iPad Productivity: Research Project Examples for Late

Elementary and Middle School

Tech Talk 2012Roosevelt High School

Friday, January 27, 2012

Fran Feeley, Inter-American School

Julie Hunefeld, Namaste School

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Important URL’s

LINKS PAGE FOR THIS PRESENTATION

http://techtalk2012.wikispaces.com/

Feeley Library Website: http://iamslibrary.wikispaces.com/

Hunefeld Library Website: http://namastelibrary.wikispaces.com/

The Aztecs: 5th grade

Study of the Aztecs Students assigned in groups of 4-5 to one of five

topics: Aztec origins, Aztec economy, Aztec society, Aztec religion, Aztec legacy.

Each student generates a research question. Final product is an online digital slideshow with

student narration (one voicethread per group). Project Page

http://iamslibrary.wikispaces.com/5th+grade+Aztec+unit

The Aztecs: 5th grade project

Applications– Safari (Internet Browser)– Aztec Empire by Encyclopedia

Britannica Kids– Music (iTunes U)– Photos/Camera Roll– Keynote– Voicethread

The Aztecs: 5th grade project

Organization– Create a folder with required Apps– Dedicated project webpage (Wikispaces.com)

with resources, tools, models, student work Process Bibliography Final product

– Posted online for easy sharing

Productivity Apps Folder

Adding Bookmarks to Safari

Accessing Bookmarks

Dedicated Project Page

Dedicated Project Page: SOURCES

Dedicated Project Page: TOOLS

Dedicated Project Page: TEACHER MODELS

Dedicated Project Page: STUDENT WORK

Safari

Bookmarks Tabs Saving images

to Photos/ Camera Roll

Copying and pasting URL’s and citations into NOTES

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Aztec Empire APP by Britannica

Photos/Camera Roll

Note Taking On Paper

Traditional note taking

Graphic Organizers Information for

bullet points on slides AND scripts for slides

Bibliography: Citation Machine

Bibliography: Citation Machine in PDF allows for copying & pasting

BIBLIOGRAPHYNotes

Application for storing

citations and photo

credits URL’s

Keynote

Keynote

Keynote App CONCEPTS

Creating a new presentation Naming a presentation (multiple users) Populating, moving, and resizing a textbox Adjusting text fonts and text size Importing photos, moving, and resizing photos “Masking photos” Rearranging slides and duplicating slides GETTING STARTED presentation in Keynote

Student Work

Student Work

Student Work

Student Work

Student Work

Voicethread

Exporting photos of complete Keynote slides into Photos/Camera Roll

Signing in to Voicethread Creating a new Voicethread and populating it

with slides Rearranging/Adding/Deleting slides Adding vocal “comments” Sharing Voicethreads Managing student Voicethread accounts

5th graderscombining print and digital resources

Current 6th grade NAMES PROJECThttp://iamslibrary.wikispaces.com/NamesProject

Essential Questions Big Ideas Assignment

Documents– Assignment– Assessment Rubric– Graphic Organizer– Parent Interview Form– Big6 Skills

Recommended Resources

Other Tools– iPad apps– Citation Machine

Teacher Models– Completed notes– Citations in NOTES app– Completed Voicethread

6th graders research their names

Feeley http://iamslibrary.wikispaces.com/

Hunefeld http://namastelibrary.wikispaces.com/

LINKS PAGE:

http://techtalk2012.wikispaces.com/

Thank you!