June 2012
6 posts
The iPad and Student Use
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Students aren’t daunted by the iPad interface. They may take time to experiment and understand steps required to produce an outcome, but they will persevere. Having observed students at diffe… See on syded.wordpress.com
Apple TV in the Classroom - Lazy Teacher or...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Apple TV in the Classroom | Lazy Teacher or Effective Teacher? You Decide! See on tapintoteenminds.com
The iPad and the Teacher
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat The role of the teacher is changing. From the ‘flipped class‘ discussion to the curriculum ‘focus’, a teacher’s remit is evolving. There is a developing pedagogy with … See on syded.wordpress.com
Motivate Learning with Mobile Learning
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Post includes… what mobile learning is, how it can improve an organisation’s learning processes and practices, and finally 4 key questions to answer before you implement mobile learning. See on reignacademy.com
Meeker Report Can Help Support Your Mobile...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat If you are still fighting with…sorry…encouraging your peers or your company’s senior executives to embrace mobile learning, then more ammunition just arrived. The Annual Meeker Report is here and it is filled with all the technology trends you need to support just about any eLearning strategy you can imagine… See on elearndev.blogspot.fr
10 Ways That Mobile Learning Will Revolutionize...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Smartphones and tablet computers are radically transforming how we access our shared knowledge sources by keeping us constantly connected to near-infinite volumes of raw data and information. See on fastcodesign.com
May 2012
87 posts
Free Technology for Teachers: Use the Remind 101...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Remind 101 has released a free iPhone app. Remind 101 is a service for sending text messages to groups of students and their parents. See on freetech4teachers.com
Teacher-Developed Apps Fill Lesson Gaps
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Facebook and Angry Birds were two of the most downloaded apps last year, but that doesn’t mean Web and mobile applications are all play. There are tens of thousands of educational apps aimed at teaching high school students everything from physics to Japanese. See on news.yahoo.com
Teacher-Developed Apps Fill Lesson Gaps
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Facebook and Angry Birds were two of the most downloaded apps last year, but that doesn’t mean Web and mobile applications are all play. There are tens of thousands of educational apps aimed at teaching high school students everything from physics to Japanese. See on news.yahoo.com
Tech Tools: Question of the Month: Tablets or...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat We see a lot of tech in the classroom come and go, but which will win out? In five years will we see tablets or notebooks dominate in the classroom — or are reports of the death of the laptop… See on blogs.scholastic.com
EdTalk- Educators Talk About Learning: Silvia...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Speaking at Learning@School 12, 21st Century learning specialist Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano asks the question: is the iPad a tool to transform learning, or a tool that will replace what we have been doing up till now with laptops? See on langwitches.org
Evaluating Apps with Transformative Use of the...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat The app development market is exploding. More and more companies are creating “educational apps”. In some cases, they are simply digital versions of a book or a web based tool. See on langwitches.org
iPad Essentials: Use iCloud to Find and (Hopefully...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat In my last post, I mentioned using the Passcode Lock feature to protect data on your iPad, as we do use our device as a clinical tool. An additional, and hopefully never necessary, safeguard involves the use of iCloud to delete your iPad’s data…. See on speechtechie.com
The Educator’s Guide to Instagram and Other Photo...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Why? It’s fun! Easy! I can quickly share photos taken on my iPhone when I’m out and about! Or have fun editing photos and sharing from my camera on my iPad! And in the process I’m learning more about photography, photo editing and other Instagram users. See on theedublogger.com
Fluency Timer Now Available for iPad/iPod/iPhone
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat My desktop app, Fluency Timer, is now available for the iOS (iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches). The app provides an adjustable timer with integrated voice recording to allow teachers, parents, and students to easily record student fluency readings. See on creatinglifelonglearners.com
David Truss » BYOL vs BYOD
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat I’m a big fan of BYOL – Bring Your Own Laptop to school. The laptop is the new pencil… a tool necessary for an effective education today. I also think that a district-provided laptop, in public education, is not financially feasible. However, supporting families that can not afford to send their child to school with a laptop is supportable, effective and essential to a...
50 Brain Facts Every Educator Should Know
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat If you work with children, here are some facts that you might find helpful, from how the brain affects learning to facts about memory to interesting facts about the brain that you can share with your students. See on associatesdegree.com
School trials iPad exam
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat The traditional pen-and-paper school test could become a thing of the past after a leading exam board successfully trialled the use of iPads for pupils sitting a mock GCSE. See on telegraph.co.uk
The screens that are stealing childhood
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Take a look around you and, in cars, shopping centres and restaurants, chances are you’ll find young children engrossed, not in the world around them, but in their new digital reality… See on smh.com.au
Managing: The Nuts & Bolts of an iPad Classroom
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat I’ve had more people ask me questions about my set-up than how I use iPads to actually teach in my classroom, so here’s my “share”. See on kathycassidy.com
7 Summer Activities to Get Better With Your iPad
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Many teachers and schools are buying iPads now in preparation of next year. I’ve made this list of ‘Summer Goals’ after a few schools have asked for assistance in getting teachers ready for Septembers iPad roll out in their schools. I’ve tried to order these from simplest to most complex task – but don’t feel like you must follow this order. After all, summer is about...
