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Codecademy: Hour Of Code Goes Universal For iPad, Gains New Features. Codecademy: Hour of Code has just gone universal, just over a month after its launch in the App Store. The official iOS app of the popular online interactive platform Codecademy offers a free and simple way to get started with the rewarding yet otherwise daunting world of programming. With the lessons afforded by the app, you can get going on your way to creating your very own websites, apps, and games.

Codecademy: Hour of Code is so named because it initially offered an introductory course on the basics of programming that can be completed in less than an hour. But now, according to the Codecademy team, “The Hour of Code is now longer than an hour! To celebrate, we’ve added a bunch of cool stuff for you.” First and foremost, through its latest update, Codecademy: Hour of Code has gained universal support. Codecademy: Hour of Code The new version of Codecademy also lets you start learning HTML on the go and pick a path for future learning on your desktop. iPad vs. Chromebook: A Comparison of Key Features. iOS 6 Tips and Hidden Features | Gadget Lab. Back to School App-pack. The image above was created using PhotoshopTouch on an iPad and was then uploaded to Thinglink to create the hotspots. The summer is quickly winding down & a number of teachers will be returning to their classroom with new mobile devices (iPads). Throughout the summer I have been conducting workshops on iPad integration with EdTechTeacher and I thought it might be helpful to pull together a back to school list of apps structured around specific classroom goals.

While many schools may already have an Apple VPP program already in place, I know a number of teachers will also be purchasing the apps themselves. Therefore, I will do my best to include both a pay & free app for each objective. I want my students to create & publish video: iMovie (4.99) - record, edit and publish movies directly to the web from iMovie. I want my students to respond to polls / take quizzes: Reflection (Mac / PC download - $15) - Wirelessly mirror an iPad to a MacBook or PC. 29 iPad Resources, Tutorials, and Guides Every Teacher Should Know about | iGeneration - 21st Century Education. Tips for iPads in Classroom. We are starting our second year of having iPads in our elementary classrooms, our Title I CCJH classrooms, and some of our AJHS classrooms.

We've created a list of tips for managing the equipment in our classrooms. Tip 1: Team decisions regarding equity Will you break the cart up across your grade level? If so, who will host the cart in their room? Or, will you rotate the cart from class to class? Each of our carts has its own MacBook Air computers dedicated to your iPads. This list of tips is a good starting point, but I'm sure there are many items I've missed. What tips would you add to this list? iPads for Literacy & Learning resource for teachers. "The real problem is not adding technology to the current organization of the classroom, but changing the culture of teaching and learning.” - Alan November My colleague Nicole Sprainger, has created an iBook "iPads for Literacy & Learning" which has been developed to assist K-10 teachers in utilising the iPad in their classroom literacy learning programs.

It recognises that our students live in an increasingly sophisticated and media-rich society, in which digital texts are ubiquitous. Our students need therefore to become multiliterate - to be critical consumers of digital media texts. They also need to develop the ability to construct new knowledge, communicating their own ideas and information by composing using digital tools and processes. "It is my hope that you and your students will embrace some of the wonderful learning opportunities afforded by access to an iPad and the amazing range of apps on offer. Click on the image to download the iBook from Dropbox via your iPad. Teachwithyouripad.wikispaces. A Day in the Life of an iPad Teacher. 6.30 am: Woken by the dulcet tones of Lana Del Rey and a new ‘Wake up Light‘. Contemplate staying in bed then notice the email icon flashing with a number of new messages – check twitter. 7.00 am: Access news app whilst devouring breakfast.

Apologise for spraying coffee during reaction to latest education announcement. Carefully wipe iPad screen and check all is in working order by scrolling twitter timeline. 7.20 am: Plug iPad into car stereo and load ‘Driving’ playlist. Remember not to play air drums as last nights altercation with a kerb was too close for comfort. 8.00 am: Deal with overflowing inbox on iPad whilst waiting for school computer to load. 8.25 am: Contemplate handing in resignation as only free period of the day has become a history cover with year 10. 8.45 am: Take staff briefing notes on iPad and share with form group on Edmodo before walking to classroom. 9.10 am: Lesson one with year 7 and they are all excited to share their completed projects. 11.15 pm: Fall asleep.

