15 Geat Teaching and Learning iPad Apps It is really amazing how popular the 15 iPad Skills Every Teacher Should Have has become. I never thought that it would grab as much attention to the point that it has been featured in some School district websites both here in Canada and the States . I am really glad you like it and as I said before I am working on the Android version of that article and I will get it published here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning as soon as it is ready. In this post, I am sharing with you a list of some great iPad apps to help you in your teaching and Learning.Check them out below and let us know what you think of them. 1- Teacher Kit "TeacherKit is a personal organizer for the teacher. 2- Listo "Listo helps you keep grocery lists, todo lists or shopping lists that are there whenever and wherever you need them. 3- GoodNotes "GoodNotes lets you take handwritten notes, sketch diagrams, mark-up PDFs and organize them on a beautiful bookshelf. 4- Teed 5- SyncSpace 6- Writepad 7- PDF PROvider
A List of Some of The Best iPad Resources for Teachers Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has devoted a lot of its space to iPad and its educational usage. I know Android is not as much covered as iPad but as I have said before my second blog Teacher's Mobile Technology has all the educational apps and tips on how to use both Android and iPad, check it out and subscribe to stay updated about the future releases. Today's post is a culmination of all the hard work we have been doing here during this year. We have curated a list of some of the best iPad resources for teachers and educators. These are resources that we trust as being highly educational and can help you a lot in your daily search for apps to use with your students. 1- Cybraryman's iPad Page I am so impressed by the great work this man does in his website. 2- Teacher's Mobile Technology This is our second blog where we feature daily reviews of the best educational apps for both Android and iPad. 3-Teachers with Apps 4- One Place for Special Needs 5- Kinder Town 8- Appitic
Teachers – The 10 Stages of Twitter Stage 1 Sign up to twitter following persuasion/pestering by colleagues. Follow Stephen Fry, a famous sportsman/popstar and a news channel. Read a few tweets, don’t understand what the fuss is about and mock anyone who uses twitter. Stage 2 Overhear colleagues chatting about twitter and a great article they found. Stage 3 Think about posting first tweet. Stage 4 Upon realising you have no followers ask colleagues how to get them? Stage 5 Have a mini twitter conversation with colleague, even retweet a couple of statements. Stage 6 Practise a couple of tweets that include @names and hashtags. Stage 7 Retweet any link you find interesting as people might read them. Stage 8 Thank colleagues for introducing you to twitter, impressed with the knowledge you have gleaned and your growing number of followers. Stage 9 Reflect that twitter is an incredibly positive place and everyone is full of praise. Stage 10 (the reason for this post) When seeking opinion from a range of people, ask PLN to respond.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: Great Mind Mapping Apps for iPad So you want to be able to capture your ideas wherever you are and put them into creative mind maps . There are actually several iPad apps to allow you to do just that. We have included in the list below the major mind mapping apps you might want to try on your iPad. These apps are all highly rated and work pretty good. 1- My Thoughts " My Thoughts is a fun little program to keep your mind focused on your true potential. 2- My Thoughts Book " myThoughtsBook gives you quadratically sheets to write down, sort and combine your ideas. 3- iThoughts HD "iThoughtsHD is a mind mapping tool for the iPad. 4- Mind Node " MindNode is a powerful and intuitive mindmapping application. 5- Mind HD "A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. 6- Simple Mind " Mind mapping tool that turns your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch into a brainstorming, idea collection and thought structuring device 7- Think Free 13- Popplet
The Secret To Successfully Using iPads In Education My brother recently built a shelf for my daughter’s room. It is in the likeness of a boat that she will one day spend sunny afternoons on, cruising around Plymouth harbor. He used a saw, a hammer, glue and other assorted tools that I couldn’t explain or name. I am not a carpenter nor am I skilled at building anything with my hands. However, I do know this. When my brother started the project, he did not pick up his hammer and get inspired, engaged or motivated. What do hammers have to do with iPads? 30 Hammers Or 30 iPads Granted, if we were to offer a set of 30 hammers and 30 iPads to a classroom full of students, we all know which tool they would choose. Tools are not inspiring, engaging or motivating. Collaborating with ones peers, problem solving and ultimately creating something to demonstrate ones capabilities or unique understanding, that is engaging. Increased Engagement Myth Certain they will be engaged with the options that an iPad presents to them. iPads Don’t Teach
4 Great Rubrics to Help you Select Educational Apps As iPads are increasingly infiltrating our educational systems the question of the pedagogical implications ensuing from the use of these mobile gadgets in the classroom come to the surface. Some do look at them as an added distraction and that learning can be more focused without students having access to them during the class. Traditionalists do advocate this view and are , in fact, against the " over-digitization " of education. I am strongly in favor of the use of mobile gadgetry for educational purposes. 1- BVLS iPad App Evaluation Form Click Here to download it. 2- iPad App Evaluation Guiding Question Click Here to download it. 3- Mobile Application Selection Rubric Click Here to download it. 4- Critical Evaluation of Content-based iPad/iPod App Click Here to download it.
