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Technology in the Classroom: Amazing iPad Apps for Educators | TeachHUB

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Technology in the Classroom: Amazing iPad Apps for Educators | TeachHUB

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These slides were used as part of my presentation at the Apple Store Upper West Side on December 1, 2011.

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Presentation made in Keynote converted to Powerpoint. About the use of the iPad in the school environment. Some app suggestions for teachers.

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How To Integrate iPads With Google Classroom | Edudemic

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How To Integrate iPads With Google Classroom | Edudemic

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With the recent announcement that Google Classroom will be available to all Google Apps for Education schools by the week of August 11th, schools that have also adopted iPads are interested in exploring the platform to determine if it will integrate into their existing deployment to provide a helpful and approachable workflow solution.

While there are currently a number of workflow solutions and Learning Management Systems that work well with iPads, Google Classroom will likely become a top contender for iPad classrooms because of the integration with both the Google Drive and Google Docs iPad apps as well as any number of iPad creativity apps. While there is not an iPad app for Google Classroom, the web interface works seamlessly and allows students to turn in any assignment or file that is in their Google Drive account as illustrated by the video below.

Why Use iPads With Google Classroom:

Students access Google Classroom through the web on iPad. This means that no additional apps need to be installed or updated.

Any assignment created and distributed by the teacher that is a Google Document or Spreadsheet will automatically bump students to the Google Docs or Spreadsheet app for completion when they click on their individual file within the Google Classroom web interface.

Any PDF that is distributed to students as an assignment through Google Classroom will automatically open in the Google Drive app when clicked on within Google Classroom. Students can then use the "open in" function to send the PDF to any app - such as Explain Everything or Notability - needed to complete the assignment.

Any app that supports uploading to Google Drive as an export option can then be turned in as a completed assignment. A few of these apps include, but are not limited to:

Explain Everything

iMovie (send to camera roll first & then upload to Google Drive)

Book Creator

Creative Book Builder

Notability

Multiple file types can be selected and uploaded as assignments. This means that teachers can create templates and curate resources to guide student creation.

ePub (Book Creator & Creative Book Builder)

PDF (Notability & Book Creator)

XPL (Explain Everything Project)

MOV (iMovie)

MP4 (Explain Everything video export)

Google Document

Google Classroom significantly reduces the workflow barriers to student creation with iPads. Moving forward, teachers will be able to push resources to students, and collect creations from them, in an efficient and organized manner.

To learn more about iPads and Google Apps, EdTechTeacher will be offering a Google Apps & iPads Pre-Conference workshop at their November 12-14 iPad Summit in Boston where Greg Kulowiec will be the keynote speaker.

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How To Integrate iPads With Google Classroom

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With the recent announcement that Google Classroom will be available to all Google Apps for Education schools by the week of August 11th, schools that have also adopted iPads are interested in exploring the platform to determine if it will integrate into their existing deployment to provide a helpful and approachable workflow solution.

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iPads in Education at UVic: ISTE_SIGML Webinar - Explain Everything for Education

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iPads in Education at UVic: ISTE_SIGML Webinar - Explain Everything for Education

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Students and Teachers Creating Learning Objects with

Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Our abstract from our SITE 2013 Paper (with Leslee Francis Pelton) entitled:

Using an iPad to Explain Everything by Creating Interactive Activities and Vignettes

Explain Everything is a fantastic app that has huge potential to support students and educators in the learning process. The Explain Everything App (and others like it) allows teachers and students to create projects such as interactive activities that can be used by others to explore concepts and processes. As well, through its recording functions, it also allows teachers and students to generate and publish vignettes or video expositions of their understandings, and demonstrate proficiency in applying such knowledge to real situations. Besides introducing the potential of Explain Everything, this paper presents an outline of a workshop to support others in exploring this tool in their schools and districts.

Note: I am one of the creators of the free MathTapper apps (www.mathtappers.com) - for iOS devices (yes free - no ads or up-sells either). I have no affiliation with any of the apps presented below. They are just useful tools.

I teach Mathematics Education to Pre-service teachers so most of my examples will be mathematical - but hopefully it will illuminate the potential for an app like Explain Everything to generate learning objects in any area.