Apptivities. Top Three for Keeping Up. This post is Part 2 in a series of My Favorite Apps. Here's what you might have missed: There are thousands of apps out there that will allow the iPad to be used in many, many ways. I have to say that in my house, unless I'm going to be formatting a research paper or something of that nature, it is the device I pick up the most. At work, it is my go-to device for when I'm traveling from school to school and want something quick and light-weight to carry around to take notes, check emails, do web browsing, and more.

As I mentioned before, right now in my district administrators can purchase iPads for their use and we are now accepting applications for a student pilot of iPads in the classroom. Since administrators are the ones who have iPads in hand right now, I'm still keeping my focus on apps for them and teachers. So today, I'd like to share my favorite apps for taking in content. A second app that I really like is Zite. Top Two for Notes. You can't go anywhere without hearing about iPads...they're all the rage at conferences, in some school districts, and more. Even when I go out to eat, you see kids (and adults) playing with their iPads at the table. Now I'm not here to judge whether or not that's okay (especially since I may have been guilty of pulling mine out once or twice), but what I would like to do is share some of my favorite apps. There are apps for everything it seems, and app lists aren't hard to come by at all.

Sometimes it can even be a little overwhelming because there are SO MANY great apps out there. In our district, right now it is approved for administrators to purchase iPads, and we are in the beginning stages of running an iPad Pilot for students. An app that I first fell in love with last year when I first purchased my iPad (thank you Uncle Sam for that tax refund!) Evernote An app that is coming in to a very close 2nd place for me is Evernote. Project Management Tool OmniPlan on the iPad | PadGadget | School Leaders on iPads & Tablets. 50 Best iPad Apps for STEM Education. Despite early doubts, the iPad has proven to be an incredibly valuable tool for education, both in the classroom and in homes around America.

By offering students, from elementary school all the way up to the university level, the chance to do some hands-on learning, exploring, and sometimes even educational gaming, the device makes education fun and exciting, something that isn’t always easy to do. With schools falling behind in math and science education and companies unable to find enough qualified professionals to fill jobs in science and technology fields, pushing STEM education is more important than ever. Educators and parents can help get kids interested and perhaps even hooked on STEM no matter their age with the help of the iPad and the myriad great educational applications it offers. General These applications address STEM more generally or act as amazing tools and reference guides for learning. Science Technology Engineering Math. 25 Ways To Use iPads In The Classroom. In case you haven’t heard the news, we’re putting out a special mini-issue early next week.

It’ll be available in the Edudemic Magazine iPad app and, best of all, FREE to subscribers! If you’re not (yet) a subscriber, it’ll be just $0.99. The following is an excerpt from just one of the articles in the mini-issue. It’s all about iPads in education, Apple’s role in the future of learning, and much more than that. Want to get the mini-issue free when it comes out?

So you’ve got one or a few iPads that you want to use in the classroom. Tips2012: Teachers’ Voices #2: Doug’s i-Story. A frequently asked question is “How do I transfer items created on my iPad to other devices?” This leads to the issue of workflows and document management on an iPad. In this i-Story, Doug Lauder shares his thoughts on how to share content created on iPads. Doug works in education supporting teachers as they use technology. He will be presenting on document sharing and workflows on iPads at the M-Learning in Education@ECU Twilight events on the 5th & 6th June at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. These events are free for teachers and pre-service teachers. Booking Form for the M-Learning in Education@ECU Twilight Events iPad and sharing content in the classroom. The most noteworthy aspect of the iPad is its’ simplicity. But this is not easy, especially after many years of learning why file structure is important, how a “Home” folder works, and why “housekeeping” is not confined to just your house. 1. 2. 3.

Conclusion It may sound like I am on commission from Dropbox! GoClass. 2012-02-24 iPad for Educators at CLS North. iPads change the way teachers and students access the web, share media, and learn on the go. Fun hands-on activities and opportunities to explore new Apps make this session a highlight of the conference. Everyone will edit a video, annotate an ebook, and collaborate on an online doc. An overview of mobile learning in the classroom, cutting-edge 1:1 programs, and volume licensing for education will also be included. Best of all, participants each receive a 16 GB wifi iPad to take with them when they leave! Note: All of the accounts and apps we'll use during the workshop are free, but some may require a credit card for registration.

