iPads 4 Learningin the Early YearsBy the Spectronics Consultancy Team

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Amanda HartmannInclusive Technology Consultant(Speech Pathologist)

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Why are we all here today?What do you want to leave with?

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Share your thoughts and ideas about having iPads in your

classrooms

Yellow hatPositive / Good

thingsPositive / Good

things

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Red hatFeeling

sFeeling

s

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Blue hatThinking about

thinkingThinking about

thinking

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Green hatNew creative

ideasNew creative

ideas

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White hatWhat info do we

know?What info do we

know?

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Black hatBad

thingsBad

things

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Engage students

Improve learning

Content delivery

Accommodate all learners11

iPad substitutes in a task

iPad substitutes and adds extra benefits

ENHANCES

ENHANCES

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iPad allows tasks to be modified and redesigned

iPad allows us to create new tasks

TRANSFORMS

TRANSFORMS

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Other benefits

• Immediate start-up - no time wasted

• 10 hour battery life - used for the school day

• Light and portable

• Minimal technical support

• Touch interface - interactive and accessible

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Must be

• Goal directed

• Supported within the curriculum plan

• Integrated with other technology

• Supported with training and learning

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iOS ecosystems

• iTunes - music, videos, movies

• App store - apps

• iBooks - books- PDFs

• iTunes U - university course work

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Discoverability

• Websites that review apps

• Apps that help us find good apps

• Using the App store better

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Originally created by Harry Walker: Edited, with permission, by Kathy Schrock: Updated by Greg Alchin

DOMAIN 4 3 2 1

Curriculum Connection

Skill(s) reinforced are strongly connected to the targeted skill or concept

Skill(s) reinforced are related to the targeted skill or concept

Skill(s) reinforced are prerequisite or foundation skills for the targeted skill or concept

Skill(s) reinforced in the app are not clearly connected to the targeted skill or concept

Authenticity

Targeted skills are practiced in an authentic format/ problem-based learning environment

Some aspects of the app are presented in an authentic learning environment

Skills are practiced in a contrived game/simulation format

Skills are practiced in a rote or isolated fashion (e.g. flashcards)

Feedback

Feedback is specific and results in improved student performance

Feedback is specific and results in improved student performance (may include tutorial aids)

Feedback is limited to the correctness of student responses and may allow students to try again

Feedback is limited to the correctness of student responses

Differentiation

App offers complete flexibility to alter settings to meet student needs

App offers more than one degree of flexibility to adjust settings to meet student needs

App offers limited flexibility to adjust settings to meet student needs (e.g., few levels such as easy, medium, hard)

App offers no flexibility to adjust settings to meet student needs (settings cannot be altered)

User Friendliness

Students can launch and navigate within the app independently

Students can launch and navigate within the app independently after demonstration by teacher.

Students can launch and navigate within the app independently after demonstration by teacher. Students require intermittent support.

Students need constant teacher support in order to use the app

Student Motivation

Students are highly motivated to use the app and select it as their first choice from a selection of related choices of apps

Students use the app as directed by the teacher

Students view the app as “more schoolwork” and may be off-task when directed by the teacher to use the app

Students avoid the use of the app or complain when use of the app is assigned

Publishing

Students work can be published in multiple formats and/or social media sites

Students work can be published in multiple formats and/or social media sites after being transferred to a computer.

Students work can be only be published to a computer.

Students work cannot be published.

Reporting

Data is available electronically to the student and teacher as a part of the app.

Data is available electronically to student on a summary page and may be screenshot to share with teacher

Data is available electronically to the student, but is not presented on a single summary page.

The app does not contain a summary page.

ConnectivityApp connects seamlessly to Wi-Fi network

App connects to Wi-Fi network with manual configuration

App requires port change to connect to Wi-Fi network

App unable to connect to Wi-Fi network

APP NameCurriculum focus

Grade / Stage Cost

Choosing apps - Rubric

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Websites / online• Spectronics Blog and app lists.

http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/apple/

• APPITIC. http://appitic.com/

• Appy Mall. http://www.appymall.com/

• Facebook groups/pages eg. "iTeach: Apps for classroom"; "Spectronics Online"; Technology in Education, Moms with Apps, etc.