How can iPads (and Tablets generally) support education?

access to content (textbooks, websites, blogs, wikis, etc.);

exploration of interactive content/activities - to discover relationships, to master concepts, etc.;

consolidation of processes within some context - to build mastery and fluency;

demonstration of mastery and skills - by capturing a performance;

creation of interactive activities to share understandings; and

creation of conceptual vignettes to support the learning of others.

a digital object that can be used to support learning

interactive spaces or linear presentations

stand-alone activities, demonstrations, observations, etc. - or collections of such

purpose created or collected and repurposed

easy to share

created by educators to support learning or by learners to demonstrate mastery

may be augmented with supporting content and search terms

e.g., learning objectives, teacher guides, assessments and other information

Who is going to create them and why?

instructional designers - to illuminate concepts and processes

educators - to support their classroom learning process

students - to demonstrate understanding

students - to educate younger students

parents - to share their understanding

scientists, authors, etc. - to share their discoveries/creations/ideas

Reviewing the Potential of Explain Everything

Interactive objects to support exploration and consolidation

Project files can be created, retrieved, exported, imported, shared by email and by websites. They end in ".xpl"

Canadian coins: This EE project presents Primary and Intermediate level learners with an activity where they can manipulate images of coins (high fidelity) and record the process as they demonstrate proficiency in recognition, counting change, making change, explaining relationships, etc..

Video using the EE coins project

Students can use images of various fraction strips to explore such concepts as equivalent fractions and comparative size of fractions.

Video using the EE fraction strips project:

E.g., 3
Multiplying Fractions:
By creating a collection of fraction regions (1/2. 1/3, ¼. 1/5) and then generating a set of the possible fractions that might be represented - in horizontal and vertical orientations - we can manipulate these to examine the potential meaning of fraction multiplication, and use that model to support the development of an understanding o f the nature of the traditional process.
Download the project file:
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/147x7pnld2er51z/rect-mult-fractions.xpl

Video using the fraction multiplication project

Grant underway to encourage the development of more Explain Everything Learning Projects - both Teacher and Student generated

Animations/vignettes to support student understanding through demonstration

Nice interface - e.g., Sketchbooks

Tools: eraser, pen, watercolor and others + rewind (bi-directional)

Free for fountain pen, some additional cost for additional features

Export by screen capture

www.fiftythree.com/

Background Eraser for iPad Mini ($0.99)

3. Erase background (adjust threshold and feathering)

4. Export (PNG or jpg) - note that the background looks black on 'Photos' app

Nice interface - Easy to use

Everything on your iPad - no need for external devices

Can take audio from external mic

Import movies and improve audio, add background, etc.

www.apple.com/ca/apps/imovie/

Explain everything ($2.99)

Create slideshows

Screen casting with animation

Effective set of tools

Each slide can be recorded independently

Newest version supports editing within a slide

External (mac based) compressor available for $15

www.explaineverything.com

Guided practice

Choose a simple example that supports the exploration of all of the tools and share it with the participants. E.g., Angles in a triangle

Use the problem solving process to complete

What needs to happen for this learning object to be effective?

E.g., create a storyboard with Paper 53.

Moderately careful sketch

Angles are distinct (recognize that they will have to be inverted)

Color in, and trim with eraser

Screen capture (hold down power button - then tap on home button)

Using Background Eraser: Trim off the background so that it can be manipulated

Make first slide - title page

Choose template (color of background and text)

Text "The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°"

Audio overlay after 'The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°'

Make second slide - One triangle turns into three copies

Import image from photos - three copies of the triangle - stacked

Audio overlay 'to demonstrate this ... 3 copies'

Simultaneously move the 3 copies apart

Duplicate slide

Make third slide - with the two outside copies rotated and brought together

Rotate the two outside triangles 180° (without recording animation)

Audio overlay 'rotate two of the triangles... bring them adjacent..."

Simultaneously move triangles adjacent to the middle triangle

Then draw a arc showing 180°

Duplicate slide

Zoom in on central triangle

Audio overlay 'To sum up...'

Simultaneously use laser pointer tool to highlight angles

Export project as video

Add audio track overlay (music - quiet)

Export to YouTube account

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ISTE_SIGML Webinar - Explain Everything for Education

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Students and Teachers Creating Learning Objects with Department of Curriculum and Instruction Our abstract from our SITE 2013 Paper (with Leslee Francis Pelton) entitled: Using an iPad to Explain Everything by Creating Interactive Activities and Vignettes Explain Everything is a fantastic app that has huge potential to support students and educators in the learning process.

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Our blog has been a little quiet for a while (okay.. a LONG while..), which I attribute to an abundance of activity, not a lack thereof! A wonderful visit this year by teachers from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Champaign, Illinois reminded us of the importance of documenting and sharing our iPad journey, so the Burley team is making a resolution to post more frequently in 2014.

Now in year four of iPad implementation, our approach to apps has evolved considerably. We started where many teachers start: by combing through the app store, looking for apps for just about everything. And we still get excited when we discover a cool new app -- who doesn't? But as time has passed, we find ourselves settling in to workflows and tools that can be used again and again across the curriculum. We've realized that a powerful, effective technology program can be implemented with just a few simple, well-chosen workflows.

