iPad+Session+2+for+Neworks

**Session Overview: **
We need leaders 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 school leader. 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.

**Facilitators**: OETSBSI

**Date & Times**: April 5, 2011 - Flatlands ISC 11:30 - 3:00

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

**Class Description**: This follow up workshop is being offered to administrators who are familiar with using the iPad & iPad2 so that they can explore the latest in education and learning.

**Practical Application**: Administrators will learn to effectively use their device as an organizational, productivity and communication tool during their day to day activities.
 * Administrators will receive an overview of more advanced iPad features & functionalities.
 * Administrators will create and edit Google tools for the iPad
 * Administrators will use iWork suite for the iPad.

**Agenda:** >
 * **Ice Breaker: Welcome to the Mobile Generation**
 * **What's working for you?**
 * **iPad settings**
 * **The Power of Google Forms to Digitize Observations and Walk-throughs**
 * **Other Google Tools: Google Overview for Educators**
 * **App Showcase**
 * **Survey**

**Workshop** :
 * Ice Breaker: Welcome to the Mobile Generation

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 * What's working for you?**
 * 1) Share out of practical uses
 * 2) Using your device at School
 * 3) Outlook Web Access & gmail
 * 4) Tips for your iPad
 * 5) Use spotlight search
 * 6) Caps lock - tap the shift key on the keyboard twice quickly
 * 7) Screen shot - press power button + home button simultaneously


 * iPad settings**
 * 1) Customizing your iPad
 * Adding/Removing icons
 * Making folders
 * Custom Settings
 * Mail signature (sent from my iPad is the default)
 * 1) Syncing preferences


 * The Power of Google Forms to Digitize Observations and Walk-throughs**
 * What criteria is included in most classroom observations?
 * Sample classroom observation forms:
 * From NYSCATE: @http://www.lengel.net/ipad/admobs.html
 * OET created: Sample
 * Build your own observation template on a laptop or desktop computer
 * How to use the template --
 * viewing results
 * editing form
 * creating desktop icon on your ipad
 * Sharing & inviting people
 * sharing the "front" of the form - for collecting information
 * sharing the "back end" of the form - for examining the collected data
 * Discussion about uses for google apps in schools


 * Other Google Tools: Google Overview for Educators**
 * How are administrators, teachers and students using Google Apps to enhance teaching, learning and management?


 * [|Communication] Enhance your community's dialogue with hosted email, shared calendars and integrated video chat.
 * [|Collaboration] Google docs and sites enable students and teachers to share documents online, at any time and from any location.
 * [|Customization] Easily integrate customized searches, select applications you once went elsewhere to link to, and design a digital learning site unique to the needs of your students.


 * ePortfolios with Google Sites Student Sample Grade 3 - a tool for assessment
 * Google Docs for sharing & collaboration

Discuss which technologies/apps would suit your students' academic needs? Note upgrades that could be included in the development of upcoming technology vision plan (iPad Notes App)
 * Spreadsheet & Management
 * Evidence of Impact / NYC DOE IS 339 Case Study: []
 * Activity:

Google Calendar Google Maps
 * An Overview: google calendar doc
 * What can Google Calendar do for you?
 * What can Google Calendar do for your class and students?
 * What can Google Calendar do for you school?
 * Google Maps with David Jakes
 * Cartography

**iWork for the iPad**
Tutorial video from Metacafe: @http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4392168/ipad_apps_keynote/
 * [[image:keynote_icon_20110302.jpg link="@http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/keynote.html"]] || [[image:keynote_title_20110302.png width="179" height="56"]] || It’s the most powerful presentation app ever designed for a mobile device. And it’s the same innovative app from iWork, completely reworked for iPad and Multi-Touch. So you can do everything on iPad with a tap or drag of your finger — from creating your first slide to presenting your work. ||