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spectronics.com.au/online

SubscriptionSubscription

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Apps for Special EducationBy the Spectronics Consultancy Team

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facebook.com/Spectronics

twitter.com/Spectronics

Spectronics.com.au/Blog

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Apps that find apps

Kindertown

Appstar picks

Autism Apps

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In the App store - Top Charts

Skitch

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In the App Store - Education Categories

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In the App store - Genius

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iPad Basics

• Hold and jiggle

• Put into folders

• Rename folders

• Delete apps

• Lock onto bottom dock

APP ICONSAPP ICONS

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iPad Basics

• Enable restrictions within SETTINGS - General

• Turn on and off- Installing Apps, Deleting Apps, YouTube, Safari, Camera, In-App purchasing, etc.

RESTRICTIONSRESTRICTIONS

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iPad BasicsMULTI-TASKING GESTURESMULTI-TASKING GESTURES

• Five finger pinch to close

• Four finger swipe up to multi-tasking dock

• Four finger swipes left and right between apps

• Turn OFF in SETTINGS-General

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iPad BasicsMULTI-TASKING DOCKMULTI-TASKING DOCK

• Four finger swipe up to multi-tasking dock

• OR double click HOME button

• Swipe left or right

• Forced close with red dash

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iPad BasicsFILE SHARINGFILE SHARING

• APP: DropBox

• Email

• Sharing options within apps

• iTunes: App panel- file sharing

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iPad BasicsEXTRA TIPSEXTRA TIPS

• Screen Capture

• Make direct links to favourite websites

• Search for apps on iPad

• Side switch

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Apps today...1. Apple apps

2. Teaching tools and classroom management

3. National curriculum

4. Just for fun

5. App smackdown

6. Students with additional learning needs34

Apple AppsApple Apps

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Teaching toolsTeaching tools

• Recordable teaching (eg. Show me, Explain Everything)

• Graphic Organisors (eg. Popplet)

• Data collection (eg. Evernote)

• QR codes (eg. QR city, QR code maker)

• Rover for watching flash files

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Classroom ManagementClassroom Management

• Visual tools (eg. Visual routine)

• Timers (eg. Bang buzzer, visual timer)

• Decision making/ turn taking (eg, Pick me)

• Rewards (eg. I earnt that)

• Job charts (eg. Chore chart)

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National CurriculumNational Curriculum

• English- language, literacy, literature

• Maths- number & algebra, measurement & geometry, statistics & probability

• Science

• History

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English

• RECEPTIVE- listen, read and view

• PRODUCTIVE - speak, write and create

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English - Receptive modes

• Apps to listen, read and view

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English - Productive modes

• Apps to speak, write and create

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English

• Specific apps examples: phonics and spelling, sight words, letters, oral language, sentence building, describing, story telling, parts of speech, etc.

LANGUAGELITERACY

LITERATURE

LANGUAGELITERACY

LITERATURE

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Maths

• Specific app examples: early maths concepts, patterns, add/subtract, time, etc.

NUMBER AND ALGEBRAMEASUREMENT &

GEOMETRYSTATISTICS & PROBABILITY

NUMBER AND ALGEBRAMEASUREMENT &

GEOMETRYSTATISTICS & PROBABILITY

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Reference Apps

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SCIENCEHISTORYSCIENCEHISTORY

• Specific app examples: Brain pop, Brain pop junior, Qwiki, Simple wiki.

• Check educational categories in App store

The arts?

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ARTMUSICART

MUSIC

Just for fun!Just for fun!

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App SmackdownApp Smackdown

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Apps for students with additional needs

Apps for students with additional needs

• Autism

• Speech- language impairments

• Hearing impairments

• Intellectual impairments

• English as a second language

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spectronics.com.au/blog/tools-and-resources/sett

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Share your creation

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QuestionsQuestions

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• Successful implementation of iPads and other technologies for

• Learning and literacy support

• Diverse classrooms

• Special education

• Communication for students with autism and other disabilities

• spectronics.com.au/blog/apple consultants@spectronics.com.au

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