2014, Instructional Technology Department, Applied Technology High School Directorate.iPadProgramApplied Technology High School/Secondary Technical SchoolAcademic Year 2014-2015The Purpose of this booklet is to inform stakeholders about the rationale behind the iPad inclusioninourschoolse-learningparadigm.Thisdocumentwillalsoexplainhow studentsareexpectedtousethedeviceinsideandoutsidetheschooltoenhancetheir engagementinlearning.Inaddition,descriptionsabouttheprovidedprofessionalapps will be included at the end.Why the iPad?Technologyisbecomingmoreandmoreintegratedintooursociety,whichhaschanged thewaypeopleconducttheirdailylivesincludinghowknowledgeisdigestedinthe classrooms.Technologyintegrationencouragesteacherstoenhancestudentlearning, engagestudentsinthelearningprocessandshareresources.Italsoprovidesstudents with access to valuable information anytime and anywhere.Ourschoolsprovideendlessopportunitiestostudentsandteacherstogobeyondthe classroomandbuildpersonalizedlearningexperiences.WithiPadsintheclassroom, every lesson is brought to life through using state-of-the-art tools, apps and content that aregearedjustforeducation.Teacherscandeveloptheirowninteractivematerials, communicatewiththeirstudentsinrealtime,promotecollaborativeworkinthe classroom,andefectivelyassessstudentswork.Consequently,learningwillbemore engaging and memorable to students who are encouraged to use their iPads to construct knowledgeanddevelopinteractivematerialsaspartoftheircourseassignmentsand school projects.The iPad is so easy to use and students get familiar with it in no time. It is the familiarity and richness of the supporting educational apps that makes the iPad the mobile device of choice. Students have demonstrated their satisfaction with their iPads through diferent surveys in previous years.ATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015Do you think using iPads helps youunderstand your lessons better?All the timeMost of the timeSometimeRarelyNeverSkipped: 0 Answered: 64322.71%(146)38.10%(245)31.57%(203)4.35%(28)3.27%(21)Webeganintegratingtechnologyintothe classroomin2009throughaprogramwecall One-to-OneE-learningSolution.Atthattime,the AppleMacBookProwastheonlydevicegivento studentsoncetheyjoinedourschools.TheiPad wasrstintroducedin2012withagoalof improving students learning. All students who join our schools receive the latest high-specs iPad. They will also receive a MacBook Pro once they pass the yearandgotothenextgrade.Thisyear,students willreceivethelatestiPadAir64GBmodelin addition to a set of 23 paid apps. Students will need tousetheirAppleIDinordertodownloadthese specicappsintotheiraccount.Studentsare supposed to use their apps in the diferent subjects until they graduate in Grade 12.Technology Integration in the CurriculumOur educational standards in the curriculum are supported by the use of technology across all subjects. Among other technologies, the iPad is used as a tool to facilitate students learning and extend it in ways previously thought impossible. We believe that iPads can help students achieve more learning outcomes through active engagement and increased enjoyment.Students are required to bring their iPads to school fully charged every day. They also need to download the schools apps as soon as they receive their iPads in order to be prepared for the new academic year.ATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015BelowisthelistofAppsweprovidetoallstudentssotheycanusetheminthediferentsubjects throughout the years they spend in our school:Required Educational AppsPhotoshopTouchforiPadletsyou combineimages,applyprofessional efects,andshareresultsthrough FacebookandTwitter-allfromthe convenience of your iPad.Air Sketch enables students to turn the iPad intoawirelessinteractivewhiteboard. They can annotate PDF slides and images & projecttheminreal-time.Thisisavery powerfultoolusedtopresent,explain,& demonstrate work.Explain Everythingis an easy-to-use design, screen casting, and interactive whiteboardtoolthatletsyou annotate,animate,narrate,import, andexportalmostanythingtoand from almost