[elearning] iPad Apps & 1:1

[Bruce Riley]

Hi Andrew,
We have a pilot program operating at Taylors Senior College with our Year 10 cohort. Below is a quick summary

Apple TV
We are currently experimenting with using Apple TV to display the iPad screen on an IWB. We have a HDMI to vga converter which links to the projector and then the teacher/student can connect using Airport. This is proving to be a quicker and more reliable method than the vga cable iPad connection

iBooks:

Tips and Tricks iPad Secrets
An educator's iPad (Chris Smith) - lots of good ideas and links

Apps
A quick overview of some of our apps:
The iWorks suite is a better choice than Docs2Go. In D2G the spreadsheet does not support charts and you cannot add graphics to the slides.
The Elements is a great interactive app for Science/Chem but it is not cheap at $15.
For eBook creation we use either Creative Book Builder or Book Creator - the latter allows to use of graphics for backgrounds.
We are starting to QR codes around the college so we use QR code creator and i-nigma to read them.
FileBrowser allows direct access to files stored on our network directories.
We use Moodle as our LMS and while Safari is OK for most tasks, to upload files to the Assignment activity we use mTouch+.
eClicker Host is a great app to create quizzes and students use the eClicker app to take the quiz in real time. A graph instantly displays the student choices on the teacher iPad
Lino it is good for collaboratively work. Students post sticky notes in real-time and these can then be reorganised.
SketchExplorer is a new one I have just found. It will open Geometer's Sketchpad v5 files.

In Maths a number of apps are used:
Distance Free for measuring distance
Clinometer
gpsCompass
GeoCaching

We have just bought some datalogging probes which link to the iPad via a Pasco AirLink and use the SparkVue app.

Audionote is one I like to use. As you type/write/draw it records in sync.
Notability does similar things - it has the advantage of a palm rest so that writing is more comfortable
ShowMe and Explain Everything are two apps that allow you to write/draw and record at the same time. Good alternative for students to use as an assessment tool
To find Physics apps you need to be quite specific: Refractive, Friction, Collisions1D, PhysicsXL, Prism, Mechanics, RippleTank, IOP, Vectorama, Electromag, DataAnalysis, Video Physics, Khan Academy: Physics 1

Finally I read last night on the Smart blog that a Smart Notebook App will be release later this year. The link is http://edcompassblog.smarttech.com/archives/6662

Cheers
Bruce
Learning Technologies Coordinator
Taylors Senior College



From: elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Andrew Shortell
Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2012 9:59 PM
To: elearning Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: [elearning] iPad Apps & 1:1

hi All

I have been looking at iPad apps (& Looking and looking ...)

I have also seen a number of lists from other schools.

it is certainly a real task to try to decide what to recommend to students ( and staff)

One of the helpful things is to recommend some games to students and staff - different for each group and year level!
They enjoy playing and very quickly learn the basics of multi-gestures, "mutli task bar", airplay (i now suffer through music in class though I have banned rap)

I am very happy to share my list - incomplete as it is -
and I would like to ask you --> what are the must have apps and why...

it is the last question that is hardest to answer!

my must have app (at the moment) is neu annotate plus ($0.99 at the moment)
with this one can write on pdf docs and the notes are saved with the pdf, can be emailed, can be shared

this is great when used with airplay in a classroom as the students can see where you feel a note is good and you can highlight on screen without having to highlight their work for them!


Before I buy any apps I read the reviews and often follow the "other people who bought this also bought.. " links --> I often reorder the reviews to read most critical first. Sometimes the reviews indicate a lack of effort on the part of the reviewers - but is that not the way of all nowadays?


please contribute your lists. I have redone mine as rtf and I have not got around to putting the cute little icons on them as many have done.
I have also att the pdf in case you look at it on your iPad!!


Andrew



Andrew Shortell
CRC Melton


shortell at get2me.net<mailto:shortell at get2me.net>


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