Stacey Buckalew Instructional Technology Coach, K-8 Title IID
Funds Math Camp
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Stormi Johnson Title 1 school 3 rd grade teacher Team Leader
Inclusion class- 22 students
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How hard could this be?
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Once reality set in..
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Setting up the iPads Create an ITunes account Each iPad must be
added to account. This in itself is a small chore, especially when
it is time to update. There are carts that can make this job
easier. Find apps Update apps Decide on storage Check signal
strength (IMPORTANT!!!)
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Management of iPads Assign each student an iPad they will use
everyday Teach students how to respect the equipment (cleaning it,
holding and carrying it) Introduce app one at a time and allow time
for practice Set up generic student e-mails Set up numbered
backgrounds, individual for each student using
https://www.dropbox.com/s/85kownxevk9ss4p
https://www.dropbox.com/s/85kownxevk9ss4p Decide on procedures to
get Ipads in and out everyday
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Dont spend too much time hunting for content apps that fit what
you always have done. Instead, think of new ways of teaching while
utilizing the Ipads.
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Paula Heiney Title I School 5 th grade teacher- Reading
Departmentalized Team 125 students
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Expectations:
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The Reality 30 Ipads 125 students 6 reading classes 1 math
intervention class
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This was my first indication that having Ipads in my classroom
may not be all that I had imagined.
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Management Issues: Ipads 1.Do I have wireless? 2. How do I
secure the Ipads? 3. How do I get them out and put them back? 4.
How do I get apps? 5. How do I keep them powered up? 6. How do I
make sure nothing BAD is done with them?
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START SMALL
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Tony Vincents Blog learninginhand.com
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Student Management Student number on iPad Schedule time to
teach procedures Schedule time to play Regular use Small steps
Expect the unexpected
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The Unexpected: After 5 classes
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Solution: Microfiber cloth
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Think What can I do with the devices that would be impossible
without them?
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Set Goals! Think about. -Increasing differentiation - efficient
assessment - Increasing student access to teachers Plan your
classroom pedagogy and instruction around the goals.
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Allow for student creation! Instead of worksheets being
replaces by games, have students create their own math videos, post
to blogs, or create challenge based projects. Students can create
and deliver presentations. (Keynote)
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Animal Features Lesson Science and Writing focus Differentiated
Allowed the ability to work with ALL levels of students in the
classroom.
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Planning Lessons Let students get used to new technology before
you move into higher level thinking Plan for objectives not just
using technology TEST, TEST, TEST Make fast examples of students
misusing iPads
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Planning Decide first on learning objective Think of the higher
and the lower level learners What new output is possible?
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Favorite Lesson: Rikki Tikki Tavi Rudyard Kipling
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Kipling Assignment Set up author sites in folders Use PBworks
and setup one time Us Notebook one page for each class/student
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Advantages of Using Ipads in the Classroom Notes, worksheets,
tests, reports can be delivered electronically (Drop Box)**Have a
paper notebook ready along with the Ipad, just in case Motivating
Excellent for differentiation Digital field trips Instant
assessment feedback (Hinge) Can be used as a remote device for your
Interactive Whiteboard
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Disadvantages for using IPads No flash player Time consuming-
usage and planning Time on task Teacher Envy Technical issues
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Great Math Apps Google Everything (Apps, Translate, Earth,
Maps) Crayon Physics Math Board Partial Products Everyday Math
Games Math Drill Lite Rocket Math
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Math Board
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Awesome Reading Apps Story Kit (create stories) StoryRobe
(another digital storytelling app)
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Productivity apps. eClicker (teacher buys host...students
download app) Flexbooks (free textbooks for many subjects) Labelbox
(This is an app that lets you put lablels on photos. I can see
students or teachers taking photos on a geometry hunt, nature walk,
etc... and then using this app to correctly label parts in the pic)
Dropbox Evernote Noterize
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Favorite Apps
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Rocket Math
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Miss Spells Class
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Reading Remedy
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iTalk Recorder
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Wish List Ear buds with microphones Otter Box cases iWorks-
Keynote, Pages, Numbers Sync cart Mac
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Great Support Web Sites!
http://teachinglikeits2999.blogspot.com/2011
/09/quick-ipad-management-tips.html
http://teachinglikeits2999.blogspot.com/2011
/09/quick-ipad-management-tips.html
http://mobile.discoveryeducation.com/users/l ogin
http://mobile.discoveryeducation.com/users/l ogin
https://sites.google.com/site/schrockipad/
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Favorite Info Sites Recommended iPod Apps (Grade Levels &
Subjects) Escondido Union School District - iRead : 2009-2010
https://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=tenru11ELMGfma9kDka2moQ&t
ype=view&gid=0&f=true&sortcolid=0&sortasc=true&rowsperpage=250
https://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=tenru11ELMGfma9kDka2moQ&t
ype=view&gid=0&f=true&sortcolid=0&sortasc=true&rowsperpage=250
50 really useful iPad tips and tricks
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/75-really-useful-ipad-
tips-and-tricks-688556 iPod Touch & iPad Resources
http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/36989 Tony Vincents
Learning in Hand
http://learninginhand.com/blog/http://learninginhand.com/blog/
iPads in Schools
http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=26195http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=26195
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Websites Spelling City.com Study Island.com Mr.
Nussbaum.com/ios Discovery Education
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Now Its Your Turn THINK TIME: Consider a brief activity in your
content area that you think the iPad could enhance. Share with your
elbow buddies Write your idea on a sticky note and place it on the
parking lot on your way out Well include these ideas on the
conference wiki
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Bibliography Russell Ipad Classroom. (17 August 2011). From
Ecstatic Attack to Panic Attack: Gearing Up for an iPad Classroom.
Retrieved 30 October 2011 from
http://russellipadclassroom.files.wordpress.com/
2011/08/ipad-blackboard- 275x2971.jpg?w=275&h=297. IWORK: The
Mac way. Retrieved 30 October 2011 from
http://www.apple.com/iwork/http://www.apple.com/iwork/ All other
clip art from Google Images.