Introduction to iPads in Middle School
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This document discusses using iPads in middle school classrooms. It provides an overview of 21st century learning workflows and key observations about teaching today's students. It then discusses what types of learning, tools, and mobile technology are best for classrooms. Several practical tips are provided for implementing iPads, including dealing with documents, cloud storage options, and printing from iPads. Examples and demonstrations of iPads supporting learners are also included.
Introduction to iPads in Middle School
- 1. Intro to iPads in the Middle School Classroom Use this App to Scan this QR Code Text FREE enigma app for iphone and iPad http://effectivetechnology.notlong.com
- 2. 21st Century Learning Workflow Gather Data Analyze it Collaborate Discover Key Findings Articulate What You Have learned Share Your Learning Test Your Ideas Learn From/With Others QRstuff.com FREE enigma app Google Docs Form Wordle.net Word Collage App
- 3. Intro to iPads in the Middle School Classroom
- 4. Mob Technolog in the School Classroom Key Observations:
- 5. "If we teach today's students as we did yesterday's, we are robbing them of tomorrow." John Dewey.
- 6. 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
- 7. 21st Century Learners • Speaking and Writing • Critical Thinking • Professionalism and Work ethic • Teamwork and Collaboration • Choosing/Using Technologies
- 8. What Kind of Learning? • Individualized • Supported by technology when and where the learner needs it • Immersive • Social and connected • Non-restricting
- 9. What Kind of Tools? • Individualized - Personal • Mobile • Games that teach, real world based • Live and online - beyond email • Ubiquitous access - not limited by time, place or platform
- 10. What Kind of Tools? • iPod touchs • Cell phones • iPads • Netbooks • PC’s
- 11. Which one should you choose? vs
- 12. Which one should you choose? vs
- 13. Key Observations: Sharing a screen and ear buds Notebooks and pens visible Engaged Not everyone is doing the same thing Other things... 21 Century Skills ✓Collaboration ✓Communication ✓Critical Thinking and Problem Solving ✓Creativity and Innovation
- 14. What is Mobile Technology?
- 15. It Looks Like...
- 16. It is not...
- 17. When is an iPad the Best Choice? When used as just another tool Younger Students When embedded in a larger lesson When time is limited On location Collaboration is important Students with Special Needs Differentiated Instruction is Needed Multimedia is a Key Component
- 18. Practical Tips for Implementation Cover them Clone them Device-based email iCloud 2 students using 1 iPad Printing and document management Wireless screen sharing
- 19. Dealing with Documents On the iPad
- 20. 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.
- 21. Cloud Storage 5 GB 2 GB 7 GB 5 GB
- 22. 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.
- 23. 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.
- 24. 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.
- 25. 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.
- 26. 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).
- 27. Links • http://dropbox.com • http://sendtodropbox.com/ • http://icloud.com start_5vt6@sendtodropbox.com
- 28. What does Mobile Technology Look Like?
- 29. Experiencing Mobile Technology for Yourself Lesson Four: Beginner Researchers Once students have gathered information and media, they can use tools to sort it, evaluate it and finally present their learning in an effective way.
- 30. Experiencing Mobile Technology for Yourself Lesson Five: Present Your Knowledge Your 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 Pages: Brochure or Poster iMovie: 30 second video Toontastic: A narrated animation ComicLife: Poster with 2-3 images Garageband: A Radio Public Service Strip Designer Comic Strip Announcement Explain Everything: A how-to video Scribble Press: Book
- 31. Demo of iPads Supporting Learners Intermediate and Middle
- 32. AMS PSA
- 33. AMS PSA
- 34. A Few More Things... Publishing Moving files back and forth: Dropbox: same account (simple) or unique for each device. iCloud: same account needed. Potentially confusing if too many on 1 account eMail: works well for documents but not for multi-media projects Wifi connection (WebDav): requires someone to set up a computer to act as a server. Publishing: Posterous.com - email your projects here Vimeo.com YouTube.com Many apps have their own publishing options. Some have nominal fees.
- 35. 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
- 36. 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