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A Quick Guide To Managing A Classroom Full Of iPads The following is a sponsored post by Datamation Systems, Inc. . They’ve worked with more than 10,000 schools to help deploy and secure classrooms full of technology. Want to learn more? Check out their ad in the Edudemic Magazine or visit the Datamation website here . iPads are fun. But when the bell rings and the fun is over, what happens then? While the iPad’s potential in formal learning environments is clear, there is a practical side to its implementation that is not often recognized until after they’re purchased. Teachers and administrators are, to put it lightly, pushed for time as it is. Datamation Systems is a company that specializes in technology storage and security. Planning for Deployment Where do I put them? The best solution is to use carts or cabinets to store and secure. How do I make sure their batteries are charged? If iPads or other devices are stored at school, they should be re-charged or topped-off when they are not being used. How do I manage syncing? Conclusion
iPaddiction 10 ways Evernote can help make students more productive « newtechtimeline For those of you who haven’t come across it, Evernote is a remember-everything app. It remembers, everything. When used to its full potential, it has the capacity to improve the productivity of our students. 1) Evernote makes you organised. 2) You can email to Evernote. 3) The Evernote web clippers. For the iPad, the process is a little more complicated. 4) Evernote gives you access to your notes on multiple devices. 5) Using Evernote to share notebooks. 6) Use Evernote to search your notes. 7) Use Evernote to search images. 8) You can create Evernote notes automatically. 9) You can make revision flashcards from your Evernote notes. 10) It is free.
Technology Timesavers for Teachers - myTeachersLounge Teachers today are fortunate to have access to technological tools that make our jobs easier and minimize the paperwork involved in educating our students. I didn’t grow up with computers like today’s students did, but I’m very much on board with becoming more tech savvy and, yes, even accepting help from my students when I have technical difficulties. About a year ago I bought myself an iPad after saving for it for months. It was going to help me organize my life, both at home and at school, and guess what? It did. The first tool I use is DropBox and you don’t have to have an iPad to use it. DropBox is a way to store your documents “in the cloud” so that you have access to them wherever you are. I cannot tell you how liberating it was for me to kick my jump drive to the curb. I also don’t have the problem of having some files on my computer at home and some on my computer at school. That makes this control freak happy, let me tell you. Imagine! One app I use is Teacher Assistant.
5 Awesome iPad Apps for Students with Special Needs iPad Apps for Special Needs Students As we teach and prepare students for 21st century careers and college, the effective integration of technology is an effective pedagogical tool for meeting the needs of diverse learners. Technology tools, like iPads are particularly useful in meeting the diverse needs of our students with special needs. Technology makes what was once inaccessible for many of the students accessible. Since iPads are relatively easy to use and don't have a significant demand on fine motor schools, they are becoming increasing popular for instruction of our students with special needs. There are thousands of apps that can be used to develop students’ skills. Here are some of my current favorite apps that benefit all children but are particularly useful for reaching and teaching students with special needs. My Top 5 Language Development iPad Apps Audio Boo allows for quick and easy recording. Recording comments regarding student work and emailing to parents.
One iPad in the Classroom? – Top 10 Apps (www.langwitches.org) From a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programme to a 1:1 iPad initiative there are a number of options available to schools when embracing new technology in the classroom. Consequently it is becoming common for school leaders to purchase a device to trial in the classroom before making any real financial commitment. As the iPad is currently the ‘class leader’ in education, there are many educators who have found themselves with an iPad to ‘see what it can do?’ The challenge is to demonstrate enhanced learning, so here are ten suggestions that may help: MULTIMEDIA OPTIONS – Use the camera/video to display student work to the rest of the class. Of course there are any number of apps that will enhance learning as well as those above.