anywhere. No account is necessary to use and share creations.FilesProstoreandviewyourdocuments, transferring them easily from any Mac or PC. ItisfullyintegratedwithBox,Dropbox,and GoogleDrive&OneDrive.Itembedshigh qualityviewers,includingexcellentsupport forPDF,Oce,iWork&images.Students canplaymusic;watchmovies;accesstheir cloudstorageordownloadfromthe internet.AnimationStudioallowsusersto create their own personalized lms in aneasyway!Studentscancreate theirownanimatedmovies,add characters and soundtrack with voice, music & text to speech!BookCreatorforiPadprovidesasimple waytocreatebeautifuliBooks,rightonthe iPad. Students can read them in iBooks, send them to their friends, or submit them to the iBooksStore.Thisappisidealforthe classroom.Studentscancreatepicture books,photobooks,artbooks,cookbooks, manuals, textbooks, and the list goes on.GeometryPad+allowsstudentsto createfundamentalgeometric shapes,exploreandchangetheir properties,andcalculatemetrics. They can save the work on the device itself, iCloud or to Dropbox. Students canalsoexporttheirworkintoPDF and images.GoodReadercanhelpstudentsread virtually anything, anywhere: books, movies, maps,pictures.Italsoprovidetheabilityto mark-upPDFsthroughtypewritertext boxes,stickynotes,lines,arrows,and freehanddrawings.Besidesreading, studentscanalsosynctheirleswith remoteserverssuchasiDisk,Dropbox, SugarSync, WebDAV, AFP, FTP or SFTP server.Notabilityis the one place to create, share,andmanagenotes.Itcombines handwriting, typing, audio recordings, andphotossostudentscancreate notes that t their needs. In addition, with iCloud support, notes are always availableoniPhone,iPad,andMac. Anytime. Anywhere.Poppletis a platform for managing ideas. Its supersimpleinterfaceallowsstudentsto moveatthespeedoftheirthoughts.With Popplet,studentscancapturetheirideas, sortthemvisually,andcollaboratewith others in real time, quickly and easily!ATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015Soundsistheultimateinteractive Englishpronunciationtool,forboth studentsandteachers.Soundshelps students study, practise and play with pronunciation wherever they are. The appfeaturesafullyinteractive PhonemicChartforbothBritishand AmericanEnglish.Studentscanlook up and listen to words, phrases in the provided wordlist, and can record and compare their own pronunciation.MultiMeasuresHDisthemosthandy measuring tool kit in the world. Students can usetheapptoturntheiriPadintoa multi-functionalmeasuringdevicewith metronome,stopwatch,timer,seismometer, ruler, surface level and many more.VernierVideoPhysicsbringsphysics videoanalysistoiPad.Studentscan usetheapptocapturevideoofan objectinmotion,markitsposition frame by frame, and set the scale using a known distance. Video Physics draws trajectory,position,andvelocity graphsfortheobject.Studentscan share video, graphs, and data.HTMLStudioisaprofessionalwebdesign sotwarefortheiPadthatprovidesavisual interfaceforcreatingandeditingwebsites and mobile web apps, as well as previewing andpublishingoptionsonthego.In addition,HTMLStudioprovidesa professionalwaytomanageandshare created work on iOS devices.WebDAVNav+isaWebDAVclientandle explorerforiOS.Studentscanuseitto navigatetheirremotestoragefoldersand perform common le and folders operations likedelete,copy,move,andrename. Students can also open browsed documents and les in other applications.DynamicARTisagraphical programming environment on iPad. Studentswillnditeasytocreate amazingartwork,animations, interactionsandmusicwith DynamicART.Theycanalsoshare their creations with their friends.Studentswillhavefunlearning programmingwithouttheneedto studycomplexsyntaxofcomputer languages.Theyjustdraganddrop asetofblocksandconnectthem together. Dynamic ART is a powerful toolthatcanbeusedforbeginners to learn and practice mathematical, computationalideasandcreative thinking.ATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015The deviceAdditional accessoriesiPad Smart Case & Sot-Touch Stylus PenCharger CableSmart CaseStylus PeniPad Air64GB WiFiATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015