St Ivo School

iPad Bulletin

Issue 5 Week beginning: 30th September

1. Briefing points

1.2 iOS7 (IMPORTANT ***)

Further to last week’s message about a security vulnerability, Apple have now released version 7.0.2 of iOs 7. If you have iOs 7 then please update as soon as possible – should take no more than 15 minutes.

TUTORIALS TO SUPPORT iOS7

How to create folders in iOS7 – as you get more and more apps it helps to organise your apps into folders – for example – Personal Apps; Subject Specific Apps; Productivity Apps etc.. This tutorial video shows you how.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BOVG383dD4#t=14

Tabbed Browsing in iOS7 (i.e. use of Safari and multiple windows) – a useful tutorial video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTcXRWDhCpE

1.3 Styluses

With its touch interactivity and with various apps enabling you

to add annotation / labels it is possible to use a stylus rather

than your finger to get more controlled / neater labels etc..

There are different qualities of these. The rubber tips can wear

out but this depends on how heavily used. The quality is

obviously reflected in the price but there are various stockists

and Amazon for example has cheap options, including

multibuys if it is something a department wishes to try out /

experiment with.

2. Apps Focus

The aim of this section is just to highlight a small number of Apps each week which may be

of interest to you. At the end of the section I will highlight any new Subject-specific Apps I

have come across.

REMEMBER - If you find any particular useful Apps - please email me the name and a sentence or two to

explain how it has been useful so I can include it in the bulletin to share with others. Sometimes an app

which seems subject specific can be utilised well in other areas as well!

Stage (Free) – mobile IWB and Document Camera (teaching &

demonstration tool)

https://itunes.apple.com/app/stage-interactive-whiteboard/id584574701?mt=8

Stage is a simple but effective app for making lessons

interactive, collaborative and engaging and is a great way of

making the most of 1 iPad in the classroom to benefit the whole

class. This is a great tool with potential for use in ALL subject

areas! It enables you to interact directly with students work

through whole school presentations becoming a mobile document

camera with the functions of an interactive whiteboard. It enables

you to sketch over photographs (e.g. of students work or other

photographs from your camera roll) or even over live video so

that you are interacting in real time whilst sharing this with

students via Airplay for whole class presentation. The app can be

used as a mobile whiteboard / blackboard (colour easily changed)

enabling staff to sketch / takes notes straight onto the iPad

(reflected through AirServer to the board). Multiple pen colours /

widths and even a label function are easily accessed alongside an

eraser. (The app is free however the ability to record video

requires in an in-app purchase – but it is only £1.49)

There are other more powerful apps which allow you to do similar things to Stage whilst providing an even greater

functionality (e.g. Explain Everything which will be featured in future bulletins) however Stage is a great starting

point, particularly for those who are less confident with the iPad as it has a very user friendly interface with a set of

simple tools which can be used quickly and effectively and it is a great way of adding interactivity to a lesson whilst

helping to engage all students.

Examples of potential use:

- Real-time recording of science experiments ‘air-playing’ to the board so all students have clear view

– whilst recording experiment for later repeat – enabling pause / annotation etc.

- Create labels (which can be stored for later) to add to documents / images shown for review

- Show photos / images / documents stored on the iPad which can be annotated in stage to highlight key

points

- Sketch / takes notes and add labels to live video

- AFL – ‘real-time’ sharing of student work – take picture or video and wirelessly project to the board

– annotations can be added to the work

- Create videos of demonstrations which can be recorded prior to the lesson or create simple

screencasts which can be then shared with students electronically – e.g. via projects or email for

use in revision or homework activities.

If you want to get more of an idea of how this works – see this tutorial video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdFuK2QoMew

Further information can also be found here https://sites.google.com/site/stageipadapp/

SOME OTHER SUBJECT SPECIFIC APPS

Music

Symphony Pro (£6.99) http://www.symphonypro.net/ (useful for composition and notation) (there is a video review

here showing some of the features http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTFn-0QqQGo)

History

Medieval Life (£2.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/medieval-life/id452458612?mt=8&affId=2101540&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

World War II Timeline (£6.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/timeline-world-war-2-dan-

snow/id516540098?mt=8&affId=2101540&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

DEPARTMENT FOCUS OF THE WEEK - SCIENCE

(Prices correct - Sept 2013 - but often vary!)

