Using+the+iPad+to+Enhance+Your+Curriculum

=Using the iPad to Enhance Your Curriculum=
 * All handouts will be electronic and found throughout this wiki site.

**__AGENDA and RESOURCES__**

 * Overview of iPad 2**

........... iPad / Hardware Controls (Keyboard shortcuts) ........... Software Controls - Power on/off is your personal Tech Support ........... Settings - General - Accessibility - Speak Selection (on) / Mutitasking Gestures (on) / Keyboard - International Keyboards (Add "Emoji") ........... Individualize your iPod Touch (Review of Multitouch-Gestures) ........... Keyboard Shortcuts ........... iTunes Accounts -How to purchase or install Apps - Discussion about personal iTunes accounts. (Free/Paid) - Settings (Store) >> How to create an iTunes Account (Simple and Recommended): [] >> How to create an iTunes Account without a Credit Card (A Bit More Complicated): [] > Apps Store App - This is conceived as a pain up front, but once accounts are created, Apps become fluid and intuitive. > **Apps for today's session -** > **Dropbox** - If possible follow the following link to download and install: **http://db.tt/Zv4pjY1** > **Chrome** - New web browser > **iBooks** - Books - textbooks - PDF's > **Skype** - Video Conferencing > **Socrative - Student and Teacher** - Student Response - Assessment tool (We'll use this stie to demo this product - Live demo) > **NearPod - Student and Teacher **- Game changing App for 1-to-1 iPad implementations (You need all three links to set up account) > **Showme** - Interactive whiteboard > **Sock Puppet** - Creation > **PaperPort Notes** - Speech to text app (NOT FREE - **$4.99)** - Optional > **iTunes U - Teacher Resources** > **Books HD - 23 Thousand Free Books** > **Books - Pick the reader that works for your needs. A couple of recommendations: (Books HD - Kindle - nook - vBookz PDF)** > **Cloudon - Microsoft Office (FREE)** > **OnLIve Desktop - (Local device only - Cloud support and web support - $4.99/month -** multiple users bandwidth limitations) > **uPad lite- Consider the** uPad Full Version **(4.99) very worth it!** > **32 Apps for improving your writing**. > **Zite - Personal Learning Magazine (A must for every teacher)** > **Evernote - Note taking and repository for cool stuff** > **Snapseed - Photoshop - Photo editing (NOT FREE** - $4.99) **- Optional** > **TourWrist** - Virtual tours of cool places > **Sock Puppets** - Instructional > **Google** - Search > **Zig Zag** - White Board >

Welcome Activity**
> [|iPad in Education Video] ........... [|iBooks Textbook Video] .........**..** [|Skype] Demo
 * Discussion: What does the iPad mean for education? Do a Google search and click the following link to share your answer**: http://goo.gl/r4hCL

**Activity 1: What does this mean for how we instruct students.**
........... **History of education -- What changes have you seen? What age of instruction are you practicing?** ........... **Hybrid? Online? One to One? - The Must-Have EdTech Cheat Sheet for instruction Kathy Schrock's Bloom iPad Links ** ........... **Safari - How to use - Bookmark - Create an app - Reading List** media type="custom" key="20535612" media type="custom" key="20536024"

**Activity 2: iPad as a Digital Camera**
........... **Camera - Take some still shots - Digital Video (become familiar with the camera) - Screen Shot** ........... **Creating activities that students "create that teach"** ........... **Sock Puppet -- Setup account and create a learning activity** ........... **ShowMe -- Setup account and create a whiteboard** **lesson or activity and record your work!**

**Activity 3: Instructional Assessment and Curriculum**
........... **Socrative -- Setup account - Demo** ........... N **earPod - Setup account - Demo** ........... N **earPod Simulation** ........... **Check out Whiteboard, Zig Zag, Explain Everything($2.99) and Evernote, or Educreations** (Watch Explain Everything w/ Evernote video)

Activity 4: eBooks (Books Readers)
> **iBooks** > **iTunes U** > Free Books - See links above > **[|The End of Books?]** (Blog Post)

> **Cloudon** > **PaperPort Notes** > **Notes** - The one from Apple is awesome - but the link is for the top 10 other Notes apps > **Google** > **Onlive Desktop** > **uPad lite** -- Consider the **uPad full version** ($4.99) very worth it! > [|Editing Google Docs on The Go] (Blog Post & Video) > 32 Apps for improving your writing. Open //Cloudon// / Dropbox and create a word document. Configure with //Dropbox// to save documents. Check out all the settings and formatting tools. Open Google and create a new //doc.// Check out these settings and formatting tools. Open //PaperPort NotesI// and create an audio paper - edit and save.
 * Activity 5: Word Processing**
 * Writing Activity:**
 * Compare and contrast the differences and consider when and where each would be appropriate to use in your classroom.

> How do you plan to use the iPad in your role as an educator? > How do you plan to use it with students?
 * Reflection Activity**

........... **Zite - Free** ........... **Evernote - Free** ........... **Snapseed - $$** ........... **TourWrist - Free**
 * Additional Resources:**

........... **[|iPad as 1:1 Device]**
 * NEW:** iBooks [|Textbooks] and [|iBook's Author]

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 * Explain Everything and Evernote**