Presenting Classroom Content with the iPad

Now that I have an iPad in my classroom, what can I do with it?

TNT Conference 2012Room 214 from1:35-2:25

Meredith Boullion & Georgia Broussard

Some Background & This Presentation• I am fortunate to have been

awarded grants to purchase technology for my classroom.

• My classroom currently has 15 iPads for student use, a projector, and an Activeboard.

• I’ve been trying to best create content for the iPads and figure out how to manage them all since April.

• This presentation is intended to share the best of what I’ve learned through the process.

Projection Options

Option #1: an Apple Projector Adapter

The Good…• Enables you to connect an iPad

to a projector using the same VGA cable that is used to connect your computer to the projector

• Easily found at Wal-Mart or Amazon.com

• Inexpensive: average cost between $20-$40

• Easily connected

The Not So Good…• Will not work to show videos

(United Streaming, student-made, etc.), only still images and presentations

Option #2: Document Camera

The Good…• Can be run through your

laptop to your projector• Enables you to view any

content that is visible on the iPad screen – including video

• Easily view both teacher produced content and student produced content

The Not So Good…• Expensive – from $75 and up

Option #3: Apple TV Air Play

The Good…• Any Apple device in the

classroom can be wirelessly displayed via the device

• Can share web pages and video

• Easily display student work • Password protected

The Not So Good…• $99

Presentation Options

• Create presentations on an iPad, iPhone, or Mac and access via the iCloud

• http://www.apple.com/apps/keynote/

Apple Keynote

Apple KeynoteThe Good…• A lot like PowerPoint• Visually appealling• Easy to use and create• Can be saved as PowerPoint,

pdf files, and mov files• Can be saved in the iCloud

and accessed from any Apple device

• Any updates or changes are made to single presentation to access

The Not So Good…

• It isn’t free, the app costs $9.99• Only available on Apple devices• If you have more than one iPad

linked to your account, your presentations show up on all devices with the app (including student used devices)

• Create presentations on a whiteboard with drawing tools

• Record the presentations to share• http://www.educreations.com/

• Create presentations on a whiteboard with drawing tools

• Record the presentations to share• http://www.educreations.com/

The Good…• Free• Easy to use and create• Handy for all subjects• Students find it easy to use, too• Can make videos of your lessons

for students to view later (RTIE, absences, etc.)

• Make videos similar to those shown on Khan Academy

• Once you create an account you can save your presentations and email or copy and embed the link

The Not So Good…• Only available for Apple

devices

• Create interactive, teacher-paced lessons • Include content, video, polls, questions,

quizzes• Lessons created through their website and

then launched via the teacher app• Nearpod website

The Good…• Free app• Fairly easy to use• Lots of Webinars for training• Can use already made

content (their site or your own PowerPoints)

• Teacher paced presentations• Include interactive features

(polls, questions, quizzes)• Can include video

The Not So Good…

• Works best with multiple student devices

• Nothing for Android systems, but can be viewed through computer browsers

• Can only save 10 presentations for free, then it costs $10 per month

• Up to 30 students per session for free, then up to 50 with the $10 subscription

• Requires access to Internet via wi-fi

• Turns any Apple device (phone, iPod, iPad) into a response system

• Used to develop review games, polls, and quizzes

• http://www.socrative.com/

*Please install the free app, student version on your Apple devices (student socrative clicker)

The Good…

• Turn any device into a clicker (iPads, iPods, iPhones)

• Teacher version available via Apple or Android

• Interactive polling, review games, and quizzes

• Student results downloaded as Excel spreadsheet or emailed to teacher

The Not So Good…

• Best with multiple devices• Requires access to the Internet

via wi-fi connection• Not available for students in the

Android market

• Enables the teacher to monitor classroom device usage by mirroring the screens onto a teacher screen

• Can also be used to communicate with students and create polls and quizzes

• http://www.lanschool.com/

The Good…• Monitors all computers in

the classroom by displaying their screens on your desktop

• Can limit websites• Can send and receive

messages• Can deliver quizzes and polls• Free 30 day trial

The Not So Good…• $199 for the year• Cannot limit iPad apps, only

websites

• Please install and open the Socrative student app.• Enter the Socrative Classroom #: 63473.

• Draw a number for the first question response.• We’ll take a quick quiz to demonstrate how it works.• I’ll draw for prizes from those with the best scores.

Time to Research, Install and Play

We hope you have found this presentation to be informative and useful.

Meredith Boullion & Georgia Broussard