Resources for Teachers The demands made on teachers are ever increasing. Schools are much more than academic institutions now, and teachers are much more than 'passers on' of content knowledge. Teachers are called on to be careers advisors, relationship counsellors, tour guides, life coaches and much more! In this climate, it's important that teachers use the little time they have as effectively as possible. Let's face it, no one wants to be entering data twice, or doing things that aren't necessary. So that's what this section of the Appitic website is all about.
How (And Why) Teachers Should Blog So how do I get techno-nervous teachers at my school to read my blog, write their own blogs and encourage their students to write one too? It seems that in order to ease them into this phenomena of blogs and their promise of expanding ones creativity, writing and collaboration skills, I might need to disguise it as journaling. Language Arts and Reading specialists will love that! Right? Fortunately for teachers, blogs are surprisingly easy to use. As an educational tool, blogs may be integrated in a multi-faceted manner to accommodate all learners. If safety is a concern, try KidBlog . I think the best way to expose our teachers to the latest and greatest collaborative environment of blogging is to show them how blogs can benefit them personally with a hands-on professional development opportunity. Want to learn more?
Riven, la secuela de Myst, llega al iPad Si tienes algo de tiempo este fin de semana (y los fines de semana del próximo año) quizás te interese echarle un vistazo a Riven, uno de los juegos más absorbentes que ha aterrizado en su versión para el iPad en la App Store. Riven es un juego de los puzzles más diabólicos jamás creados, forzando tu inteligencia y paciencia a límites que hasta ahora con considerabas imposibles. La historia de Riven comienza inmediatamente después de lo sucedido en Myst. Riven fue elogiado por analistas de juegos profesionales, y la revista Salon comentó que el juego se acercaba al nivel de arte. El juego Riven fue el juego más vendido de 1997 con 1.5 millón de copias en un año. Riven es un juego de gran tamaño (cerca de 1 GB) para el iPhone y 2 GB para el iPad una vez instalado, así que hay que hacer algo de espacio en nuestros dispositivos para instalarlo. Riven: La secuela de Myst está disponible en la App Store a 3,59 euros para el iPad y 5,49 euros la versión HD para el iPad con pantalla retina.
- From the Principal's Office: Going 1:1? How Would You Respond To Comments Like This? 4 Comments January 14, 2013 By: Patrick Larkin Jan 13 Written by: 1/13/2013 5:17 PM ShareThis Also posted on the Connected Principals Blog I had the opportunity to appear on National Public Radio’s Here and Now Program last week along with one of our students to talk about our 1:1 iPad program here in Burlington at our high school. For about three thousand years or more all that was needed for learning and writing was some sort of pencil. While there are a number of predictable questions that you will need to answer in regards to WHY you support such a financially significant initiative, the one above is one that is common from taxpayers who don’t want to spend the money necessary to put modern resources in the hands of teachers and students. As I conclude with my response below, I am wondering how others would respond to this type of comment? Having said this, I think that the role of public education is to prepare students for the real world.