All Blog Posts Tagged 'iPad' (13)

This is an edited version of a much more detailed blog post. To read this full post, please see the Trinity College iPad Program Blog.…

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I got the bug when iBooks Author was released.  It allowed me to easily combine my love of graphics and my love of teaching physics.  Suddenly it was clear to me that I could create a book.  At the least, I could create a book for my students to use.  At the most, I could create a book that…

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After completing an iPad trial with a year 10 Science class I came to the conclusion that while there are a number of reasonable subject specific apps (particularly for the primary school years), the greatest benefit of the iPad is in the management and organisation of educational life as a teacher or a student. The simple ability to have all of your textbooks on one device is just the beginning. There are many amazing apps such as Goodreader, Evernote, Audio Note, Noterize, Dropbox,…

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I teach and support tech and media making in an independent middle school in Lexington, KY. Our high school began a laptop program in 2003. Last year after Christmas we initiated an iPad test in the middle school, which has evolved into a BYOD situation now. Nothing to read into situation. Roughly a third of the middle school students now bring iPads or apple laptops to school. Teachers unanimously support what's happening. Nobody ready to use the phone yet.

Parents, and all…

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Thought I would share a little about our iPad programme. Further details of our programme can be found on our iPad portal: http://ipad.redlands.qld.edu.au/

 

A Little background:

Redlands College has sought to incorporate information communication technologies (ICT) in learning in a meaningful, responsible and cost effective manner. In recent years, the number of computers available to students has…

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The way I create folders on my classroom iPad is by organizing them with a student focus in mind. For example; I created folders labeled  "Free Write" and  "Free Math" so students know what they are allowed to use when they are finished with their writing or math assignment.

I also create specific folders for lessons or units of study. The folder labeled "Earth" on our classroom iPad was created for small group work. Students had the task of answering the question, "Why are we able to…

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http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2011/05/31iwork.html

 

Pages, Keynote, Numbers.

 

Now iPhones and iPods can get full access to iWork '09 and iWork iOS create files. Personally I'm happy that Numbers is making its way over. Keynote is also something I'm sure people have long wanted to have on an iPhone for presentation uses, plug in the Phone to the projection system and have your iPad for walking…

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Well the go ahead from management has finally come through, and Trinity College Foundation Studies will be going ahead with a full 1:1 iPad curriculum in 2012. We first have a repeat of our initial 2010 trial with a small intake of fifty to sixty students from August this year, as a step to establish new practices, further experiment and refine, and conduct further research with students and staff.



In the interim, I am responsible for conducting staff professional development in the… Continue

In a world that revolves around technology, you would think that this would also be the case within our classrooms. However, my preschool students do not have access to technology in the classroom and they would benefit from using an iPad to facilitate the learning process especially when teaching students with special needs and English language learners.

My students are three to five years old and attend their neighborhood public school in a high poverty area of the city. The…

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Our school network like most schools use a proxy server to filter content and log student browsing. The iPad allows you to add a certificate for the proxy and Safari works OK but most of the Apps that need web access fail. Now one could curse Apple about this but they don't write the apps, so will anyone take responsibility for this oversight?

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AirSketch (from Qrayon LCC) is an iPad App that allows users to share real-time drawings with computers on the same Wi-Fi network. In the classroom, AirSketch can be used as an inexpensive whiteboard substitute. An

instructor can model how to work a math problem by writing on the iPad

and having the problem displayed in near real-time through a computer

connected to a data… Continue