iPad+for+Educators+PS109

We need educators in our schools who understand and model technology literacy and fluency. This workshop will provide participants with the ability to integrate iPad technology into their practice in order to become a more efficient educator. Participants will discover what educational apps are available and how they can be used in classroom instruction as well as apps that can be used for increased productivity.
 * Session Overview: **

**Facilitators**: OETSBSI **Date & Times**: February 28th, 2012 - PS 109 9:00-11:00 AM

**Objective**: To provide School Educators with the skills to integrate iPad technology into their everyday practice.

**Class Description**: This follow up workshop is being offered to educators using the iPad2 so that they can explore and learn how to use key apps on their iPad.


 * Agenda**
 * Welcome
 * What's in the box
 * Getting connected
 * Customizing the look & feel of your iPad 2
 * Books, PDFs and the iPad 2
 * Apps, Apps, Apps
 * Q & A



**Getting connected **
>>>> b. Choose WEP for security >>>> c. Go back one screen by choosing the Other Network arrow in the upper left corner >>>> d //Let's test the Internet// //Getting Connected Video Tutorial//
 * **Internet **
 * Settings
 * Wi-Fi and make sure it is turned on
 * Choose a Network...
 * Other...
 * Name: Network Name -
 * Security
 * Touch **Join** on the keyboard interface
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click the blue circle next to
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">add AUTO proxy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Server - <span class="wiki_link_ext" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Click the home button to exit Settings
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Using Safari **
 * Viewing/ Closing pages
 * Bookmarking within Safari
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creating "shortcut" widgets
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Address bar
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Type in [|http://schools.nyc.gov]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find your school's website
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Save a picture of your school to your ipad
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">look in your Photos widget for the saved picture


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Setting up your Mail: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Settings
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mail, Contacts, Calendars
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Add Account...
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can add multiple mail accounts and view them simultaneously or separately


 * Customizing the look & feel of your iPad 2**
 * Adding/Removing icons
 * Making folders
 * Custom Settings
 * Mail signature


 * Books, PDFs and the iPad 2**
 * Readers
 * //iBooks// - iBooks is an amazing way to download and read books. iBooks includes the iBook store, where you can download the latest best-selling books or your favorite classics day or night. Browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and bookmark or add notes to your favorite passages.
 * //Kindle// - The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, giving users the ability to read Kindle books on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You'll have access to over 800,000* books in the Kindle Store, including best sellers and new releases. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights
 * //Nook// - NOOK for iPad from Barnes & Noble puts more than two million eBooks, magazines and newspapers at your fingertips. Enjoy thousands of free classic books, sample books free and share eBooks with friends and family using NOOK's exclusive LendMe technology.
 * //Inkling// hopes to break the standard textbook model and help textbooks enter the interactive age by letting students share and comment on the texts and interact with fellow students.
 * Textbooks and the iPad 2
 * eTextbooks -
 * PDFs
 * How to open a PDF that has been emailed to you



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 * Flashcardlet ([])
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