iPads+Across+the+Curriculum

**Agenda **   Applications and tools on the iPad offer excellent opportunities to support learning in all classrooms. In this hands-on workshop, educators will examine several applications for the iPad and shares ways to use them across the curriculum with students of all abilities, to improve student performance and understanding of concepts. Learn to incorporate iPads in the classroom through the use of free applications, iTunes U, Audiobooks, and more. Bring your iPad with you! Attendees who come without an iPad are welcome to observe and learn.
 * Workshop Overview **


 * //Why the iPad is a Hot Topic Among Educators //**
 * Interactive
 * Collaborative
 * Portable
 * Easy to use
 * Accessibility
 * //iPad for the Applications //**
 * Brainstorming
 * File Sharing
 * Learning
 * Creating
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Reading
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Viewing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Listening
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iPad for the Videos //**
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Teacher Tube
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">You Tube
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iTunes U
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Vodcasts


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iPad for the Audio //**
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iTunesU
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Podcasts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Audiobooks


 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iPad for the Books //**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Digital books in every Genre
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Textbooks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Textbook Resources
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Audiobooks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Free / Reduced
 * <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iBooks
 * 1) <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iPad 2 Project Book
 * 2) <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iPad User Guide
 * 3) <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'times new roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">CK-12 Curriculum Textbooks
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">iPad for Online Learning //**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Student created video using Animoto
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Access to teacher-customized online content
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Activity //**
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Participants will pair with content-area partners to preview activities, sample select one of the activities, and critique its effectiveness in the classroom. //**
 * //__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Activity Resources: __//**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">There are several options to choose when trying to create an activity. Try to combine apps together to create a piece to be shared with students. Some apps are better creating learning objects and some are better for displaying materials. I like some of the projection apps that are being created. They are getting closer to being used as interactive whiteboard.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Using either Cartoon Studio or Strip Designer create comics with bubbles to tell a short story. Add audio to the image with Fotobabble and upload to the web. I am testing put a couple of apps that could be used for this idea.
 * __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ideas for Activities __**<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Creating a Digital Graphic Novel__**

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Class File Share__**Use Dropbox as a means to send file to students to complete using whatever document editor that is loaded. (I prefer to use Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite .). Rename the file and upload back to Dropbox to be graded.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Battlefield Discussion__**Learn about historical events through apps (ex. Gettysburg app) show class what happen through the event with MapProjector. Zoom in the area that is to be discussed and pan around to demonstrate the event.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Lego Design/Build__**Students can use the Blocks! app to design a prototype made out of Legos. The Teacher can approve or change the model. If changes are needed, the student(s) would have to create a fix to have it approved. Once approved by the teacher, the student build a prototype to see if what was design really works.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Word Clouds__**Several folks like to use Wordle and Tagxedo to create word clouds to illustrate a topic. Several of these sites are not iPAD friendly. The app WordCloud give some of the features. Words can be placed in the in to text boxes. The text boxes can be moved to various locations in the space.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Use you iPAD 2 as a Document Camera__**The nice part of having the iPAD 2 is that it displays everything. That includes the camera on the front and on the back. Board Cam allows the iPAD 2 to become a Document Camera. You may want to invest into something with a cradle to hold the iPad upright and in the same location. I like to Altec Lasing Speaker Dock or the iPAD keyboard Dock. This app allows annotation on what the camera is viewing or to have a laser pointer to show something specific.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Collaborate in Groups__**Use Shareboard or Whiteboard VGA Out to have student link together. Students can share whiteboard space, and draw on one screen. Whiteboard VGA Out can allow one drawing space to be displayed through the VGA Connector. If you are interested in using large groups, you may want to look into purchasing a Groupboard Designer server license.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Taking Notes on Notes__**Most teachers and professors have their notes in PDF format that can be downloaded. Open the PDF in Noterize app. Students can highlight and place comment notes on the pdf. File can be save to device or back to a cloud storage. Noterize gives similar functionality to Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__iPAD Audio/Video Podcast Studio__**Student can use iPrompt Pro on one iPAD and DJ SoundBox on another iPAD near the recording device (iPAD using iTalk lite if creating an audio podcast). The iPAD with iPrompt Pro acts as a teleprompter with the text that scrolls on the screen. DJ SoundBox plays sound effects such as radio news breaks and other sounds. The podcast can be recorded and uploaded to a storage site.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Share-a-Cell__**Students use 3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool to create a cell. Students can stain and save the cell. Using fileDisplay or Power Projector, students can share cell with the class. Students can discuss traits that the cell has.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Dissect the Human Body__**Use Skeleton 3D Anatomy or SkeletalHD to examine the a person's skeleton. Then, students can use body specifics app, such as 3D brain, 3D4Medical's Images , Pocket Heart , Pocket Body for details of the organs.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**__Replacing Graphing Calculators__**Students can use PI-83 to as a graphing calculator and the instructor can project the graph should look like using Graphing Calculator HD. You may also want to take a look at Quick Graph (which projects) and MyCalculator Pro.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**Collecting Data from Experiments**Use Forms to collect data from experiments that can be synced to Google Docs. Numbers can be used in a similar function, but it is not projectable.. The Data can be projected in the front of the class for each group or person can discuss what they saw. Google Docs can displayed through a number of browser projection apps. Power Presenter give the most bang for your buck.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">**Art Class Simulations**Students can use Artrage and Let's Create! Pottery HD to simulate the artistic creations. Both apps have the option save work as an image. I have used used Artrage on a SMARTboard for a while and it is excellent. The app works well on the iPAD, too. Pottery is a really fun that is based on the wheel. The app can make cups, vases, and plates. Students receive points for being creative and can be used to add features

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