ilead+-+Enhance+your+Leadership+Potential+with+the+iPad


 * iLead Session 2: Enhance your Leadership Potential with the iPad**

The ipad is destined to reshape the way we learn but more importantly we can help teachers revolutionize learning for our students. This workshop will provide participants with the ability to integrate iPad technology into their practice in order to become a more efficient school leader. Participants will learn how to use their iPad to collect data and share instructional resources.
 * Session Overview:**


 * Facilitators:** Barrie Donohue, Joseph Iacono


 * Date & Time:** March 9, 2011


 * Location:** 415 89th Street, 11209, 5th floor room 508


 * Objective**: To provide principals with the skill and ability to use their devices as a ubiquitous tool for all organizational/administrative needs.


 * Class Description**: The iPad has a wealth of possibilities for the education community. Find out firsthand what benefits the ipad can have for you as an administrator.
 * Explore what it means to be a mobile learner by accessing the world of iTunesU for free
 * Be prepared to digitize your observations with several educational administrative apps focused on teacher and classroom observations
 * Discover how the ipad can impact your learning with education 10 most favorite apps
 * Learn how your students would benefit from merging out of date textbooks to an online library of up to date real time text, weighing only 2 pounds


 * Practical Application**: Principals will learn to effectively use their device as an organizational, productivity and communication tool during their day to day activities.
 * Principals will receive an overview of the device and learn its functionalities.
 * Principals will learn iPad features and uses for teachers and students.
 * Principals will explore appropriate apps for all subject areas and grade levels.


 * CLASS OUTLINE**


 * Introductions: Celine Azoulay-Lewin**
 * ** //Welcoming Remarks: Welcome to the Mobile World// (video) (to 9:05) **
 * ** Previous session Q & A (to 9:15) **
 * ** What's in the box (to 9:45) **


 * **Getting connected (to 10:00)**

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 * ** Customizing the look & feel of your ipad (10:45) **
 * ** Books, PDFs and the iPad (11:00) **
 * ** Apps, Apps, Apps (12:00) **
 * ** Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 **
 * ** Staying connected with Twitter (1:30) **
 * ** On the go with iTunes U **** Reflection (2:45) **
 * iPad 101 - Getting Started **
 * //Welcome to the Mobile World//

8:40-9:00
 * What's in the box **
 * iPad
 * Doc Connector to USB Cable
 * USB Power Adaptor

**Getting connected **
9:00-9:40 >>>> b. Choose WEP for security >>>> c. Go back one screen by choosing the Other Network arrow in the upper left corner >>>> d. Input your school specific password //Let's test the Internet//
 * **Internet at school **
 * Settings
 * Wi-Fi and make sure it is turned on
 * Choose a Network...
 * Other...
 * Name: Network Name - input a school specific SSID
 * Security
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Touch **Join** on the keyboard interface
 * <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;">Setting up your Mail: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adding your Outlook account: //Microsoft Exchange//
 * <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;">Microsoft Exchange
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">email
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Domain - CENTRAL
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Username
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Password
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Touch next in the upper right corner
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Server - mail.nycboe.net
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can add multiple mail accounts and view them simultaneously or separately

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the go with iTunes U
9:40-10:15
 * **iTunes - on the iPad & on your Computer**
 * Free download, free account
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 * You can use several "iOS" devices (iPad, iPod, iPhone, etc), with one computer and one iTunes account. Once your iPad is synced with your computer you don't want to "resync" it with another computer; there is an important 1:1 relationship.
 * **iTunes U - the Campus that Never Sleeps**
 * Accessing iTunes U
 * New and Noteworthy Content
 * Featured course content from Universities, Museums and Institutions
 * Previewing content
 * Downloading content
 * Downloading/subscribing to courses
 * Finding content the easy way using spotlight search
 * Filtering results by media type (iTunes U)
 * iTunes U Power Search

10:15 - 10:45
 * Books, PDFs and the iPad**
 * Readers
 * //iBooks// - iBooks is an amazing way to download and read books. iBooks includes the iBookstore, 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

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 * PDFs
 * A PDF is emailed to you
 * how to open in iBooks

