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How to Effectively Use ONE iPad in Your Classroom

How to Effectively Use ONE iPad in Your Classroom. Jana Curry Clifton J. Ozen High School jcurry@beaumont.k12.tx.us. Use your mobile device to go to m.socratic.com Enter my room 871698 Answer the short survey. Recommendations . VGA cable - $30

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How to Effectively Use ONE iPad in Your Classroom

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  1. How to Effectively Use ONE iPad in Your Classroom Jana Curry Clifton J. OzenHigh School jcurry@beaumont.k12.tx.us • Use your mobile device to go to m.socratic.com • Enter my room 871698 • Answer the short survey

  2. Recommendations • VGA cable - $30 • Light version of apps – usually free to try before full commitment required! • Play, have fun, try new things! • Use in conjunction with a computer • (unless you get the keyboard) • Stylus - $10-$20

  3. Uses • Note taking • Tutorials • Formative Assessments • Labs/Demos/Simulations • Someone missed notes/assignment • Reward • Music • Grading • Classroom management • Resources for using an iPad http://zd.net/JVRR9B

  4. Explain Everything • My favorite for tutorials • $2.99 • Records audio and pen stroke • Can be exported at PDF or movie • Insert files from drop box • Export videos to YouTube, dropbox, WebDAV, etc.

  5. ShowMe • Record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. • Free! • Uploads to the showme server • You can give students the link • You can’t edit the saved tutorials. • I use this when I just need a quick whiteboard, but I like explain everything much better.

  6. Notability • Note taking app • $1.99 • Take notes on a variety of paper including graph paper!!! • Variety of pen sizes/colors, highlighter, eraser, zoom tool and palm rest to prevent stray marks • record audio, insert photos, figures, web clips • Export to email, dropbox, google drive, WebDAV, etc. You can choose pdf or rtf, to include the paper and audio or not.

  7. Assist • Grades bubble sheets captured by camera and comparing to teacher-defined key. • Free! *** • Great for teachers that don’t have scanners or the ability analyze test results

  8. i-nigma • turns your camera into a sophisticated barcode reader • Free! • I use QR codes for scavenger hunts, interactive posters, quizzes, & vocab review

  9. Sock Puppets • Create lip-synched videos and share them on Facebook and YouTube. • Free! (30 sec recording) (90 sec recording $.99) • Add Puppets, props, scenery, and backgrounds and start creating. Hit the record button and the puppets automatically lip-synch to your voice. • Great for students to share content knowledge!

  10. Quiet Please by Yehia ElBehery • Track the noise level in the room and automatically shhhh to make others aware they are being too noisy. • Free!! • Stays ON as long as needed. No need to disable auto-lock. • Configurable Sensitivity. • Record your own sound

  11. MyClassRules - Noise Monitor • Another noise level monitor • Decibels (dB) – Noise level is measured in decibels (dB). • Average ranking – Students are ranked as either Teacher’s Pets, Busy Bees or Zoo Animals. • Game Center Integration – Earn high scores, unlock game achievements and challenge your colleagues or other classrooms around the world.

  12. Other Classroom Management Apps • Timer+ free • Set multiple timers at once! • Time by the second, minute or hour. • Runs in the background so you’re free to use other apps. • Stop Go! free • Designed to be used as a behavioral aid for children - set the lights to go from green to red to time an activity Group selectors, student selectors, etc. These apps have random number generators, etc. • Undecided—free • iRandomize—free

  13. Content area apps: General • Science 360 • Measures HD • Convert Units • BrainPOP • Science@VL • ScienceQuiz • ACT Science • Calculator Pro • Free Graphing Calculator

  14. Content area apps: Biology • Insectarium • Minimicro flashcards • Anatomy 3D: organs • Solve the outbreak CDC • DrawAnatomy • Cardiograph • Vcell (virtual cell) • icell • Ms Life Science Buddy • Environmental Science Buddy • HS Biology Buddy • The Water Cycle • BioHelper • Life Science through Photography • Human Body Buddy • Bio Regents Buddy • How My Body Works

  15. Content area apps: Chemistry • Lewis Dots • Nova Elements • The Elements • GasLawsHDLite • AtomsinMotion • Atoms HD lite • Chem Pro • iElements • QuickElem • Mahjong Chem • HS Chemistry Buddy • Chemistry 1 • Chemistry 2 • Molecules • ChemCalc • Nuclear

  16. Content area apps: Earth/Space • Earth Science Buddy • Moon • MS Earth Science Buddy • Solar Walk • SkyView • SkySafari • Saturn • Spacecraft 3D

  17. Content area apps: Physics • MS Physical Science Buddy • HS Physics Buddy • ResistorCC • Newton’s Cradle • Physics Regents Buddy • Video Physics • speedClock • Max&theMagicMarker • GravityArt • AngryBirds

  18. Exit Survey & Sharing Session • Use your mobile device to go to m.socratic.com • Enter my room 871698 • Answer the short survey

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