iRollout of iPads | Mr Lovegrove
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Over the last few days I’ve been working with my school’s technician to rollout 30 iPads; 10 for staff and 20 for pupils. We’d both never done this before, and didn’t really know what we’d find along the way. But we finished today, and I wanted to share the process we went through. See on mrlovegrove.net
[Infographic] The new nanny: Tablets and other...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat An interesting article on Schools.com…. See on schools.com
[Infographic] The new nanny: Tablets and other...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat An interesting article on Schools.com…. See on schools.com
List of Apps for Dyslexic Students
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat A new day has arrived for dyslexic students where apps have been created to support the challenges that they have on a daily basis in school. Here is the “Top Ten apps” (with links to iTunes) for them to get started… See on edtech-associates.com
List of Apps for Dyslexic Students
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat A new day has arrived for dyslexic students where apps have been created to support the challenges that they have on a daily basis in school. Here is the “Top Ten apps” (with links to iTunes) for them to get started… See on edtech-associates.com
A List of 20 Free Tools for Teachers to Create...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Creating presentations and slideshows is one of the needed skills for both teachers and students. Unfortunately many teachers still find it hard to arrange data into a catchy slideshow to share with students… See on educatorstechnology.com
A List of Interesting Mobile Learning Links
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Mobile learning is in the air, almost everyone realizes the potential, and some companies are now taking tentative first steps. See on upsidelearning.com
A List of Interesting Mobile Learning Links
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Mobile learning is in the air, almost everyone realizes the potential, and some companies are now taking tentative first steps. See on upsidelearning.com
At a Tech-Savvy School, Smart Questions About...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat The city’s new social media guidelines for teachers shouldn’t cause too many changes, according to tech-savvy educators at the NYC iSchool. See on nytimes.com
Bloom's iPad Taxonomy
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Langwitches has recently just put together another taxonomy of the iPad. It has some really great stuff in it… See on edgalaxy.com
Mobile Learning: The Great Equalizer
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Learning via your mobile device is bridging the gap between rich and poor, East and West, skilled and unskilled. OpenStudy has brought its platform to mobile - try it out! See on blog.openstudy.com
The Best iPad Note Apps
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat One of the first things about the iPad that caught people’s attention was the touch screen, and it goes without saying that some of the first apps to start taking advantage of that touch screen were handwriting/note taking apps. Apps that let you write, draw, sketch—-and sometimes type–notes on your iPad. See on cultofmac.com
iPad may be the media darling, but the survey...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat …desktops/laptops at a rate almost 3 times higher than tablets! See on ecetech.net
Teacher-Developed Apps Fill Lesson Gaps
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Educators take technology into their own hands, using classroom insight to create educational apps. See on usnews.com
App Recommendation – Explain Everything
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat This school year, at Allendale Columbia School, we embarked on a 1:1 iPad initiative with our Middle School Students. One of the Apps I have consistently recommended to classroom teachers for curri… See on teptech.wordpress.com
How to Grade on an iPad
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat How to Grade on an iPad… See on snapguide.com
An iPad School – Top 10 Tips
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat There is no doubt that learning is central to thinking… A visit is based on talk of pedagogy and enhancing student life (iPad and Pedagogy). However, there are many lessons to be learned about the implementation of new technology in a school and ESSA, in particular Abdul Chohan, are very happy to help… See on syded.wordpress.com
Apps for Children with Special Educational Needs
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat iPads in Primary Education presents a roundup of apps for children with Special Education Needs… See on mrandrewsonline.blogspot.co.uk
Connecting Teacher & Students iPads with...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat This iPad app allows teachers to manage what is on a student’s device (iPod touch, iPad, or iPhone). The teacher can present the materials up to 30 devices. These presentations do not only contain informational slides, but also interactive features that gives instant feedback to help drive instruction. See on dps61technology.wordpress.com
Blackboard Adds Testing to Mobile Learning App
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Blackboard has updated its mobile app to accommodate test taking and to deliver alerts to students when changes happen to their courses without the learning management system (LMS) app being opened…. See on theelearningsite.com
Blackboard Adds Testing to Mobile Learning App
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Blackboard has updated its mobile app to accommodate test taking and to deliver alerts to students when changes happen to their courses without the learning management system (LMS) app being opened…. See on theelearningsite.com
Teaching with Evernote: A 6th and 8th Grade...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Kevin Buran teaches 6th and 8th grade science to students at Carmel Middle School. See on blog.evernote.com
Three top tips to turn “good” to “great” in mobile...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat This year, the Learning at Work Day theme is ‘Learning for Growth’. The constant availability of mobile learning already makes it ideal for self-development, but are you making the most of this medium? See on saffroninteractive.com
When, Why & What 1:1 iPad?
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat If you come to a decision to embark upon an iPad 1:1 project because you like the iPad, or you’ve heard that the device is good, STOP, wrong reason… See on jamesbowkett.net
5 Smartphone (Mobile Learning) Concerns
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat As I have been using smartphones in my classes, presenting about it, writing about it, and reading about it, I have some concerns. 1. Why limit mobile learning to lower-level drill and kill activities… See on eduwithtechn.wordpress.com
Should Preschoolers Have iPads?
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat There’s debate over whether iPads really help preschoolers, and questions about needing more evidence/studies to be done in the area. See on edtechutb.visibli.com
TechLearning: The Growing App Gap
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat * Among lower-income children, 27 percent have a parent with a smartphone, compared to 57 percent for higher-income children. * Ten percent of lower-income children have a video-enabled iPod or similar device in the home, compared to 34 percent of upper-income children. * Thirty-eight percent of lower-income parents say they don’t even know what an app is, compared to...
Twitter: The great debunker
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat “I learn something from every ten minute Twitter dose I allow myself. Our students can, too. This week Twitter is The Great Debunker…” See on blog.teachersfirst.com
12 Reasons to Get Your School District Tweeting...
See on Scoop.it - #iPadChat Everyone is on Twitter these days, so why not your school district? Twitter provides an easy platform to keep your followers updated — moment by moment, if necessary! — about developing situations, sudden brainstorms and calls to action. Following are 12 reasons to get your school district tweeting this summer so that you can hit the ground running at the...