This presentation was given during August, 2013 to the Business faculty at LaGrange College

1. A Tablet for A Teacher
How it changed everything for me...

2. Lesson Planning
● YouTube (technical) / Vimeo (social)
○ Search for teaching ideas
○ It’s okay to share videos of someone doing what you
just did.
● Evernote and Skitch / Google Keep
○ Links, notes, ideas, draw charts
○ Organize ideas in albums
● OfficeTimeLite
○ Time tracking
○ Categorize all of my work shifts, etc.

3. Lesson Planning, cont.
● Google Drive (on my computer)
○ Make presentations on my computer
○ Accessible on the iPad
● TED Talks
○ Used to motivate students
○ Used in MATH 3092:
http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_the_year_
open_data_went_worldwide.html
● iTunes U

4. In The Room
● Camera
○ Test seating arrangements
○ Record student work on board, presentations, etc.
● Voice Recorder
○ Record lectures
○ Post to course site
● Twitter
○ Hashtag for the class meeting
○ Let students ask questions

5. In The Room, cont.
● Google Drive
○ Attendance
○ Notes on in-class interactions
● Nook/Amazon Kindle/iBooks
○ Free books (including textbooks)
○ Annotation of documents/papers
● Edmodo
○ Classroom Planning App
○ Geared for High Schools

6. In The Room, 3
● AirPlay
○ AppleTV ($99 new, $75 used on eBay)
○ Connects to projectors via HDMI or wifi
● AirSketch Pro (free is only B&W)
○ Whiteboard or slideshows projected over wifi (must
be on same network)
○ Creates a webserver on the iPad, requires HTML 5
browser on a computer connected to projector
● VGA Connector ($30)
○ Stationary
○ NoteTakerHD

7. In The Room, 4
● Socrative Teacher/Student
○ Both require login accounts (not ideal)
○ Teacher can control what student accounts see/if
student has gone off the class
● LogMeIn
○ Requires computer software installed
○ Access your computer remotely
○ Could get access to MS Excel
● Prezi/Keynote
○ Flash-based Prezi is a bad idea
○ Keynote is the Powerpoint of Apple products

8. In The Room, 5
● Numbers
○ Other spreadsheet applications
○ Best tablet interface
● Dropbox-Get your stuff to your iPad
● MoodleMobile- Obvious Reasons
● Drive
○ Word Processor
○ Spreadsheets

9. Outside The Room
● Google+
○ Video chats
○ Chat sessions
● Facebook
○ Alumni
○ Leaving notes of events, etc.
● Soundcloud
○ Listening to Audio
○ Uploading Your Course Audio

10. Outside the Room, cont.
● Google Voice
○ Free phone number for SMS/Calls
○ Raises the standard for communicating with
students
● Google Scholar
○ Researching
○ Posting wonderful articles for students
● Calendar
○ Scheduling meetings with students
○ Scheduling life

11. Outside The Room, 3
● Google Drive
○ Create advising documents/share with students
○ Create collaborative documents with colleagues
● Google Hangouts
○ Nested in Gmail
○ Videochat/chat with students/colleagues
● Gmail-Moving from MS Exchange to Gmail

12. Last-Minute Notes
● iPad Mini
○ Good size, efficient, less expensive
○ Probably too small to use as a whiteboard
● iPad
○ Good power, size
○ More expensive ($500 on the low end)
● Refurbished
○ Apple sells refurbished devices--no scratches
○ Identical warranties
○ At least $50 cheaper

13. Last-Minute Notes, cont.
● iPhone
○ The same apps (most of them) will work on the
iPhone.
○ More portable

14. Links
● http://emergingtech.tbr.edu/
● http://www.topmbaconnect.com/mba-
tips/item/85-business-education-apps-for-
mba-success.html
● 55 Best iPad Education Apps

15. Closing Comments
● Aren’t many apps for business education
● Not practicing all that I preach
● Not worthwhile if you won’t use them
● Lots of work is required to transition courses
● Reviews reflected the use of these tools
● Buy a stylus