10 Useful iPad Resources for Educators Home » Education I thought I would share with you some our most popular iPad resources for educators, all of which I learned about inside the Teacher Learning Community! Effective Mobile Learning: 50+ Quick Tips and Resources "In this e-book find several tips, resources, and links for integrating mobile devices into the curriculum." -ShellTerrell20 Free iPad Apps Educators Can’t Live Without! "There are thousands of free iPad Apps out there, but finding the perfect ones for you can be tough. We’ve spent hours searching for the best-of-the-best, free iPad Apps for Educators, and we’re sharing all of them with you in this eBook! Let me know what you'd add in as a comment on this post, or better yet, share it as a resource. Want to learn more about iPads for Education? Everyone is welcome to join in live webinars for free, and full access members can access the on-demand recordings as well. Click here to browse iPad webinars now. Share this post with your friends and colleagues:
15 Great Resources for Educational Apps for Teachers, Parents and Educators Now that mobile learning is advancing in a quicker pace than we ever expected and that our students and kids are embracing more and more mobile devices in their life, we are left with no other alternative but to swim with the torrent. It is the onus of our responsibility to teach our students how to educationally benefit from this influx of mobile technology We need to equip them with apps that can help them learn and become confident learners. Fortunately enough, in this age of wired comunication and cloud based connections nothing is hard to get anymore. There are now several platforms designed specifically to meet teachers and students needs in using mobile devices in education. These websites are, most of the time, created and run by educators and provide reviews of awesone apps to use for learning. 1- Educational technology and Mobile Learning This is the blog you are reading right now. 2- One Place for Special Needs 3- Teachers with Apps 4- The iPod Touch Classroom 5- TechChef4u
The Top 17 Free Digital Stotytelling Apps for The iPad 1-StoryKit This is an awesome iOS app that allows users to easily create an electronic storybook via illustrations by drawing on the screen, using pictures and text, and recording audio to attach to stories. 2- Talking Tom & Ben News This is fun app to use. Kids can talk to them and they will repeat what you say in turs. 3- I Tell a Story This is a free app that allows users to narrate and record their stories with their own voice and language. 4- Scholastic Storia This is an app that is designed to help kids learn and love to read in a fun and interactive way. 5- Talking Tom Cat This is a cool app that lets you interact with Tom, your pet. 6- Toontastic This app allows kids to draw, animate and share their own cartoons through imaginative play. 7- Our Story This app lets young learners take part in fun games that can help them develop their reading skills. 8- Bunsella Bedtimes Story 9- Idea Sketch Idea Sketch lets users easily draw a diagram and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa.
1:1 iPad Solutions: Evernote Inspired by the tweets coming out of ISTE about Evernote & Nicholas Provenzano's blog piece on Evernote in a shared or 1:1 iPad environment, I thought I would share my perspective on why Evernote is a viable note taking, digital notebook,storage and distribution platform for students and teachers in a shared or 1:1 iPad environment.Evernote Email Address - I have found this to be an extremely helpful feature for both students and teachers. Within every Evernote account, am email address is generated that allows the account holder or a colleague to send resources via email to said Evernote account. This comes in handy if the classroom teacher wants to use Evernote as a platform where students submit their work ( final papers sent from Pages, notes from Evernote, etc...). iPad Screenshot of the Evernote web clipper in action Here is a short video tutorial on getting started with Evernote on the iPad
How to Put a Wiki On Your iPad Wikis just aren’t for Wikipedia anymore. In fact, you can now bring a fully functional wiki with you on your iPad. While note-taking apps like Evernote and SimpleNoteApp have their charm (especially on the iPad) but a wiki has some power and flexibility those apps just can’t muster at this time. Wiki apps like what I profile in this post are great for technical documentation, glossaries, and other online documents that need a lot of links and media. If you are looking for a bit more power under the hood in your note-taking application, here are some wiki apps for the iPad to check out: WikiTouch WikiTouch is another wiki app that made the jump from the iPhone to the iPad. If you supplement your note taking with other media like photos, documents, video, and audio clips, WikiTouch has got you covered. WikiTouch has its own Internet server (in the cloud, not on the iPad like WikiServerPro) where the files and media you upload reside for storage and sharing. WikiServerPro Trunk Notes
5th Graders Write, Illustrate, Publish Their Own iBook Recently, in an iBooks Author post, I noted "I look forward to the day when a student asks a teacher if it's OK to turn in that project as an iBook." Not long after, I received a comment from Jon Smith, a 5th grade teacher at Gibbs Elementary School in Canton, Ohio. He noted "I have used iBooks author with my special education students. We were able to publish the book in the iBooks store a few weeks back." Download the free iBook here. I wrote back to Jon and asked him for more information that I might share as a guest post with my readers. Jonathan noted that We need to globalize our teaching. Title: The Two Kids And Desert Town Platform: iPad only Cost: free Download: here Of course I couldn't close this post without a book review and some screen shots. The Two Kids and the Desert Town is the heroic tale of Marvin and Ashley, a brother and sister who responded to a digital distress call for help. Trackback URL