AGENDA and RESOURCES Welcome Activity (15) Discussion: What does this device mean for education? Overview of iPad 2 (15) What's in the box? Syncing with iTunesiTunes UiTunes App StoreVolume Licensing for Schools Activity 1: Create a Video (30) Download the Splice App for iOS (Note: this is optimized for iPhone, but works well on iPad.)Shoot some video! iPads for Learning | Support. Deploying an iPad 1:1 program – What we learned – Part 1 | School Leaders on iPads & Tablets. Apple Releases iOS 5 Deployment Guide for Education.

Finding Educational Apps in the App Store, Curated Collections & App Finders. Teaching Appz – a guide to great educational apps for teachers. An introductory guide to iPads for Teachers. I’m delivering some iPad training to a school tomorrow, so thought it might be useful to collate some of the links I’ve been putting together for the session. The session is concentrating mainly on teachers using the iPads for their own professional use, rather than being used as a classroom resource, but a lot of the apps below will be suitable for use by students too. I’ll do another post sometime of great apps for different subject areas. Here’s some of the useful apps I’d recommend investigating. Some are free, others the price of a pint or so. Links are to the UK version of iTunes so other readers may need to do a search in the App Store to find the version for their region.

File storage / Transfer Dropbox Dropbox is probably one of the most useful applications I’ve used in years. Other apps also work with Dropbox too. Word Processing / Office Capability Documents to Go Microsoft have yet to release an Office app for the iPad – so there’s a need to look at alternatives. Note taking. 1,000 Education Apps Organized By Subject & Price.

How Students Benefit From Using Social Media 13.56K Views 0 Likes A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be. However, social media offers plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity, and if you take a moment to think about it, it's not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. 10 African-American History Month Teaching Resources 1.27K Views 0 Likes This week’s Featured Ten Learnist boards are dedicated to African-American history month. 3 Tech Tips Your Grandma Could Teach You 2.06K Views 0 Likes Those who have been using technology, in some form, have a few tech tips you should know about.

What I’ve Learned Using iPods & iPads in the Classroom: A Presentation. 10 iPad Tips for Teachers. Ways to Evaluate Educational Apps. I am conducting a series of workshops in Florida and was asked to share a rubric to help teachers evaluate educational apps as part of the workshop. In 2010 Harry Walker developed a rubric, and I used his rubric (with some modifications by Kathy Schrock) as the basis for mine.

(Read Harry Walker's paper Evaluating the Effectiveness of Apps for Mobile Devices.) I kept in mind that some apps are used to practice a discrete skill or present information just one time. Others are creative apps that a learner may use again and again, so it's a challenge to craft a rubric that can be used for a wide span of purposes. I tried to make my rubric work for the broadest range of apps, from drill and practice to creative endeavors, while stressing the purpose for using the app. My rubric also emphasizes the ability to customize content or settings and how the app encourages the use of higher order thinking skills. Here's what I chose to spotlight in my rubric: Relevance Customization Feedback Engagement.

New App Links Students and Teachers on iPads. Mobile Learning | News New App Links Students and Teachers on iPads A newly launched app will allow teachers to create and share interactive lessons for mobile devices like iPads, and help them receive feedback on the ways students are using their devices. By using the app, called Nearpod, teachers can either create lessons or choose from available multimedia already available, such as Khan Academy videos and TED Education presentations, featuring content and activities appropriate for any grade level and aligned to the Common Core.

Lessons are shared through a student version of the app. Teachers can control the information sent to student devices and can initiate and collect data from student assessments given after the lesson. The app's reporting tool lets teachers analyze both individual and group achievement. Certain schools have already piloted the app in classrooms during an extensive field test conducted by the company. About the Author. Mining for Gems: Apple Apps to Meet Common Core Standards. Steve Dembo: iThink iNeed iPads in the Classroom. Opening PDF Files on Your iPad - Favorite App Missing from the "Open In" List. What’s on my iPad: featuring classroom teacher Sarah Stevens « West Des Moines Community Schools Technology.