SlideShark. Nearpod. iPad for PowerPoint Presenter's View. Rick Altman, the conference host for the Presentation Summit wrote an editorial recently lamenting the lack of functionality in the iPad for use as a presentation driver.
During the course of reviewing Rick’s article, I discovered an admittedly less significant use for the iPad as a presenter’s tool but one that excited me none-the-less. Microsoft PowerPoint has a great feature that is impractical to use while you travel. 50 Resources for iPad Classroom Use. The transition to the more extensive use of technology in classrooms across the West has resulted in the integration of bring your own device (BYOD) schemes, equipping students with netbooks and tablet computers, and lessons that use social media & online services.
Gesture-based technology is on the rise; according to the latest NMC Horizon Report, gesture-based technological models will become more readily integrated as a method of learning within the next few years. The iPhone, iPad, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect technology are examples of these kinds of developments, and in particular, resources for Apple products in education are becoming widely available online.
For teachers, some of which are just beginning to use tablets and mobile devices in class, these resources can be invaluable in promoting more interactive classrooms and understanding how best to use and control such products.