iPad In Education - TheTechProfe

Welcome to iPad in Education!

Mobile technologies & iPads are expanding the learning experience both inside and outside the classroom. From interactive lessons to study aids to productivity tools, there’s something for everyone.

How to Use This Site

This site is an ongoing coversation of promising practices of using the iPad in various educationial settings with an emphasis of using it i the classroom:-) Since there are always new technologies, apps, and versions that come out as fast as we can sometimes keep up, please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments or suggestions.

Apps for Education

With iPad, the classroom is always at your fingertips. Right now at the App Store, there are thousands of apps available to download. Students can track their assignments, take notes, and study for finals. Teachers can give lessons, monitor progress, and stay organized. And that’s just the beginning.

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and one more thing:-)

Safari Html5 Examples

Today’s Meet for this event
Immersive VR and iPad Gyro
Primary Pad: Collaborative editing
Wallwisher: Simple brainstorming
Showbie – assign, collect and review student work
Nearpod – Synchronized classroom collaboration

A sampling of Apps

iWork for iOS: Keynote, Pages and Numbers
iLife for iOS: iMovie, Garageband and iPhoto
iTunes U and iBooks
Photosync – wirelessly transfer and post your photos
Showbie - assign, collect and review student work
Nearpod Student and Nearpod Teacher apps - Synchronized classroom collaboration
Shared Paper – Collaborative digital whiteboard
Remarks – Collaborative note taking and annotation
Posts and Blogsy – Blog photos, movies and rich text
Collabracam – Collaborative multi-cam video production
ThumbJam – Collaborative music performance
360 Panorama – create and share 360 panoramic photos
Popplet – Collaborative mind/concept mapping

Resources for iPad Implementation, Apps & Ideas

iEAR.org: i Education Apps Review: App reviews & a community effort to grade educational apps with educational commentary.
iPadEducators: This Ning network was created to explore ways iPads and other portable devices could be used to innovate education.
Apps in Education: One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. AIE have started to list some of the apps they've found under each of the Key Learning Areas.
AppAnnie: App Annie is an app tracking and analytics site.
Apps for Teachers site in iTunes
ISTE 2011 iPad Workshops
SnApps4Kids: A community of parents, therapists, doctors, and teachers who share information on how we are using the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices with childeren who have special needs.

Workshops

iPad in Education Intro (Workshop I 2012 PDF)

iPad in Early Elementary

iPad Orientation & Training Feedback (Online Survey)

What help do you need right now? (Wall)

Apps we use in Kinder (Blog)

iPad in Education Apple TV (Coming Soon!)

iPad in Common Core State Standards (Coming Soon!)

iPad in Special Ed

Part 1: (Preso PDF) 16 mb

Part 2: (Preso PDF) 6.3 mb

Part 3: (Preso PDF)

Workshop Resources

Apple Accessibility (Site)
Accessible iPad User Guide (HTML Format) (PDF Format)
Kanex ATV Pro & MeSpot (Site)
MCCCPC Early CHildhood Education Apps Recommendation (Doc)

Burning Questions and Feedback

ACSA Salinas Valley Chapter Burning Questions (Wallwisher)

SBCOE iPad (Feedback)

Administrator Workshops

A Day in The Life....of an Admin and Her iPad (PDF Presentation) 43mb
- Observations (Google Form) Examples
  1. Classroom Observation (Online Form)
    1. Classroom Observation (Data Form)
  2. Teacher Tech Standards Observation (Online Form)
    1. Teacher Tech Standards Observation (Data Form)
  3. Dean/Intervention Office (Online Form)
    1. Dean/Intervention Office (Data Form)
  4. School Climate Survey (Online Form)
    1. School Climate Survey (Data Form)