arrived 11/28/12)

If you’re a Google Apps user, get familiar with the Drive app, it will change your life...

... or at least make it easier to bring GApps with you

Other apps of noteAudioNote - Lite= free - full version $4.99

CCL4s (Common Core Look Fors) - $2.99

Notability - $1.99

SoundNote - $4.99

Teacher Notes - Lite=free - full version $4.99

Evernote - free with paid storage upgrades

Penultimate - free

AudioNote

Free for Lite

$4.99 for full version

includes wifi & email sharing

Record audio while typing notes

Lite Version - very basic but handy for recording ambient

audio while taking observation notes

CCL4s

Common Core Look Fors

Math & Technology

$2.99

Aligned to Common Core Standards

Include photos & video with observation

Email observations directly from app

NotesPhotos

Standards

Notability

Note taking & media recording

Type, handwrite, record audio, insert pictures

Annotate PDFs

$1.99

Dropbox, Google Drive & WebDav integration

Audio

Media

Tools - Freehand,

type, highlight

Media

Export

SoundNoteNote taking & audio recording

type or handwrite

audio time-syncs to typing/writing

click on a word and audio jumps to the point in recording you made the note

$4.99

Dropbox integration

Notes can be emailed with audio

Simple interface

Biggest Selling point is text & handwriting

time-synced to audio

Audio jumped to location of

recoding when the word “was” was

written

Tools - Freehand,

type

Teacher NotesDesigned with teachers in mind

set up with “classes” & “students”

easily adaptable to “teachers” & “observations”

set up with Domains & Content Area categories

Note taking & audio recording

type or handwrite

add pictures & video

Free for limited number of classes & students.

Unlimited - $4.99

Simple interface

Biggest Selling point multiple inputs - audio, video, pictures, typing

AudioVideoPictures

Designed as a teacher tool for use with

classes & students but could easily be

thought os as use with teachers &

observations

EvernoteGreat platform

notes, photos, tags, syncs across devices

multiple associated apps

My issues with it:

no freehand in Evernote

Penultimate allows freehand but can’t add tags or edit from Evernote

Great platform note taking, documenting, etc. In my opinion it stumbles when working with freehand & PDFs

Penultimate

Evernote appHandwriting only

Designed for portrait only use

Pictures

Penultimate

Evernote appHandwriting only

Designed for portrait only use

Easily share

Observation SummaryGoodReader

best PDF annotator

allows for most variety of sharing - email, Dropbox, Google, etc

allows for instant use with current forms

Google Drive

familiar platform

easy to use

free

Observation ConclusionsGoodReader gives an administrator the ability to instantly use current forms and annotate directly on them, without the need for paper

Google Drive is a familiar, free, environment great for sharing & collaboration

Many note-taking apps offer the ability to record while you type, making it easy to ensure you don’t miss anything

What will work best for you...?

Paperless

Paperless

It’s all paperless...

Use the cloud to tie together your existing digital tools

Change your thinking

send the file to the iPad, not the printer

The printer is quaint and quaint isn’t cutting it in 2013...

And in the endThe printer is a paperweight...

... the iPad is your public address system...

... and your printer...

... and your notebook...

... and your camera...

... and your audio recorder...

The iPad is your paperless notebook & the cloud is your file cabinet. Connect face to face while staying digitally connected

ContactChristopher M. Casal Email: ccasal@ps10.orgTwitter: @mr_casalDiigo: mrcasalps10ipads.wikispaces.com

Survey & Presentation Materials

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