 Apple Distinguished Educator Technology Coordinator, Los Angeles Unified Schools wdale@mac.com Welcome Activity (15)  iPad 2 Video (Alternate Location) Facetime Demo (or Skype Demo) Mark Dohn, ADE GarageBand Demo ($4.99 from Apple) Apple's Official iPad in Education Site: https://www.apple.com/education/ipad/ Discussion: What does this device mean for education? Overview of iPad 2 (15) What's in the box? Setting Up the iPad Hardware Controls Software Controls Settings Getting Online iTunes Accounts How to create an iTunes Account (Simple and Recommended): http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2731 How to create an iTunes Account without a Credit Card (A Bit More Complicated): http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534 Syncing with iTunes iTunes App Store Activity 1: Create a Video (30)  Splice 2.0 Tutorial - Getting Started (Video) Download the Splice App for iOS Shoot some video! Interview three colleagues: How might you use an iPad in your roll as an educator? Edit the video. BONUS: Export your project to your camera roll. Then upload it to YouTube. Optional: Check out Animoto, Vimeo, or Apple's iMovie for 4.99 Activity 2: Annotate an eBook (30)  The End of Books? (Blog Post) Create an account at Amazon.com or login. Download the Kindle App for iPad. Register your kindle (from inside the app). Download The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Search for "public library" in the text. Annotate something important in his story about establishing the Philadelphia Public Library View your annotations online at https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights BONUS: Search your annotations, and cut-and-paste them... or save and share them using another service, like Evernote. :) Optional: Check out Apple's iBooks for free too. (Link may not work.) Activity 3: Edit a Google Doc (30)  Editing Google Docs on The Go (Blog Post & Video) Share your docs on the go with the improved Google Docs for mobile (Blog Post) Create an account at docs.google.com or login. Visit docs.google.com on the iPad. Open a document and click edit. Your work is automagically saved in "the cloud." It is backed up and you can access it from any web browser. Try collaborative editing with us using this demo document. BONUS: Click on the downward chevron and select "use desktop version" to have access to additional features. Optional: Try creating a Form, which can easily be filled out on an iPad (for custom walk throughs or rubrics). More Activities: Elective (15) Visit Live Binders, Susan Brooks Visit Apptivities.org and browse for something relevant to you or your students. BONUS: You might also want to try Google Translate! So you Know  Email - how to change settings so it downloads more than 3 days of mail (everyone's iPad is already setup for email with our Exchange server) How to toggle between apps How to get symbols on keyboard Updating Apps Reflection Activity (15)  Use PhotoBooth to make a video reflection. How do you plan to use the iPad in your role as an educator? How do you plan to use it with students? Additional Resources: One Year Later: Assessing the Impact of iPads on Education Growing List of iPad Apps for Education Check out these slide decks by Cheryl Davis, Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Teacher: A Community effort to Grade Educational Apps: http://www.iear.org/ More (from CUE's iPad in Education workshops): http://ipad.cuetoyou.net/events Online Evaluation CUELA, Join us for some great, local hand's-on training!  |
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