GENERAL SCIENCE VideoScience app 80 short videos of scientific experiments for use in classroom

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/videoscience/id333284085?mt=8

Science360 (free) provides the latest science videos from scientists, colleges and universities, science and

engineering centres etc... https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/science360-for-ipad/id439928181?mt=8

CGP Test & Learn Higher Level — GCSE Core Science (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/test-learn-higher-

level-gcse/id518676657

Unit Conversion Pro+ (£0.69 for short time) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/unit-conversion-pro-for-

ipad/id392988216?mt=8#

iLab timer (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/id366062144

Khan Academy (free) - access huge range of videos https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/khan-

academy/id469863705?mt=8

Science Microcosm 3D (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/science-microcosm-3d-bacteria/id564731341?mt=8

- see objects it is normally impossible to see without a microscope

Science Glossary (free) Glossary of Scientific terms https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/science-

glossary/id331657060?mt=8

Wolfram Alpha (£1.99) - encyclopedia of just about everything you could want to know

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wolframalpha/id334989259?mt=8

BIOLOGY

Virtual Frog Dissection (£2.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/frog-

dissection/id377626675?mt=8

The Human Body (free - but for short period of time)

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/the-human-body-by-tinybop/id682046579?mt=8

icell App (free) - gives a 3D view inside a cell - enabling the study of cell structures

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hudsonalpha-icell/id364882015?mt=8

Mitosis App (free) provides an interactive guide of the process of cell division

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mitosis/id348184626?mt=8

3D Brain app (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/3d-brain/id331399332?mt=8

HD Cardio-vascular system (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hd-cardio-vascular-system/id374816974?mt=8

Vital Signs Camera (£0.69) - measure heart rate and breathing rate https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/vital-signs-

camera-philips/id474433446?mt=8

3D Cell Simulation and Stain tool (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/3d-cell-simulation-stain-

tool/id381129413?mt=8

Test and Learn GCSE Biology (GCP) (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/test-learn-gcse-

biology/id575205951?mt=8

Essential Anatomy2 (£17.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/essential-anatomy-2/id596684220?mt=8

Visual Anatomy Lite (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/visual-anatomy-lite/id523422151?mt=8

Human Anatomy Atlas (£20.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/human-anatomy-atlas/id446207961?mt=8

On Screen DNA model (£2.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/onscreen-dna-model/id364149660?mt=8

3D4 Medical Images and Animations (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/3d4medicals-images-ipad-

edition/id375325696?mt=8#

Pocket Heart (£6.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pocket-heart-by-pocket-anatomy/id384060873?mt=8#

Skeletal 3D Anatomy (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/skeletal-3d-anatomy/id409279397?mt=8

3DCell (free) - learn about a cell and its structures https://itunes.apple.com/GB/app/3d-cell/id402252996?mt=8

Skeleton System Pro (III) (£6.99) - reduced by 50% for a limited time only)

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/skeleton-system-pro-iii/id364694031?mt=8

Virtual Cell Animations (Free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/virtual-cell-animations/id427893931?mt=8

Biology plant handbook (Free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/biology-plant-handbook-free/id542657466?mt=8

Whack a Bone app (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/whack-a-bone/id510533071?mt=8

Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough (£7.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/kingdom-plants-david-

attenborough/id528620973?mt=8

DK The Human Body App (£4.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/dk-the-human-body-app/id454946651?mt=8

Cell and Cell Structure App (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/cell-and-cell-structure/id452499575?mt=8

Powers of Minus ten - Cells and Genetics (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/powers-minus-ten-cells-

genetics/id429123553?mt=8

PHYSICS

Brian Cox's Wonder of the Universe (£3.99)

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/brian-coxs-wonders-

universe/id508465867?mt=8 - take a 3D tour of the universe.

