Google Drive & Student Portfolios for the iPad The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad Finding apps isn’t difficult. Finding education apps is only a bit more challenging. Finding free education apps is also possible. The following is our list for the 55 best apps for learning we can find. A few notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad 1. Developer Description: View 360-degree panoramas of places around the globe with Street View; View high resolution satellite imagery of locations around the world. 2. Developer Description: “…explore more than 750 Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Engineering & Tech, Arts & Music, and Health subjects right on their mobile devices. 3. Developer Description: “This app is a fun way for parents, teachers, librarians, and readers to get more information about top rated books at the fifth and sixth grade level. This app is a fun way for parents, teachers, librarians, and readers to get more information about top rated books at the fifth and sixth grade level. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
Chinese smartphone makers Huawei, ZTE target top tier On Computing Education - The Windows Movie Maker Problem - Ross Penman - Ross Penman Computing education is not working. This has been pointed out time and time again by people in all corners of the many computing-related industries, and yet nothing is changing. I noticed that most of the perspectives from this seemed to be coming from people who had either left the education system, or were at the other end as teachers. I want to share my perspective as a 14-year-old school pupil. Firstly, computing education is not taken nearly as seriously as it should be. For the first two years of secondary school, Computing is taught less than any other subject, tied only with business management. The reason for this decision eludes me, but I imagine that it comes from the lack of respect that is given to the subject. In first year, Computing is barely worthwhile. After a year of this, you begin your second year of computing education by learning how to use Microsoft Paint. Things do begin to improve. In addition, it is simply too little, too late. So what could we improve upon?
5 New Free Tools for iPad Classrooms Worth Your Attention (#iPadEd) Several new tools might be worth your attention for flipped classrooms or iPads classrooms. These tools are all free to use and meet different needs. GoClass (beta) Instructors can string together resources in a lesson plan format along with lecture notes and questions for formative assessment through a single app, and then deliver it through the same app. What’s more, these lesson plans can be created and modified during class session. SESSION SETTINGSWhen using the lesson for conducting a classroom session, the instructor can define the settings for that particular session.Flipback - Allows students to browse teacher broadcasts while in the sessionBookmark - Bookmarked items may be viewed after sessionSleep Mode - Instructor can control app screen for both instructor and student iPadsCommunication Mode- Instructor can switch from default cloud communication to WiFi modePROJECTProject feature can be used when device is connected to an external projector. bContext 9Slides Cometdocs
Transforming a school ICT suite to a future proof Discovery Centre - @Ideas_Factory The blog of Julian S. Wood So as promised (a while ago) my school’s journey from a traditional ICT suite of rows of computers to a ‘Discovery Centre’ fit for the 21st century. Taking a cue from my 5 year vision for ICT (unbelievably a year to the day of posting on here) Here’s a picture of the original ICT suite, complete with rows of desktop computers and an obligatory interactive whiteboard at the front. The senior management team felt that the suite didn’t properly represent the school’s creative ethos, didn’t reflect our vision of learning and wasn’t capable of delivering the future curriculum needs of our pupils. So we started gathering ideas from pupils about what ‘future learning’ might look like and what they needed to make it happen. We asked staff about what they thought was needed to teach a future curriculum and did a lot of research! So we came up with our ‘Discovery Centre’ a multi-curricular, multi-discipline, multi-technological headquarters. We even have a secret reading den!
New BBC Bitesize for National 4 & 5 | Digital Learning Team BBC Learning have launched new BBC Bitesize content to support learners taking new National 4/5 qualifications this year. Packed with quizzes, videos and infographics, these guides are available on mobile, tablet and desktop and will help you get to grips with the new qualifications. The new material comprises nearly 5000 pages, more than 7000 infographics, 2000 photos and over 500 new quizzes, presented alongside thousands of educational video clips, mapped to the curriculum. The launch of the National 4 and 5 content is the latest step in the new BBC Knowledge and Learning online product, which when complete will bring together factual and learning content from over 100 existing BBC websites, from Bitesize and Food to Science and History. Like this: Like Loading...
Using iPad Screencasting for Feedback and Assessment Screencasting is the process of capturing the screen interactions on your computer - usually along with an audio narrative. It's been a very effective method for creating screen based tutorials on computer for a number of years. With the advent of screencasting apps on the iPad, screencasting has now become a great option for the creation of multimedia student presentations. Explain Everything supports a wide range of content for creating screencasts Explain Everything There are few screencasting apps that have the tools and flexibility of the Explain Everything app. If however we assume that interactivity and communication are important objectives of the modern classroom, then there's one feature however that's particularly interesting. Using Screencasts for Feedback Here's a sample workflow: 1. 2. One important side note here is that it's extremely helpful to set up your cloud service with shared spaces that enable private exchanges between teacher and student. 3. 4.
Adding “Game” to Your Classroom: Can Video Games Enhance Motivation? The idea of incorporating video games into our classrooms is a relatively new, and for many of us, intimidating notion. Put simply, by planning video gameplay – or aspects of it – into our lesson and unit planning, we can reach our learners in creative and alternative ways. Many of our students spend countless hours online and using video game systems; adding “game” to the classroom is a potential way to merge the home and school spheres of interest – to boost student learning and motivation. […and your “inner” teacher asks…] I am currently planning a unit where I will use Mario Kart Wii as a vehicle to carry curriculum and address learning goals for my grade 8 students. The educational world is in flux and constantly changing. Our purpose as teachers is to educate students to be critical thinkers and lifelong learners. Start with the students.
Audioboo for Education Schools and universities around the world are embracing Audioboo as the easiest, most effective way to give teachers and students a voice. Audio enriches the curriculum, engages the learner, and creates conversations that build community. Take a look at some amazing ways that Audioboo is reinventing the classroom experience. Give Your Students A Voice Your students have a lot to say! Listen to Brody proudly read the book he authored. The students at Michael Faraday School are using Audioboo to recreate history in their own voices. Mr. Student Voice Live is an initiative that strives to to create a international network of students who are empowered to tell share their stories. Enrich, Engage and Extend Learning Audioboo has thousands of amazing audio recordings that will help you create personalized lesson plans, support the flipped classroom model and motivate students to engage in learning that supports Common Core Standards. Check out these great resources from Audioboo too...