The other title for this post could be Make Stuff, Share Stuff. This is the heart of what our kids do with the iPads, and it can look quite different from teacher to teacher. In some classrooms, students and teachers are fluent creators in a wide range of multimedia apps. In others, people might be building their confidence with one or two creation apps. But the thought process is the same: What can I create to show my thinking, and how can I share it with others?

There are innumerable answers to that question. Here's a list of just some of the possibilities.

Step 1: Make stuff.

a photo of any classroom experience or student work the Camera. (This is the sneaky one - no special media skills required, but it's still powerful to digitize and share current learning!)

a drawing / illustration / diagram / map using Skitch, DrawingPad, PicCollage

Make a comic / advertisement / review / poster using Pages, ComicLife, Strip Designer, Phoster

Make a narrated screencast using ScreenChomp, Educreations, ReplayNote, ShowMe, Doceri, Explain Everything

Make a video / podcast / documentary / book trailer / public service announcement / newscast using iMovie, SonicPics, Reel Director, Videolicious

Step 2: Share Stuff.

- While the Kidblog app continues to be a bit clumsy, there's no denying the power of Kidblog to give students authentic audience and voice. Teachers can maintain a great deal of control over blog access at first and then gradually expand the audience as students are ready. And by using Tags or Categories, kids can post about a wide range of ideas and learning within one organized blog.

- Students can post work, and the teacher can make selected posts public.

Google Drive - Logging classroom iPads into a single shared Drive account gives you a space where you can not only collect files, but you can also make selected files and folders public and share the link with others. This can be done from within the iOS app or from a computer.

- Files saved in DropBox can be made public, and you can easily get a link to those files.

And since sharing doesn't really count if there's no audience on the other end, let's add one more.
Step 3: Put it out there.

Create QR codes linking to your shared work (we use qrstuff.com). Then, post them around your classroom, school, or community, or print them on flyers, newsletters, or student business cards (an idea from my friend Kristin Ziemke.)

Create a TinyURL-an easy web address that parents can type in if you send it home on a flyer. (You can also use bit.ly, ow.ly, or goo.gl to shorten a URL.)

Post a link on your classroom website.

Invite families to come in for a technology open house to explore and comment on student work.

Tweet or blog about it, and see your audience grow!

While that may seem like a daunting list of options, you can start with one item from each category. It doesn't have to be complicated: imagine a teacher who uses just PicCollage, Kidblog, and QR codes to let kids create and share. Make a text & photo collage of top non-fiction books, post it on the blog, and give other readers access through a QR code. Make a collage about reading habits, then repeat steps 2 and 3. Make a collage showing sequential steps to a science experiment, repeat steps 2 and 3. One workflow, multiple uses. With a reliable workflow, you don't have to wonder: what can we make, and what will we do with it once it's done? Your focus can remain where it belongs: on teaching and learning, and on thinking about when to share and how to do so purposefully. You'll know when you and your students are ready to move on to a new creation app. However, you may be surprised how much mileage you can get out of one or two apps as your reasons for sharing grow deeper, and your students use the now-familiar tools to teach others.

As you explore workflows to use with your students, ask yourself these questions:

After some practice, will kids be able to do this independently?

Do I have a supportive classroom culture that promotes student sharing and collaboration?

Do I have systems in place to ensure student privacy, and to ensure compliance with any school or district policies pertaining to online publishing? (For example, we never post photos of students that are identified by their name.)

Here's some closing advice I would share with beginning iPad teachers or with leaders at the start of an iPad rollout: It's okay to start small, but it won't help you in the long run if you start shallow. Initial iPad PD often focuses on pre-packaged publisher apps or on single-purpose skill apps to "get people started." I think this is a mistake. The opportunity to teach and learn with iPads can be a life-changing one, for you and your students. By empowering kids from the beginning to create meaningful work and then share it to inform, persuade, and inspire others, you help students see themselves as thinkers, authors, and creators whose ideas and knowledge have genuine purpose. And you begin a shift in your classroom that gives students ownership over their learning and authentic voice beyond the school walls. That's one of the greatest benefits of classroom technology. Head in that direction from the very beginning, and there's no limit to where you can go.

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Our blog has been a little quiet for a while (okay.. a LONG while..), which I attribute to an abundance of activity, not a lack thereof! A wonderful visit this year by teachers from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Champaign, Illinois reminded us of the importance of documenting and sharing our iPad journey, so the Burley team is making a resolution to post more frequently in 2014.

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iPad • iPod touch • iPhone — Learning in Hand

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Bloomin' Apps - Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything

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Includes all the Bloomin’ versions in one place!