GoSkyWatch Planetarium (free) allows you to identify and locate stars, planets, constellations, and more by

touching the screen or by pointing it to the sky. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/goskywatch-planetarium-

for/id364209241?mt=8

Gravity Launch (free) - for exploring how gravity affects objects https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/gravity-

launch/id599053503?mt=8

Nasa visualisation app (Free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/nasa-visualization-explorer/id448700202?mt=8

iseismometer (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/iseismometer/id304190739?mt=8

Sonar ruler (0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sonar-ruler/id324621243?mt=8

Test and Learn GCSE Physics (GCP) (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/test-learn-gcse-

physics/id578892655?mt=8

Planets (Free) 3D Guide to the solar system https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planets/id305793334?mt=8

Planet Earth 3D (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/planet-earth-3d/id454646498?mt=8

Google Earth (Free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/google-earth/id293622097?mt=8

Solar System Simulation (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/Gb/app/solar-system-simulation/id407799974?mt=8#

Solar Walk (£1.99) (3D Solar System Model) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/solar-walk-3d-solar-

system/id347546771?mt=8#

Simple Physics app (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/simplephysics/id408233979?mt=8

Angle Meter (Free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/angle-meter-free/id436775826?mt=8

Newton's Laws (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/newtons-laws/id418800081?mt=8#

Vernier Video Physics (£2.99) - take a video of an object in motion, mark its position frame by frame, and set up the

scale using a known distance - the app then draws the trajectory https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/vernier-video-

physics/id389784247

NOVA elements (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/nova-elements/id512772649?mt=8

Macrocosm 3D (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/science-macrocosm-3d-solar/id572469224?mt=8 allows

you to explore interesting 3D models of planets, satellites, stars, galaxies, nebula with a description each object.

Electricity - Simple Electrical Circuits (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-electricity-

simple/id490164401?mt=8

Ball and Stick (free) - Molecular visualisation app https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ball-stick/id434305371?mt=8

Coaster Physics (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/coaster-physics/id393340142?mt=8 Laws of motion

governing a roller coaster

Magnetism 101 (£2.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/magnetism-101-animated-textvook/id436081166?mt=8

Building Parallel Circuits (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/building-parallel-circuits/id435728260?mt=8

Building Serial Circuits (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/building-serial-circuits/id435883126?mt=8

Windtunnel (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wind-tunnel/id381971296?mt=8

Isaac Newton's Gravity (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/isaac-newtons-gravity/id345439503?mt=8

Exoplanet (Free) visual and interactive catalogue of all known exoplanets

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exoplanet/id327702034?mt=8

Converts Units for free (Free) (conversion app) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/convert-units-for-free-1-

unit/id337224035?mt=8

Geared for iPad (£1.99) Cog based challenge connecting gears to complete the rotational cycle

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/geared-for-ipad/id368624362?mt=8

Electrical Toolkit app (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/electrical-toolkit/id301308656?mt=8

Exploriments (MOTION) - Vectors - Addition and Resolution (£1.49) an interactive and visual environment to

explore vectors. Interactively change magnitude and direction of vectors and see how it affects the resultant vector

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-vectors-addition/id483880334?mt=8

Exploriments (FLUIDS) - Archimedes Principle, Buoyancy and Flotation (£2.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-fluids-archimedes/id483896866?mt=8

A comprehensive, interactive and visual environment for exploring concepts such as volume displacement, buoyant force, apparent weight and flotation (forming the basis of the Archimedes Principle). You can choose between solids of varying densities, shapes and structure (hollow or solid) as well as customizable fluid density.

