A short presentation with some tips for using iPads creatively with Junior Primary students.

1. Getting the most
out of iPads for
Early Childhood
Educators
Jemima Saunders
Digital Learning Consultant CEWA
saunders.jemima@ceo.wa.edu.au
http://goo.gl/b1ibmB

2. Why are iPads in classrooms?
The Australian Curriculum -
General Capabilities
Information & Communication
Technology
(ICT) Capability
The 5 organising elements
Learning Continuum (F-10)
Embed content across all
learning areas

3. Where are you currently on your journey in
integrating ipads into your professional practice?

4. Dr Ruben Puentedura @rubenrp

5. Place your screenshot here
iPad 101
General navigation
- Hold & wobble apps
- Multitasking gestures
- How to search
- Guided Access
- Save to Home Screen
- Microphone with
keyboard
- Privacy>Camera>App

6. Apps for Early Childhood Teachers #1
Flick
◦ Allows individual device
to device sharing
◦ Content moves quickly
and does not require
email addresses
◦ Great for sharing content
from teacher to student
or student to teacher
Pic Collage
◦ Photo collation and
annotation tool
◦ Teachers or students
can show learning in
creative ways
◦ Saves to camera roll
for use in other apps
(app smashing)

7. Apps for Early Childhood Teachers #2
Screenchomp
◦ Recordable space for
drawing, writing and
explaining videos
◦ Able to share the link of
video or download for
use elsewhere e.g. class
blog, send to
teacher/parent etc.
iMovie (free on new ipads)
◦ Space to compile video
footage (or use photos)
◦ Add narration
◦ Add titles and text
◦ Add sound effects
◦ Add music
◦ Able to upload movies
to YouTube - easy to
share the link

8. Apps for Early Childhood Teachers #3
Qrafter
◦ Reads QR codes
◦ Links to web content
◦ Make QR codes
◦ Scans instantly
◦ See also: i-nigma
(doesn’t require such a
steady hand - good for
little kids)
Popplet ($6.49)
◦ Simple mind mapping
tool
◦ Visual organisation of
information
◦ Free version = 1 popple
◦ Paid version =
unlimited popples
◦ Include text and
pictures

9. Book Creator ($6.49)
◦ Create interactive books
including text, images,
narration, video
◦ Share or export your
books to iBooks or
YouTube (set as unlisted)
◦ Works across all subjects
Creative Book Builder ($4.99)
◦ More sophisticated book
creation tool
◦ Brilliant for assessment
includes; insert text,
images, links, audio, video
etc.
◦ Able to view in iBooks to
show parents
Apps for Early Childhood Teachers #4

10. Apps for Early Childhood Teachers #5
Decide Now! ($1.29)
◦ Spinning wheel decider
◦ Lots of classroom
applications - student
selection, set your own
options for activities etc.
Tellagami Edu ($6.49)
◦ Allows an avatar to
bring student’s voices
to life
◦ Use your own camera
roll background
◦ 90second recordings
◦ Share to camera roll
as video
◦ Share video via email

11. “
“If we teach
today as we were
taught yesterday,
we rob our
children of
tomorrow.”
John Dewey

12. Thank you
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