iPads in the Secondary Classroom
Janet Corder
Why iPads?
Marco Antonio Torres
Padlet
I want to know...
Open http://padlet.com/j2training/skills.
Double click on the wall and answer the question.
Thanks for sharing!
Kahoot!
Kahoot
Are you ready to have some fun?- On your device or laptop, open kahoot.it.
- Enter the Pin number projected on the screen and click Enter.
- Type in your name and click Join Game.
- Wait for the teacher to begin the game.
Socrative
How well do you know the great state of Texas?
Go to m.socrative.com.
The room number is football.
Wait for the teacher to start the quiz!
Socrative also has an App for most devices!
NearPod
Download the free Nearpod App.
Open Nearpod.
Click on the Join Session button.
Type in the Pin Number the teacher gives you.
Wait for the teacher to begin.
TypeForm
Let's Play Bingo!
Open bingobaker.com/play/109406 on your device.
Click the Free space.
Click the answers to the problems as they are called out.
Shout Bingo if you win!
That Quiz
For directions on how to effectively use That Quiz, check out Mathy Cathy's Blog post.
Skitch
Skitch Guide for iDevices
Skitch Guide for Android
Skitch Guide for Windows
Skitch Guide for Windows 8 (Touch)
Skitch Guide for Mac
Trading Cards
Create trading cards for any number of categories, including:
- Fictional person
- Real person
- Fictional place
- Real place
- Object
- Event
- Vocabulary word
Study Stack
You can find flashcard stacks already made for the ACT, SAT, other major standardized tests and all curriculum content areas on Study Stack. Teachers and students can create an account and create their own stacks of flashcards. The site also has games, practice activities and several print options.
Thinglink
Thinglink makes pictures interactive with text, images, videos and links and will work on any device.
Class Example
Quadratic Functions Example
26+ Ways to Use ThinkLink in the Classroom
Desmos
Click here for an example.
Click here for another example.
Check out this Pinterest Board for lots of Desmos video tutorials.
EdPuzzle
Open EdPuzzle.com.
Click Login.
Select Student.
If you do not have an account, select Sign Up at the bottom of the screen. (no email required)
Click Add Class.
Type in the Code - dwnpVm.
Click Join the Class.
Choose the Blue Start Button under the video.
Click the Play button to begin the assignment.
Quizlet
- Flashcards
- Speller with 18 languages
- Learn mode to track progress
- Test prep with graded quizzes
- Scatter game for matching words to definitions in timed competition with friends
- Space Race game for typing words before definitions vanish from screen
Explain Everything ($2.99)
Video Tutorials
Tutorial
Apps for Science
Spacecraft 3D (need to print the target image)
GoReact
iCell
Powers of Minus 10 - Bone (99 cents)
Virtual Heart
Essential Skeleton 4
Molecules
Science Glossary
iLab Timer (99 cents)
iCelsius
Vernier Video Physics ($4.99)
The Chemical Touch (99 cents)
Science 360 for iPads
TCEA List of Science Apps
Apps for Agriculture
Apps for Special Education
More of My Favorite Apps
Tellagami (free & paid app)
Chatterpix
Groovy Grader
Sock Puppets (free & paid app)
QR Codes
QR codes - they're everywhere, but how can they be used in the classroom?
The easiest QR Code Reader is I-Nigma. It is available for most devices.
- Let's check these out:
- States and Capitals
- Inverse Operations
- Genetics
- Inequality Word Problems
- Properties of Matter
- Story Cubes
- Canterbury Tales
- Famous Texas Battles
- Homework Help
Augmented Reality
What is augmented reality? Movies have given us a sense of “alternative reality” for years. Augmented reality makes something come to life! It seems like magic.
Let's take a look at a few of my favorites:
Aurasma and $1.00 and $20.00 Bills - Aurasma in the Classroom
Elements 3D Cubes - daqri.com/elements4D-mobile
The Dot from ColAR Mix - colarapp.com
Freedom Stories - Harriet Tubman Institute
NASA Spacecraft 3D - NASA
Connect with Janet
LiveBinders - tinyurl.com/j2shelf
Website - www.j2training.org
Twitter - @corderj
Pinterest - www.pinterest.com/janet_corder