Exploriments (ELECTROSTATICS) Coulomb's Law (£1.99) explore the nature of electrostatic interaction between charged particles. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-electrostatics/id483991925?mt=8

Exploriments (LIGHT) Optics Ray Diagram (£1.49) Ray Diagrams for Convex and Concave Mirrors and Lenses https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-light-optics/id557848311?mt=8

Exploriments (FORCE) Law of Gravitation (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-newtons-law-

universal/id539456864?mt=8 - five exciting activities designed to give an insightful introduction to Newton's Law of

Gravitation

Exploriments (FORCE)Weight and Mass (Free) - explore the effect of gravity on weight and mass on different planets

Exploriments (FORCE) Simple Pendulum (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-pendulum-

effect/id503129151?ls=1&mt=8 - measily change the mass and length of a pendulum to start studying pendulums

Exploriments (ELECTRICITY) Ohm's Law and Resistance (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-

electricity-current/id490167317?mt=8 Explore a variety of virtual circuits, complete with ammeters, voltmeters and

an array of electrical devices

Exploriments (ELECTRICITY) Current and Charge (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-electricity-

current/id490167317?mt=8 interactive environment to explore the concepts of current and charge, understand

division of current in parallel circuits, understand current measurement using ammeter, gain familiarity with several

types of circuits

Exploriments (ELECTRICITY) Voltage https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/exploriments-electricity-

voltage/id490168454?mt=8 learn about potential difference, voltage and voltmeter.

CHEMISTRY

The Elements: A Visual Exploration (£9.99)

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/elements-visual-exploration/id364147847?mt=8

Periodic table of the chemical elements (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ielements-periodic-table-

chemical/id413632149?mt=8

Test and Learn GCSE Chemistry (CGP) (£1.49) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/test-learn-gcse-

chemistry/id576309521?mt=8

Molecules (free) allows you to view 3D renderings of molecules and manipulate them with your fingers.

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/molecules/id284943090?mt=8

Periodic Table Plus (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/periodic-table-plus/id396106841?mt=8

Mild EleMints (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mild-elemints-free-periodic/id303806618?mt=8

Periodic Table of the Elements (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/periodic-table-elements/id364894399?mt=8

Building Atoms, Ions and Isotopes Lite (Free) explore the composition of the elements. Build atoms, ions, and

isotopes by selecting appropriate numbers of protons, neutrons, and

electrons. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/building-atoms-ions-isotopes/id437001161?mt=8

Chem Pro app - Chemistry Tutor in your pocket (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/chem-pro-chemistry-tutor-

in/id386263255?mt=8

Elemental (free) - a free chemistry sketch utility https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/elemental/id518655328?mt=8

iteach Chemistry (£0.69) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/iteach-chemistry/id515631669?mt=8

Chemist (£2.99) try those experiments you'd never try in the lab!

https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/chemist/id440666387?mt=8

Organic Chemistry Essentials (free) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/organic-chemistry-

essentials/id390821660?mt=8

Atoms in Motion (£1.99) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/atoms-in-motion/id488524265 interactive atomistic

simulation where atoms move and collide

3. Links

Each week I will try and choose 4 or 5 useful links for further

information / support on the use of iPads in the classroom - these are

all archived in the iPads in Education Pearltree (St Ivo's online list of

links to support you)- remember this is a huge number of links

(categorised by theme to make them easy for you to look at what you

are interested in) related to the use of iPads in Education on the

iPads in Education Pearltree (just click here... http://www.pearltrees.com/#/N-u=1_1479563&N-p=88112111&N-

s=1_9081019&N-f=1_9081019&N-fa=9079043&N-reveal=5)

A few particularly useful / interesting links for this week though...

1. Report: Mobile Technology Boosts Learning, Engages Students, Teachers

http://www.educationnews.org/technology/report-mobile-technology-boosts-learning-engages-students-

teachers/

2. 18 things you probably didn’t know about iOS7 http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/coolest-18-features-ios-7-

you-probably-didnt-know-about-0148574/

3. The 55 best free education apps for the iPad http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/the-55-best-best-free-

education-apps-for-ipad/

4. Teacher Stories – examples of how teachers are using iPads in the classroom (Apple)

http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/teacher-stories/

5. iPads in Education – a useful website exploring the use of iPads in the classroom – includes a discussion forum,

tips and much more http://ipadeducators.ning.com/forum