Tutorial video of Pages: @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLLuJz7F7Hw Tutorial Video from MacMost.com:@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy0Aq7ENbcE
 * [[image:pages_icon_20110302.jpg link="@http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/pages.html"]] || [[image:pages_title_20110302.png width="173" height="56"]] || It’s the most beautiful word processor ever designed for a mobile device. Using just your fingers, you’re a writer one minute and a designer the next. And the documents you create — newsletters, reports, brochures, and flyers — are way beyond words. ||
 * [[image:numbers_icon_20110302.jpg link="@http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/numbers.html"]] || [[image:numbers_title_20110302.png width="142" height="56"]] || It’s the most powerful spreadsheet app ever designed for a mobile device. You can create tables and charts, add photos and graphics, and enter and edit data — all with your fingers. And it feels so natural, you might just forget you’re making spreadsheets ||

iWork help from Apple


 * Staying Connected with Twitter**
 * ===People to follow on Twitter:===
 * OITSBSI
 * iLead Administrators
 * NMHS_Principal
 * Will Richardson
 * Pedro Norgara
 * Diane Ravitch
 * Chris Lehman
 * Sir Ken Robinson
 * Alan November
 * Daniel Pink
 * Greg Whitby
 * Marco Torres

**Apps!**
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: []

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.

=__**Our Favorite Apps**__=
 * These are the apps that were used on the iLead Day 2 workshop.**


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Fun **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Bump] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Bump makes sharing with people as simple as bumping two phones together. Just pick what you want to send, then hold your phones and gently bump hands with another Bump user. (Free) ||
 * [|Mover] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mover+ is the quickest way to move stuff from iPhone A to iPhone B, with style. Put what you want to send on the Mover table, connect via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and flick it off screen where you want it to go! (Free) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Talking Tom] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tom is your pet cat, which responds to your touch and repeats everything you say with a funny voice.( free) ||


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Communication **
 * [|Web Ex] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Join online meetings from your ipad. (Free) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|FlipBoard] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Flipboard is a fast, beautiful way to flip through the news, photos and updates your friends are sharing on Facebook, Twitter, Google Reader and Flickr. (Free) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Tweet Deck] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">TweetDeck is your mobile browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now on Twitter from your iPhone or iPod Touch. TweetDeck shows you everything you want to see at once, so you can stay organized and up to date no matter where you are.(Free) ||

** Book Reader **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|e-Text Course Smarts] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Access your Course Smart e-Textbooks and notes using the iPad. This free app is a perfect complement to a Course Smart e-Textbook subscription. (Free) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Kindle] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">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.(Free) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|iBooks] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">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. 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.(Free) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Read it Later] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Read It Later lets you save pages to read later, even without an internet connection. (Free) ||
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Audio Books] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Join the more than 1,400,000 people who have used Audiobooks to listen to over 3,535 classic audiobooks for FREE. In addition to all our free content, we also now include a growing collection of premium audiobooks for your enjoyment. (Free) ||


 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Productivity **
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|App Stream] || <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">You’re going to love Appstream, featuring a mesmerizing spiral of the hottest apps in the iOS universe. It’s a fun, visual way to discover and quickly share new apps. Tap on an app to preview the app; tap again to share with friends or get the app for yourself from the App Store. (Free) ||


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Apps from the workshop Other Apps


 * Apps for Education in Each Subject Area**

http://the21stcenturyprincipal.blogspot.com/2010/11/top-ipad-apps-for-school-administrators.html []

Survey Link
 * Survey/ Feedback**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resources **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guided Tours from Apple – [] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Download itunes - []

38 interesting ways to use an iPad in the classroom @https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfNzIxZ2RrNWp0ZDg&hl=en

__**e-Books:**__
 * [|ipad_ebook.pdf]**
 * [|Meet the iPad ebook.pdf]**
 * [|Create Google Docs Form eBook.pdf]**
 * [|Learning & Leading with Habits of Mind.pdf]**

Articles: @http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 @http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/the-school-that-gives-every-student-an-ipad-915539 @http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-belinsky/horrified-by-schools-that_b_804750.html @http://www.macworld.com/article/157013/2011/01/ipadintheschool.html?lsrc=rss_main @http://www.edsocialmedia.com/2010/11/where-are-all-the-e-textbooks-free-e-book/ @http://www.williamstites.net/category/edtech/ @http://www.pbs.org/teacherline/blog/2010/01/how-will-the-ipad-change-education/

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 * 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