In-Flight News: What's App?
April 2015
Got Apps?
In this edition...
- The iPads are here and ready to roll out in grades 6 ~ 12
- Learn about some handy apps
- See how colleagues are using the iPads
- Read the protocols for iPad use
- Get the AASSA Conference app
Would you like to be featured in the next newsletter? Doing something neat in your classes with technology and/or research? Please let us know.
Handy Apps on all iPads
Explain Everything
It's also great for differentiating by sharing one lesson with one group and a different pre-recorded lesson with another group.
Google Drive
Open the Google Drive app > log into Google Drive > Click the + to add content > select “Use Camera."
Remember the cardinal rule of filming with phone or tablet: Hold vertically only!
Popplet
Students can create mind maps using text, images, or even their own drawings to help them organize their thoughts.
Paper 53
Students can sketch out ideas, draw notes, or doodle for mindfulness. Afterwards they can easily share to their Drive.
Haiku Deck
It's great for Pechakucha or Ignite presentations which focus on the visual elements of the information.
Voice Record
Sharing options include Drive, YouTube, email, SMS, and others.
Apps in FDR Classes
Explain Everything in Science
Students can watch the videos as often as needed to get the ideas.
Kindle e-books in English
Students internalize the story in easy language first, then move on to appreciate the depth of Shakespeare's original language version.
Movies filmed in Google Drive in PHE
Now, with video integration in Google Drive, Laurie Alba and her team skip the camera completely and have kids film themselves from within their Drive account.
Time-saver!
iPad and App Protocols (The Rules...Read Carefully!)
Student iPad use - Teacher iPad use - Installing apps
- Use in classes only; not for home use
- Move any content (photos, etc) off of the iPad after each use
- Hold iPad using the strap at the back
- Leave settings as they are (if you see a student fiddling with settings, please reprimand!)
- For multi-day projects you may wish to assign students to a particular iPad. Here's a tracking sheet.
Teacher iPad Use in Class:
- Each cart holds and charges 25 iPads
- There are seven carts: one per grade level
- Reserve a grade level cart using google calendar (book as a "room")
- Reserve iPads only for the periods you need to use them
- Allow time for set up to be sure the iPads will be ready for you
- Test your task: complete it as if you were a student from beginning to end (test sharing/downloading options, time needed, etc.)
Teacher iPad Check-out:
- iPad minis are available for check-out in the library; we have 10 of these
- Check out an iPad mini for one week; recheck as needed
- Move your content before returning the iPad and log out of accounts
- iPad minis come with a charger and, if needed, a stylus
App testing protocols:
- The iPad minis from the library are set to allow App Store purchases
- Using an iPad mini from the library, download the app you'd like to test
- If you'd like to use it with students, complete this form (also on the Dashboard under "Tech")
- Talk with your in-flight team about when the app will be ready for your class
For best results: Plan WAY ahead!
Want to start with apps but not sure where to begin?
Let us know! We'd love to help you get started.
Get the AASSA app
Ready, Set, AASSA!
Now that the conference has arrived, let's all take some time for ourselves to enjoy meeting new colleagues and learn some new tricks for our teacher toolbox.
And the week after AASSA - it's Book Swap time!
Your In-Flight Team
Kelly Paredes, Design teacher and Instructional Coach
Sarah Ducharme, Research Skills and Technology Coach
Email: sducharm@amersol.edu.pe
Website: http://blog.amersol.edu.pe/techintegration/
Location: Camacho, Lima, Peru
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