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teachwithyouripad - home ncom_ind_prod_paprpt_ppt Digital note-taking done right Take note taking to a whole new level by leveraging your iPad to capture handwritten notes, typed text, images, web content, and audio. PaperPort Notes even allows you to take advantage of the world's leading voice recognition software (Dragon Dictate) to capture your ideas and notes simply by speaking. In addition to the many ways PaperPort Notes enables you to capture information, it also allows you to combine it with other content from the web, your favorite cloud storage system, or even PaperPort Desktop. You won't want to ever attend another meeting or lecture again without it. The results: Increased productivity. Features Features: Tech Specs Tech Specs: Hardware: iPad OS: iOS 4.2 or later

iPad Apps and Bloom’s Taxonomy   I felt it was worthwhile to update the Top Post (over 25,000 views) on Langwitches: Bloom’s Taxonomy for iPads I have added links to each app represented on the visual. Remember: Exhibit memory of previously-learned materials by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts and answers. describenamefindnamelisttell Suggested apps: Understand: Demonstrative understanding of facts and ideas by being able to: explaincomparediscusspredicttranslateoutlinerestate Suggested Apps: Apply: Using new knowledge. showcompleteuseexamineillustrateclassifysolve Analyze: Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes. compareexamineexplainidentifycategorizecontrastinvestigate Evaluate: Present and defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria justifyassessprioritizerecommendratedecidechoose Suggested Apps Create: planinventcomposedesignconstructimagine Related Bloom's Taxonomy and iPad Apps 21. In "Featured Carousel" 7. 29.

iPad Project Blog | Learning & Teaching Development @ York St John University Presented by Sarah Montague, BBC Radio 4 have created a new three part series called ‘My Teacher Is an App’ that explores the changes in education being brought about by technology. York St John University staff and students can access the recordings using BoB (Box of Broadcasts). To listen to the recordings, click on the links below and […] Share this post! Often International students arrive in the UK and don’t have the confidence to stand up and present in English, particularly when it is not their first language. On 13 December we hosted an event ‘iTeach @ YSJ: Case Studies on Using iPads for Learning, Teaching and Assessment’. 13th December, 12.30 – 14.30 (Lunch provided) The Learning and Teaching Development Team are hosting an event to showcase the great work that is being done with iPads to enhance Teaching, Learning and Assessment at York St John University. What is it? What is it? What is it? What is it? What is it? What is it?

ShowMe - The Online Learning Community The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials The Apple iPad is an amazing tablet, and to help you get the most out of it, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial for you. Read on for more. Note: This article was originally published earlier this year, but we’ve updated it with a real lot more content since then, so we’re republishing it for you. We’ll be keeping this page updated as we find more great articles, so you should bookmark this page for future reference. How to Maximize Your iPad’s Battery Life So you got yourself a shiny new Apple device, but you’re so addicted that the battery is running out way too soon—what you need is a couple of tips to keep your battery running for as long as possible, and we’ve got them here. How to Maximize Battery Life on Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch How to Lock the Screen on Your iPad with iOS 4.x How to Lock the Screen Orientation on Your iPad (with iOS 4.2) How to Pause an iPad App Install How to Force Reboot and Quit Apps Multitasking on the iPad iPadPeek

Rebecca’s Teaching & Learning Blog iPad and the Writing Process Our latest project is looking at ways we can harness the motivation and engagement properties of the iPad to raise standards in writing. Particularly in Boys’ writing. Targeting teachers that may not have worked on previous iPad projects, but are in schools that have rolled out iPads. We started by looking at how the iPad could be integrated within writing planning in such a away that it augments rather than intrudes on the process. We decided on a few basic principals: we needed to keep the apps to a minimum – we didn’t... read more Choosing from iBooks iBooks is a brilliant app for buying, organising and accessing books and with more publishers getting involved the choice of books is increasing every day. Creating with Creatorverse Example from the cloud sharing facility Each object can have properties assigned to it which affects how it relates to other objects. Talking Maths Apps by Assessment Focus for Reading iPads in Primary School – Where to begin?

50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story Alan Levine • cogdogblog.com • cogdogblog@gmail.com All materials at 50ways.wikispaces.com/ Not long ago producing multimedia digital content required expensive equipment and deep levels of technical expertise. This session will cover a basic process that can be used to create a story in a web 2.0 tool using images, audio, and/or video. I discovered more than 50 tools for anyone to creatively use. 50+ Ways Presentations

50 resources for iPad use in the classroom 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. Tutorials: 1.) iPads for learning: Getting started 2.) 3.) 50 iPad2 tips and tricks 6.)

Learning and Teaching with iPads Best Android apps for high school students Some say high school is the most fulfilling time of one’s life, while others think it’s all about survival. Growing up isn’t easy, especially when you realize that there is a high school waiting for you. A few years back, it would have been a nuisance to do research work with the available resources, which weren’t much to talk about (imagine a life without Wikipedia). In this post we will showcase ten handy Android apps that can help you survive high school. Wikipedia We all know that Google is a student’s best friend, but that’s only because it often redirects him or her to Wikipedia. The official Wikipedia app not just helps speed up research via Wikipedia, but also provides the utility to check back at saved articles when there is no Internet connectivity. Google Translate Speaking of translations, the official Google Translate app for Android is an excellent app for instantly translating text between various languages. OfficeSuite Viewer 6 Google Drive Advanced English & Thesaurus

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