Exploring iPad TechnologyOctober 1&October 8

Agenda (TOC): October 8

•Welcome, Credit & Connections • Introduction – New to iPads?▫Share Session

•Getting to Know Your iPad▫Work Session

•Tips & Tricks for Using the iPad▫Share Session

•Accessories I Love▫Share Session

•TEACHING Apps: Exploration by Category▫Share Session

Credit: OPI Renewal Form

•Evidence of Completion▫Teacher re-certification▫MEA Trade (prior approval needed)▫Step-up Credit (prior approval needed)

•Sign in COLOR

Connections: This is a Social Class

•Who is an expert? I’m NOT!•Connections (network & network)•Share the learning – share the teaching•Edmodo Learning Site – www.edmodo.com▫Group code - 8sl1ya

•Teacher Social Network – bpstilt.ning.com▫Must join & be approved

New to iPads?

• IOS device from Apple ▫IOS = Operating System

•Compatible with Mac & Windows•What it is…and what it is not▫TechCrunch Article▫Share Session – Poll: How do you use your iPad?

Reading Shopping Music Games

Getting to Know your iPad

Syncing Tips for your iPad

•Know the basics•Don’t want to automatically sync?

Getting to Know your iPad

•Understanding iTunes Window

Getting to Know the Interface

•Swipe Apps pages•Dots for Pages•Search•Wiki – Quick Search of Wikipedia•Edit Search Order▫Settings > General > Spotlight

Getting to Know the Interface

•Tapping•Scrolling•Flicking•Status…To the Top•Pinching & Zooming•Rotating

Getting to Know the Interface

•Open Apps Stay Open▫Double-Tap Home▫Close Running Apps

•Customize Your Bottom Row• iPod Controls

Double-Tap Home & Swipe Left

Getting to Know the Interface

•Selecting Text▫Tap to Insert ▫Tap & Hold▫Double-Tap▫Triple-Tap▫Tap & Drag

•Work Session - Practice

Tips & Tricks…

•Using the Keyboard▫Tap vs Double-Tap▫Slide▫Hold

Word Processing (accents) Web Browsing (.com, .org)

•Changing Keyboard Settings▫Settings > General > Keyboard

Tips & Tricks…

• Screen Shots• Change Your Wallpaper▫From Settings▫From Photos

• iPad as Photo Frame•Other Settings▫Apps Settings▫Notifications▫Notes Fonts▫Pass Code▫Restrictions

Tips & Tricks…Troubleshooting

•Quit an App…Did you quit it?• Force Quit an App▫Software▫Hardware – Don’t shut down

• Shut Down & Restart• Force ReBoot• Restore from a Backup – Yep, Backup• RESET – THIS ONE COMES WITH A WARNING

• Share Session

Accessories I Love…

• Bluetooth keyboards▫Zagg▫Apple

• Screen Cover (protection & Smart)• Stands & Docks• Digital Camera Connection• Video Adapter(s)▫VGA▫HDMI

• Stylus• Carry Case(s)• Speakers

• Share Session

Apps for youThese are Apps for people who use their ipad for themselves

The Must Use Apps

•Email▫Setup District email▫Setup Personal email▫Turn on Notes

•Google Calendar Client - $6.99

•PasswordTote

Social Apps

•Twitter•Friendly •Google +•Apps that combine:▫G-Whizz!▫HootSuite

•FaceTime – iPad 2•Skype – iPad 2

Productivity Apps

•Pages - $9.99•Keynote - $9.99•Dropbox•Evernote•7Notes HD•Blogsy

Photography Apps

• iPicEd Lite•Foto Editor•Effects•PhotoPad•Fotolr PS HD•Fotolr PA•PS Express

Teaching Tools

•Timer +•ScreenChomp•Stickies•ShowMe•Edmodo•Rowmote - $4.99

• List from TeachHub

From itunes

•Podcasts▫Discovery Networks▫PBS ▫CNN Student News▫Teachers Teaching Teachers

•Make Your Own Audiocasts▫Audioboo▫SoundCloud

• iTunes U▫TechTalk4Teachers▫K-12 Education Reform

Browser Apps

•Safari•Mercury•Terra•Diigo Browser•Side by Side

News & Magazines

•Flipboard vs Fluent News• Life Magazine – Images •NPR •Discovery•PBS•USA Today, CNN, ABC News...

Reference Apps

•WebMD•Howcast•Maps•The Weather Channel•EduTecher•EduTecher Backpack

Video & Music Apps

•YouTube•SnagFilms•TED•Crackle•Showyou•Squrl•Pandora• iheartradio

Apps for LearningCategorized list of different learning Apps

Research & Note taking…and more

•Browsers•Notes•Evernote•Peek (Need Evernote)

Reading Apps

•Kindle•Nook• iBooks

Reference Apps

• iThesaurus•WordWeb•Calculator• inClass

Specific subject/Grade apps

•Top Apps Review – Education•Free Math Apps – ikids•Top Apps Review - Math•Science Apps – ikids•Top Apps Review – Science•Top Apps Review – History•Middle School iPad Apps•Middle School – ipad in schools•High School – iPad Apps•High School – The Knowledge Maven

Apps for Creating stories

•SonicPicsLite•Comic Touch•CartoonStdio•StoryKit•VidEditorFree•PuppetPals HD•Videolicious•Splice•Blurb Mobile

Resources (Bibliography)

• iPad Users Guide – pdf available on Edmodo• iPad 2 Handbook - $19.99•My Delicious Bookmarks for ipad_class▫www.delicious.com/caskeyd/ipad_class

•YOU!▫Be sure to post your resources on our learning sites▫Bpstilt.ning.com or Edmodo