Introducing Students to the iPad and Its Functions
- The Students Guide to iPads - a free iBook that is very readable and well organized covering the main functions and tools of the device as well as basic usage instructions. I think I will go through selected sections and pull key terms and make word bank. I'll instruct students to read the sections, find the key terms, and define them. This will serve to build their vocabulary as well as introduce them to the main functions of the iPad. When I have a list of key terms, I'll share it.
QR Codes (Easy ways to share documents/links electronically)
(Don't use this code- it's just an example...)
- QRs are those square digi-looking codes that you can scan to get more information about something. You can use a QR app to create a QR for any document, website, image, etc. Then you can have students use the camera function on the iPad to scan the QR which will bring them to that link. (We'll just need to download a QR reader app to make reading the code possible.) It saves copying for one thing. For another, you can prepare several documents or links on the same topic and differentiate by assigning different students different codes, or you can give students a choice- review 3 out of the 5 documents of your choice....
What cool ideas did you learn?
Jeff shared some apps including a geometry game app that is fun but gives students opportunity to demonstrate what they've learned and/or relearn an area they have struggled with. Since I have been using educreations to create videos for front loading and reviewing topics we discussed ways in engaging students through communication to increase participation and having students create videos of their own, which they can do using the app from home.
ReplyDeleteMiriam- What "communications" methods did you discuss?- e-mail? Or something more iPaddy (I just made up a word- Steve Jobs would be doing a dance!)
DeleteAlex, looks like you got some good stuff! I'd like a tutorial on what you learned, if you have a few minutes to turn key!
ReplyDeleteSure, Abby. Drop by when you return on Thursday.
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