Smart School Start

2014iPad Version

App Mixers

Estimated time: 20 minutes each

APP MIXER CONCEPT:

Get kids using the most important apps QUICKLY

Introduce the kids to each other and build culture

Work on presentation skills, in informal ways

Teachers get comfortable with apps

APP MIXER CONCEPT:

Do one or two of these a day during your first week with iPads

Suggestions:

Or do them all day long for one day!

These App Mixers will be MESSY!

It’s ok. It’s only the first or second

week of school, right?

Have fun! Let the kids show off

their tech and leadership skills

Garage Band JAMS

Students form teams of three or four

Students open Garage Band

One student starts a Bluetooth Jam Session

The other three students can play instruments in one single track, wirelessly recorded on the main iPad

These can be played for the entire class via the teacher’s computer speakers

Garage Band JAMS

Academic outcome?!!Students can use Garage Band for interviews and to record original jingles for their videos.

iMovie Superheroes

Students open iMovie, click the “+” to make a new movie

(not a movie trailer….yet)

Locate the camera and turn it on

iMovie Superheroes

Locate the camera and turn it onCheck the ? for help

iMovie Superheroes

MISSION: !Find out ONE favorite superhero name from as many classmates

as possible!! Record them saying it. They should say:

My favorite superhero is: _________________ !

TIME LIMIT: ONLY 4 minutes! !

HINT: Only record ONE sentence per person!

iMovie Superheroes

Drop the clips in any order

Trim them

Add favorite music!

Share them via Airplay!

Hint: find the little gear

Educreations Interviews

Everyone sketch an avatar of themselves on paper

4 minutes!

Educreations Interviews

Open the Educreations App

Use your school Google info to make an account

First: Find out what the buttons do! (3 minutes)

Make three slides using

Take a picture of 3 classmates’ paper avatars

One picture per slide

Educreations Interviews

Ask each classmate that you have an avatar for these questions:

What’s your favorite kind of shoe?

What’s your favorite song?

Two questions per person =)

Educreations Interviews

Hit the RECORD button in Educreations

Say each classmate’s name and say what their two favorite items were,

while you write with your finger!

HINT: You can pause on each slide!

Educreations Interviews

Select DONE

PICK PRIVATE Email it to your teacher

Open Safari or Chrome

Find pictures of four items (or more) THAT ARE

LIKELY TO BE IN YOUR!REFRIGERATOR

RIGHT NOW

Screen shot them one at a time.

*Screen shots are taken with the HOME and POWER button - they save to your camera roll

Keynote Collage

Open Keynote

Hit the “+” to make a new presentation

Keynote Collage

Back into Keynote!

Add the pictures from your camera roll

Add all four…or more

You can put a frame around them if you want

Keynote Collage

Keynote Collage

Add a title with your name

Add the title by clicking here:

Keynote Collage

Present with Airplay! click here:

May not work at all schools - yet

Keynote Collage

COOL TRICK! While presenting, you can DRAW on your slides, find the magic button

iPad App Mixers