Using an iPad with
    Free Applications
     in the Classroom

  Monica Burns
Monica Burns
My Blog:
   www.ClassTechTips.com
   My Email:
   mburns2@gmail.com

   PS 208
   Alain L. Locke Magnet School for
   Environmental Stewardship
   Harlem, NY
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Teacher Uses
   Timer+ and Traffic Light
         • Classroom   Management
         • Test Prep: pacing, stamina




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Teacher Uses
  Common Core Learning Standards
         • Allgrades and subject areas
         • Easy to navigate
         • Portable




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Teacher Uses
  Grading Tools
         • eGrader   HD, Groovy Grader:
           provides a percentage based on
           number of questions on an exam




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Teacher Uses
  Instruction
        • Google  Earth
        • Maps: community studies
        • The Weather Channel: radar maps, data
        • Wikihoods: links places to Wikipedia




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Teacher Uses
  Instruction
         • Ted Talks: establish   prior knowledge, extend
           thinking
         • NBC   Nightly News: current events, text-to-
           world connections
         • NBC   Politics: election news, maps




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Teacher Uses
  Instruction
         • Vimeo: high   resolution videos, available on
               DOE network
         • MathTrain: student     created podcasts
         • Khan Academy: video       tutorials




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Teacher Uses
  BrainPop and BrainPop Jr
         • Freeapp, free sample videos
         • Use with a BrainPop account




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Teacher Uses
  Educreations
         • Notes: quick way to record class notes
         • Reference: create and replay instructions or
           mini-lessons




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Teacher Uses
  Museum Apps
         • Louvre
         • AMNH    Creatures of Light
         • Library of Congress




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Teacher Uses
  TourWrist
         • 360 degree panoramic view
         • Create your own or view others




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Teacher Uses
  Fotopedia

         • Photos   from around the world




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Teacher Uses
  Space Exploration
         • Hubble Top 100: images from space
         • NASA Viz: images and videos




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Teacher Uses
  Quickvoice
         • Read Alouds
         • Test Prep
         • Fluency Practice




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Teacher Uses
  WordPress
         • Management  of class/school website
         • Quick updates including pictures and links




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Teacher Uses
  Prezi
         • Interactive
                     presentations
         • Create your own or modify existing




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Teacher Uses
  HaikuDeck
         • Short-textpresentations
         • Search and upload photo backgrounds




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Apps for Students

         •Class   set of iPads




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Teacher Uses
  Atlas
         • Free Atlas Apps
         • The   Globe




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Student Apps
  Interactive Resources
         • SocialStudies Games: Stack the States, Stack
           the Countries, Westward Expansion




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Student Apps
  Calculator

      • Includes scientific calculator in
         landscape view




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Student Apps
  Dictionary
           • Thesaurus

           • Word     of the day
           • Tracks   recent searches



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Student Apps
  ETrade
      • Current   information
      • Charts   and graphs
      • Research




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Student Apps
  iPrompt
      • Displays   text, timed prompter
      • Skillpractice: fluency, oral
         presentations




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Student Apps
  News
      • Current    events
      • Print   and video resources




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Student Apps
  Nova Elements

         • Periodic Table   of Elements




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Student Apps
  3D Cell Simulation
         • Labeled   models
         • Easy   to manipulate




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Student Apps
  Bluster
         • Literacy   skills
         • Practice   games




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Student Apps
  Interactive Resources

      • Math   Fluency: flash cards




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Student Apps
  NatureTap and LeafSnap
      • Field   guide
      • Research    and documentation tool




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Student Apps
  Magnetic ABC

      • Manipulate   letters




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Student Apps
  Whiteboard Lite
      • SMARTBoard    simulator
      • Connect   two iPads over wifi to collaborate




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Student Apps
  Camera
       • Partner/group    activities:
         interviews, public service
         announcements
       • Portfolio documentation:
         presentations, experiments, field
         trips

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Student Apps
  Scholastic Reading Timer

      • Trackreading progress; stop/start timer
      • Resources for teachers and parents




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Student Apps
  Sticky Notes

      • Stop-and-jot
      • Organize   thinking: color coded notes




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Student Apps
  Screenchomp
      • Records   student work; video capture
      • Share on multiple platforms: send as an
        email, replay, tweet




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Student Apps
  Perfect Captions
      • Use     a picture from the Internet or camera
         roll
      • Add   captions: historical figures, fiction
         characters




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Student Apps
  Flashcardlet from Quizlet.com
      • Teacher  created flashcards: free account,
         auto-define terms
      • Students  can access your flashcards or
         search a database




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Using the iBooks Library

         •Class   set of iPads




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Filling the PDF Library


  • Keynote/PowerPoint      Presentations
  • Documents: rubrics, reading    passages
  • Internet   Content: articles, research information



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Using DocScan HD

  • Turn       pictures of documents into JPEG and PDF
    files
  • Group       and organize documents
  • Send       documents by email, Dropbox



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Using QR Codes

         •Class   set of iPads




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What is a QR Code?
  • Quick Response Code: digital image that can be
    scanned (without the beam of light needed to scan
    barcodes at the supermarket)
  • Used in advertising and marketing with
    smartphone users
               • flyers, subway posters, brochures...
               • “for more information scan this code...”


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Classroom Applications
  • Take students directly to a website you have
    chosen
  • Eliminates      frustration of typing in long web
    addresses
               • inclusion   class, occupational therapy, etc.

  • Saves      time!

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Classroom Activities
  • Project
          QR Code to direct all students to the
    same website
  • Scavenger          Hunts
  • Resource       List for Research
               • top   ten websites on ______________



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Student Apps
  QR Scanner
      • Scan
      • Barcode
      • QR     Reader




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Using Dropbox

         •Class   set of iPads




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Using Dropbox

  • Dropbox   is a free service that lets you share files
    over a wireless network
  • Download    the software on one computer and
    files can be accessed from multiple locations...
    including an iPad




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Using Dropbox

      • PaperPort     Notes (Noterize)
               • Import   files from a variety of sources
               • Text, Drawing, Images

               • Email, Print, Share




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Assessment Tools

         •Class   set of iPads




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Assessment Tools
  Accelerated Reader
       • Reading   quizzes through Accelerated Reader
       • Studentscan monitor their own progress
         throughout the year




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Assessment Tools
  City Wide Assessments
      • Create  your own Home Screen
         button for commonly used
         assessments




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Assessment Tools
  ClassDogo
      • Behavior   management tool
      • Customizable




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Assessment Tools
  Socrative
       • Teacher    created assessments:
         exit slips, multiple choice, short
         answer
       • Real   time results
       • Organized    assessment data
       • No    student account necessary
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Assessment Tools
  Google Forms
       • Teacher  documentation:
         conference notes, observations,
         behavior anecdotal evidence
       • Customizable, real   time results
       • Multiple   service providers
       • Organized    assessment data
       • Connects    to Gmail account
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9.20.12 Soho Apple Presentation

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