Team Meeting feat. Kim and Sarah
January 9, 2014
Keeping Learners from Wandering on an iDevice
Ever have a learner exit out of the app you need to have ready to go for a station? Ever come across a learner enjoying Grumpy Cat videos on YouTube when they are supposed to be using Sock Puppets to record their fluency?
Guided Access can be your new BFF. Guided Access is a setting on iPads and iTouches that allows an educator or parent the ability to "lock in" an app. No more wandering the web during Daily 5!
Click on the video below to see how to enable and disable Guided Access on an iTouch or iPad:
How To Enable Guided Access On iPhone or iPad
Use Sock Puppets to Document Fluency!
Sock Puppets allows learners to select a puppet and backdrop. While a learner reads aloud, the sock puppet mimics the audio. Playback involves "scrubbing" the reader's voice so it sounds silly! Many hesitant readers find this method of assessment much more relaxed because it isn't "them" reading--it's the sock puppet!
Graphite.org - Find Apps & Sites rated by educators!
Graphite provides ratings and reviews of apps, websites, and digital curriculum. Ratings are based on a 5-point scale of Learning Dimensions: Engagement, Pedagogy, and Supports. Reviews are written by educators! Educators can request a rating or review of an app or site that is not yet listed, and can even submit your own "field report"!
Skitch: Not Just for Labels!
Learners can use any photo from the Camera Roll on the iPad inside of Skitch to create captions, speech bubbles, and identifying characteristics ON the picture! All creations are saved to the Camera Roll on that iPad, so other learners can view the work of peers, or even add to it!
Pop! Pop! Pop Ups!
While learners are using apps, they may encounter different pop ups that have a direct effect on the iPad Settings. Here is a quick cheat sheet you can post and share with your learners:
- "_____" app would like to send you Push Notifications - NO
- "_____" app would like to access your Camera Roll - YES
- "_____" app would like to use your location - Usually select YES, but use discretion
- This iPad has not been backed up in ____weeks... - CANCEL
- Software update ____.__ is available - DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL
- "____" is waiting to be installed - INSTALL
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When?
Wednesday, Jan 15, 2014, 03:30 PM
Where?
DCE Computer Lab
Catch Up on the GENIUS in CISD!
Are you inspired by other educators who know your challenges of time, energy, and logistics! Visit the Digital Genius Blog and read through the incredible ways educators in CISD are moving and grooving with their bad selves.