iPad Academy - Learn How to Use the iPad. Five Tips for Supporting iPads in the Classroom. Teaching and Learning: Using iPads in the Classroom. Updated 01/2014 If I had thirty iPads in my class, what would I do with them?
How would I use them to help my students learn better and help me teach better? Perhaps a better question is what would I do with them that I could not do with other tools that are available and cheaper? Certainly iPads are cheaper than computers, desktop or laptop, and they are more mobile. Speaking of computers, they were supposed to be the transformation of teaching and learning as we know it. Kinesthetic Learners The iPad has a number of unique features that provide for interesting possibilities in teaching and learning. As a completely portable learning tool, the iPad camera allows documentation to be taken to a whole different level. Students can also attach videos, and voice recordings to their field notes.
In math class the GPS of the iPad establishes locale in ways that are profound. Connecting Beyond the Classroom. Free App Lets Teachers Create High Quality Flipped Video on iPads. Mobile Learning | Feature Free App Lets Teachers Create High Quality Flipped Video on iPads By Bridget McCrea10/09/13 Natasha Rausch is the first to admit that her first two attempts at creating video lessons from scratch were crude at best.
“I used a cheap screencast download and filmed myself over a PowerPoint presentation that I’d made,” recalled Rausch, who teaches English and social studies to middle and high school students at Walden School/The Learning Center for the Deaf in Framingham, MA. 8 Studies Show iPads in the Classroom Improve Education. 8 Studies Show iPads in the Classroom Improve Education Posted by Ashley Wainwright on Mon, Feb 18, 2013 @ 09:26 AM Since their release in April of 2010, Apple’s iPads have taken the US by storm. iPads have swept through almost every industry, especially education.
Apple is pushing for iPad use in education, and several schools across the US have taken up the charge. The proliferation of iPads in the classroom will only keep accelerating. With these powerful mobile devices come a lot of possible benefits for educators and students alike. There have been many interesting studies done about iPads in the classroom and the effects on both students and teachers. A research study, conducted in Auburn, Maine showed that Kindergartner students using iPads scored much higher on literacy tests than students that didn’t use the device.
17 Pros and Cons of Using iPads in the Classroom. Post by Ashley Wainwright in SecurEdge.
Great Resources on The Use of iPad in Education. iPad v iPad Mini – I’m a Teacher and I would choose… There are more and more options available to educators who want to use tablet technology in the classroom.
From class sets to 1:1 programmes, heavyweight companies are trying to grab their piece of the pie. Apple have emerged as market leaders with an intuitive operating system supported by a burgeoning app store. Many people are seduced by their clever marketing and advertising campaigns. However, beyond the hype, the iPad is currently the best tablet for education (cost aside!). 5 Critical Mistakes Schools Make With iPads (And How To Correct Them) – From Tom on Edudemic. Evaluating an iPad Trial in School. ‘How are you going to measure the success of the iPad trial?’
Grades? Student work? Staff feedback? Student feedback? Focus groups/Questionnaires/Anecdotes? A topic that promotes in-depth discussion. There is no easy answer. The decision to move forward with a 1:1 programme is therefore based on ‘soft’ evidence and provokes debate. Teacher Info. iPads in Education - Exploring the use of iPads and mobile devices in education.
Twitter reduces calculus jitters at Memphis Catholic High. Photo by Mike Brown December 18, 2012 — (from left) Memphis Catholic principal Nick Green works with three of his five calculus students Sydney Stewart, Zoe Dickey and Tia Brown, all 17, in his office during their class period.
Green uses iPad apps and Twitter to help reinforce and deliver lessons to his students. (Mike Brown/The Commercial Appeal) For years, cellphones have been verboten at Memphis Catholic High. Expect a policy rewrite, based on what's happening in calculus. "Typically, phones aren't allowed, but they are here because they can get videos on their phones," said Nick Green, longtime Catholic High math teacher now pulling double duty as principal. In the background, his voice spills out of tablets and smartphones at a work table in his office where three seniors are reviewing calculus problems he scribbled out late the night before on ShowMe, a whiteboard app that lets him draw theorems with his finger on his tablet or phone screen while narrating the lesson.
A Visual Intro To Teaching With Tablets. Tablets–iPads, Nexus 7s, Kindles, and even Intel’s Studybook–can be powerful learning tools, offering: 1.
Alternative to print books 2. Mobile learning actuators 3. 4. And perhaps the most powerful argument? Times they are a’ changin’. Below is an excellent, visual introduction to the practice of teaching with tablets. Infographic provided by content partners at OnlineUniversities.com. The 4 Easiest Ways To Mirror The iPad (Comparison Chart) One of the most discussed topics in K-12 EdTech is the iPad. Whether you’re an Apple or Android fanboy the iPad is here to stay in education. One of the iPad challenges (there are many) I’m hearing discussed amongst school districts involves how to effectively mirror the iPad to the classroom TV or projector.
Mirroring can be beneficial for a number of reasons. Our district is currently facing this issue. We’ve had quite a few iPads for the past few years, but every teacher in the district recently received a device. As I did research I ran across a tweet sending me to Tony Vincent’s blog , which has great comparison chart of his own .