teaching with tablets - actfl 2014

TEACHING WITH TABLETS

USING IPADS TO DELIVER

INSTRUCTION & ENGAGE STUDENTS

CATHERINE RITZ

ARLINGTON (MA) PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ACTFL, 2014

ABOUT ME &

TECHNOLOGY IN MY DISTRICT

• WL Director, Arlington, MA – French/Spanish teacher

• Middle School: each teacher has an iPad for teaching;

iPad Mini Cart for students

• High School: a few teachers have an iPad for teaching;

15 iPod Touches for students, many use their own

iPhones

• All students are assigned Gmail accounts through the

district, and teacher emails are also through Gmail

SESSION OBJECTIVES

• Understand how to set up your classroom with a tablet

and manage workflow in order to:

• …create and share class agendas and presentations.

• …share and publish student work.

• …flip your classroom.

• …use the tablet for fun, engaging games.

• Understand how to manage workflow when students are

using tablets in class or at home in order to…

• …effectively manage class time.

• …easily collect student work.

ONE TABLET

• Teach with your iPad like an Interactive Whiteboard

• Do interactive games with students

• Film student conversations

• Take photos of student work

• Flip your classroom (no more in-class grammar!)

WORKFLOW: CLASS AGENDAS/

PRESENTATIONS

Create Folder for each class in GoogleDrive and Share with Students

Create Presentation in GoogleDrive

Open Presentation in Notability for class

Save Annotated Presentation as PDF to Shared Google Drive Folder

WORKFLOW: SHARING /

PUBLISHING STUDENT WORK

Create Folder for each class in GoogleDrive and Share with Students

Create student videos or take photos of student work (Camera app)

Upload student videos or photos to GoogleDrive Shared Folder (be in GoogleDrive to upload)

Upload student videos or photos to Blogger to publish and share with parents/administrators

WORKFLOW:

“FLIP” YOUR CLASSROOM

Create Folder for each class in GoogleDrive and Share with Students

Use an app like Explain Everything to create screencast

Save the screencast to the Camera Roll

From GoogleDrive, upload the saved screencast to your Shared Folder or Blogger

AND NOW FOR A LITTLE FUN…

IPAD CART

• iPad Minis/iPod Touches are also great

• Students can do collaborative videos, projects, speaking,

listening activities

• Digital storytelling

• Set up learning stations with different activities

• Browse the app store for free educational apps… there are

tons!

WORKFLOW: COLLECTING

STUDENT WORK

Create Folder for each class in GoogleDrive and Share with Students

Create sub-folders for each student and share with just that student OR create sub-folders for each assignment

Students export their work to Camera app

Students log in to GoogleDrive, then upload their work from Camera app to hand in

SHARE THE SUB-FOLDER

WITH STUDENTS

http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as

QUESTIONS?

• ?

• catherineritz@gmail.com