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Ken Scott e-learning enthusiast JISC RSC YH Ipads in Education 15 th July 2014
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A basic overview and introduction to educational use of ipads
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Ken Scott e-learning enthusiast JISC RSC YH
Ipads in Education15th July 2014
Ipads in Education
Agenda• Introductions
• Some terminology
• Finding your way around
• Apps
• Connecting to the network
• Uses in education
• Workshop
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Introductions
»2 minutes in pairs
»Introduce your partner
»Their name and job title
»A claim to fame
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Ice breaker quiz
»Find the Socrative app on your ipad
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Some terminology
»Tablets› IOS (ipads and iphones) = Apple› Android (e.g. Samsung) = independent› Windows (?) late as usual!
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Differences from a PC
»Fast
»Touch screen
»Auto-save
»Simpler interface
»Less features
»Cheaper apps
»Very good for accessibility
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Accessibility Features
»Assistive features built-in› Settings – General – Accessibility› Voiceover, zoom, invert colours
»Apps› http://www.slideshare.net/rscsw/ipad-apps-fo
r-accessibility
› Techdis› Robobraille, QR codes, pearltrees, mindjet,
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Finding your way around
»Switching on and off – keep pressing the top button
»The home button
»Scrolling through apps
»Closing down apps (saves battery)
»Gestures› Pinch › Drag› Zoom› Search
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apps
»Paid for vs free
»Vast amount› Are they any good? – check ratings› Be prepared to waste some time!
»Itunes accounts – individual vs corporate› VPP Volume Purchasing Programme› http://www.apple.com/uk/education/it/vpp/
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Examples of apps
»Main categories I will look at› Note taking› Social media› Linking - QR codes› Collaboration› Organising› Assessment› Social bookmarking› Publishing
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Note Taking
»Evernote› Very capable free app/paid for has offline
features› Links to many other productivity apps› Penultimate
»Audionote
»Dragon Dictate
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Social Media
Uses? › Group work› Collaboration› Updates to timetables› Assignments
»Marketing
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QR Codes
»A quick link to websites, photos, videos even apps
»Easily created for free
»All smart phones and tablets have an app for it
www.qrstuff.com
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Collaboration
»Evernote
»Googledocs
»Dropbox
»Skype
»Cloudon› Access MS Office docs on ipad
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Organising
»Mindmaps› Simpleminds+› Mindjet
»Todo lists› Wunderlist› Toodledo
»Freestyle› Grafio lite› Popple
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Assessment
»Video and photo evidence using builtin camera› Imovie› Splice
»Storage and sharing of videos and photos› Vimeo› Youtube› Flickr
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Assessment
»Storage and sharing› Googledocs› Evernote› Dropbox
»Quizzes› Socrative› Quizup
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Social Bookmarking
»Sharing links, annotations, comments, bookmarks› Pearltrees› Delicious› Evernote – (use Dolphin browser)
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Publishing
»Creating books and magazines on the ipad› Projects and assignments› Class magazines› Publicity
»Creative Book Builder› http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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Technical Considerations
»Wireless› Supports nearly all major security protocols› WPA, WPA2 WEP› Redirect pages
»Filtering› Will need some trial and error!› Supports proxy servers
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More Technical Considerations
»Charging› Battery life about 6 hours reliably› Have you got enough power sockets/capacity?› Consider charging stations
»Updating apps and IOS› Joint charger and app updating station
»Loss and theft› Find my ipad
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Educational uses
»Assessment
»Learning resources and activities
»Research
»Reflective practice
»Dashboards for College systems?
»Personal organiser – timetables, news
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Workshop
»Basic familiarisation with the ipads
»10 minutes
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Workshop
»Work in pairs or threes
»Pick a scenario or make one up
»Explore how you would approach this
»Take some notes for feedback – evernote?
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Find out more…
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Ken ScottE-learning enthusiast
Regional Support Centre YHUniversity of Leeds0113 343 1000
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