introduction to ipads in middle school
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Intro to iPads in the Middle School Classroom
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21st Century Learning Workflow
Introto iPads
in the MiddleSchool Classroom
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School Classroom
Key Observations:
"If we teach today's students as we did yesterday's, we are robbing them of tomorrow."
John Dewey.
We are currently preparing students for
jobs that don’t yet exist...using technologies
that haven’t been invented...in order to
solve problems we don’t even know are problems
yet.
Richard Riley
21st Century Learners
• Speaking and Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Professionalism and Work ethic
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Choosing/Using Technologies
What Kind of Learning?
• Individualized
• Supported by technology when and where the learner needs it
• Immersive
• Social and connected
• Non-restricting
• Individualized - Personal
• Mobile
• Games that teach, real world based
• Live and online - beyond email
• Ubiquitous access - not limited by time, place or platform
What Kind of Tools?
• iPod touchs
• Cell phones
• iPads
• Netbooks
• PC’s
What Kind of Tools?
Which one should you choose?
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Which one should you choose?
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Key Observations:
✓Collaboration✓Communication✓Critical Thinking and Problem Solving✓Creativity and Innovation
21 Century Skills
Sharing a screen and ear budsNotebooks and pens visibleEngagedNot everyone is doing the same thingOther things...
What is Mobile Technology?
It Looks Like...
It is not...
When is an iPad the Best Choice?
Younger Students
When embedded in a larger lesson
When time is limited
Differentiated Instruction is Needed
Students with Special Needs
Multimedia is a Key Component
On location
When used as just another tool
Collaboration is important
Practical Tips for Implementation
Cover themClone themDevice-based emailiCloud2 students using 1 iPadPrinting and document managementWireless screen sharing
Dealing with Documents
On the iPad
Where did they go?
Over the past 25 years we have gone from physical documents that resided in one place, to digital documents that could be duplicated
and sent effortlessly around the world to cloud documents that reside in one place but
can be accessed from around the world.
Cloud Storage
5 GB 2 GB 5 GB7 GB
DropBox: 50GB for $9.99/month ($99.99/year); 100GB for $19.99/
month ($199.99/year).
Google Drive: 25GB for $2.49/month; 100GB for $4.99/month; 200GB for $9.99/month; more options from
Google.
Demonstration
• Install DropBox on your main computer...then install on your mobile device (iPad)
• Place a file in DropBox on the computer. Open it on your Mobile Device. Attempt to edit it and save back to DropBox.
Classroom Application
• Quick and easy file transfer to and from students.
• Students need not email documents, just place in a folder shared with teacher
• Can be tricky with some programs so test it and go with what works.
Demonstration
• Teacher places a file in her DropBox Public folder and emails the link to her students (alternately makes a QR Code for the link)
• Students open it, edit it and send back using email OR directly to Teacher’s DropBox using AirDropper.
Demonstration
• Teacher gets students to create their own dropbox accounts. Then they share a folder with the teacher. This folder shows up in the teacher’s dropbox account. This is a direct connection between teacher and student (real time changes).
Links
• http://dropbox.com
• http://sendtodropbox.com/
• http://icloud.com
What does Mobile Technology Look Like?
Experiencing Mobile Technology for Yourself
Lesson Four: Beginner ResearchersOnce students have gathered information and media, they can use tools to sort it, evaluate it and finally present their learning in an effective way.
Experiencing Mobile Technology for Yourself
Lesson Five: Present Your KnowledgeYour assignment is to choose one of the following Final Product tools to create a presentation related to a topic you are currently covering in your classroom.
Keynote: Presentation of 3 slides minimum
iMovie: 30 second video
ComicLife: Poster with 2-3 images
Strip Designer Comic Strip
Explain Everything: A how-to video
Pages: Brochure or Poster
Toontastic: A narrated animation
Garageband: A Radio Public Service Announcement
Scribble Press: Book
Demo of iPads Supporting Learners
Intermediate and Middle
AMS PSA
AMS PSA
A Few More Things...
PublishingMoving files back and forth:
Dropbox: same account (simple) or unique for each device.iCloud: same account needed. Potentially confusing if too many on 1 accounteMail: works well for documents but not for multi-media projectsWifi connection (WebDav): requires someone to set up a computer to act as a server.
Publishing:Posterous.com - email your projects hereVimeo.comYouTube.comMany apps have their own publishing options. Some have nominal fees.
So You Still Want to Print?
• Printopia for Mac is a great print server - $20
http://www.ecamm.com/mac/printopia/
• AirPrint Activator - Mac - FREE - and great value for the money.
http://netputing.com/airprintactivator/airprint-activator-v3-0/
• FingerPrint 2 - Windows version - $20
http://www.collobos.com
App Resources• http://www.iear.org
• http://mobile34.ca• http://appadvice.com/applists• http://learninginhand.com/
• http://www.apple.com/ipad/videos/
• https://sites.google.com/site/ipadmultimediatools• http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/• http://ipadacademy.com/
• http://www.techchef4u.com/
• http://bit.ly/graph-org• http://bit.ly/education-podcasts