10:45 - 12:00 >>> The Elements is the first of a line of revolutionary ebooks from Touch Press developed from the ground up for iPad, which now includes our second title, Solar System for iPad. (Search for "Touch Press" in iTunes to find it.) >>> And if that whets your appetite for a trip to the museum, the "Visitor information" section will help you (getting there, museum maps, opening times, admission fees…).
 * Apps, Apps, Apps**
 * Over 10 billion downloaded and counting...**
 * Native Apps - //Safari, Photos, iPod, iTunes, App Store, Videos, Maps, Notes, Calendar, YouTube, Spotlight Search//
 * Finding & Downloading Apps
 * Apps by Category
 * Education
 * The Elements by Theodore Gray ( 13.99) - If you think you've seen the periodic table, think again. The Elements: A Visual Exploration lets you experience the beauty and fascination of the building blocks of our universe in a way you've never seen before. This is the US English version of The Elements. Fully translated versions are also available in French, German, Japanese, and British English.
 * BrainPOP (free) - The brand new "BrainPOP Featured Movie" app was created specifically for the iPad. This new platform allows BrainPOP to deliver fresh, animated movies every day, with content relevant to significant historical and current events such as Earth Awareness and Financial Literacy topics in April. After watching the daily Featured Movie, students can test their new knowledge with the accompanying interactive quiz.
 * TED (free) - TED presents talks from some of the world's most fascinating people: education radicals, tech geniuses, medical mavericks, business gurus and music legends. Find more than 700 TEDTalk videos (with more added each week) on the official TED app.
 * Productivity
 * Dropbox (free) - The easiest way to store and share files online and accross computers
 * Evernote (free) - Evernote for iPad lets you make new text and audio notes, as well as view your existing Evernote content all with a swipe or tap of your finger. []
 * News/Media
 * NYTimes (free) - Introducing the enhanced New York Times app for iPad™ - free until early 2011. Now with all the sections, articles, videos and photos you expect from The New York Times.
 * NPR (free) - NPR for iPad: Experience NPR in magazine style with a focus on News, Arts & Life, and Music content that’s broad, deep, and timely. It’s NPR like you’ve never seen us before. The app also replicates popular features of the NPR News iPhone app, including playlist, hourly newscasts,station finder, and sharing. And, we are already working on future enhancements for our next release.
 * PBS (free) - Watch the most popular and current PBS programs free and with minimal interruption. "PBS for iPad" features more than 300 videos, including full-length episodes, segments and previews with new content updated daily. UPDATE (10/26): Increased server capacity for improved performance and availability.
 * Reference
 * Google Mobile (free) - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">By “iPad-friendly”, we mean that this new version has been designed to show neatly on the iPad’s screen, and that the usual features of Google Mobile App for iPhone, like [|search by voice and My Location], work well. From the Apps tab, you can also easily navigate to Google’s web-based apps, such as Gmail, which was[|recently optimized for iPad].
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Dictionary.com (free) - The free Dictionary.com app delivers trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com. NO INTERNET CONNECTION IS NEEDED TO SEARCH WORDS. The app includes nearly 2,000,000 words, definitions, synonyms and antonyms. It also features audio pronunciation, voice-to-text search and Dictionary.com’s popular Word of the Day and Hot Word blog.
 * Travel
 * Beautiful Planet HD (1.99) - An Award-Winning app that captures the breathtaking beauty of our world and its cultures with a collection of galleries three decades in the making by travel photographer and explorer, Peter Guttman. Beautiful Planet includes over 580 images spanning seven continents and 160 countries. Featured on Wired.com as "One of 5 Sweet Apps for your iPad". Features a fully interactive, zoomable map, Facebook sharing of images with your own personal message, and a built-in music player to listen to your iTunes music while you use the app. Note that to display a pin for each photograph in a gallery, tap on the gallery icon, and then tap on the red thumbtack button.
 * Google Earth (free) - Hold the world in the palm of your hand. With Google Earth for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, you can fly to far corners of the planet with just the swipe of a finger. Explore the same global satellite and aerial imagery available in the desktop version of Google Earth, including high-resolution imagery for over half of the world's population and a third of the world's land mass.
 * Mathematics
 * Bloomberg for iPad (free) - Bring the power of the most trusted source for financial information to your iPad, along with tools to help you analyze the world's markets.
 * Art Appreciation
 * Musee de Louvre (free) - If you can't come to the Louvre, we can help you discover the museum's must-sees on your iPhone or iPod touch!
 * Astronomy
 * GoSkyWatch Planetarium (free) - GoSkyWatch Planetarium now for the iPad. Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations and more with a touch or by simply pointing to the sky. Have fun with family and friends discovering the images in the night sky. Go outside and explore the night sky.
 * Music Appreciation
 * Magic Piano (.99) - Experience the world’s most popular piano for iPad with the #1 music app in 80 countries. Play timeless pieces on spiral, circular or regular keyboards, or follow beams of light – mastery requires only imagination. Designed exclusively for the iPad by Smule, creators of Ocarina, I am T-Pain and Glee Karaoke, Magic Piano was inspired by the world-renowned pianist Lang Lang.
 * Ocarina (.99) - One of Apple's All-Time Top 20 Apps, Smule’s Ocarina turns your iPhone into an ancient flute. With no musical training required, you'll blow away your friends and family with your new talent.
 * Administration
 * eCove (free) - Gather objective data while observing teaching practices and student behavior. Nine very easy to use timer, counter, checklist, and scale tools included with more available. Additional information about data-based observations and eCOVE Software at [|www.ecove.net].
 * Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center's iPad Resources for Administrators []

Lunch 12:00 - 1:00
1:00- 1:45
 * Google Docs & the iPad**
 * [|A 21st Century Walkthrough with your iPad]
 * Activity: Creating Google forms or docs that can be used during your school day.
 * sample observation form - [|www.lengel.net/ipad/admobs.html]
 * Sharing
 * by email, embed code, URL link
 * Examining how the data is collected and displayed

1:45-2:10
 * Customizing the look & feel of your ipad**
 * Adding/Removing icons
 * Making folders
 * Custom Settings

2:10-2:30 []
 * Other accessories**
 * Projecting - Accessory needed - Apple's iPad doc connector to VGA adaptor
 * Not all apps can project here is a list of some apps that support VGA/Composite/Component out

2:30-2:45
 * Reflection**
 * Revisit the vision statement from session 1

2:45-3:00
 * SURVEY:**
 * [|Click here] to take this survey**

__**e-Books:**__
 * RESOURCES**
 * [|ipad_ebook.pdf]**
 * [|Meet the iPad ebook.pdf]**
 * [|Create Google Docs Form eBook.pdf]**

Apple in Education: [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Videos from Apple � [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Download itunes - []
 * Apps School - Facebook group**

APPS for Special Ed Programs: http://www.diigo.com/annotated/593c31821ae8a074799952a53e5a024a Digital Roberto: [] Roberto updates and shares new mobile projects and apps being used around the country. Click on his link iMobile where he shares a list of education apps. You will also find other great resources for projects your teachers can implement with there students.

Replacing a Pile of Textbooks with an iPad - [] Notre Dame eReader Study - []

Google docs - <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">http://docs.google.com

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