This document introduces various apps that can be used for teaching and learning, including iBooks, folders to organize apps, and drawing, ebook, and mapping apps. It provides examples of how these apps can be used for activities in different subject areas like recording lessons, polling students, creating presentations and tutorials. It also lists resources on the RSC Moodle site related to accessibility, flipped learning, and a JISC RSC toolbox for loaning educational technology tools.

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July 4, 2013 | slide 1 RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning
Apps for Teaching & Learning
Insight 2013: Blend IT, Mix IT, Flip IT!
Martin Cooke, ILT Advisor
www.jiscrsc.ac.uk

2. Aims
 Introduce you to the apps
 Mostly Apple
 Mention Windows
 Show some examples and
demonstrate the features
 Opportunity for hands-on
 Questions and discussion

3. iBook
iBook is a great way of accessing your docs
on the iPad. Convert Word docs to pdf and
upload to iBooks.

5. iPad folders
Organize your apps with folders
tap and briefly hold on any app to enter editing mode where the apps
appear to shake or dance
Drag and drop one app on top of another. iOS will try to guess a name
for the folder, but you can choose a different name as needed.
organize apps by task (podcasting, QR code scanning),
topic (math, reading), or intended users (art class)
You can have up to 20 apps in a folder on the iPad

9. varieties of tools
ebooks
SMS polling
Speech recognition
Drawing apps – for building e-portfolio
Google maps and GPS, Google earth
Evernote
Wifi or blutooth work to computer
Powerpoints as jpgs or pdfs – access on mobiles
Record audio ideas, comments, feedback
Creativity
annotation app, a screencasting app,
an audio creation app, a video creation app

10. ideas for activities
Record lesson and upload it as
audio or podcast. Share link
Share your number
- Ls message Qs while reviewing lesson
Ask a Q - Ls use phones to find the answer
Create short lists of salient points, eg history dates, exam hints, short
summaries, etc share via messaging
5 mins study using Google maps before quiz
Daily vocabulary: send flashcards with a new word and definition.

11. ideas for activities: design
Strip Designer to create the front cover
Creative Book Builder to create an ebook with instructions and videos
iMovie to plan film and edit an advert
Garageband to compose a jingle
iPad camera for pictures for a brochure (ebook) using
Creative Book Builder, viewed in iBooks
Number to create a spreadsheet to calculate costs

12. ideas for activities: MFL
VoiceThread to record students speaking,
or create a collaborative discussion
Animoto for a student presentation on vocabulary
Socrative for a quiz
Explain Everything to create a grammar tutorial

15. searching for apps
www.quixey.com

18. whiteboard apps

19. http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=0um1b60
http://www.showme.com/learn
Show Me community
Show Me

26. avatars: Crazy Talk
• uses sound and text to animate facial images
• import images, specify the facial features
• record your voice
• automatically generates lip-syncs
to create videos
for beginners, students, and all
Easy to create with instant results

27. http://access.mwjt.co.uk/youtube/

28. Way to Go
http://wtg.dytry.ch
Anywhere food, services.
Put in your location and see what comes up.

29. resources on the RSC Moodle
Accessibility courses
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/category.php?id=11
Xerte for beginners
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=204
Resources from Accessibility Forums
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=113
esafety webinars
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=185

30. BYOD and Flipped Learning
Bring Your Own Device
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=246
Creating Flipped Learning Resources
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=241

31. JISC RSC Toolbox
available for loan
o Wireless keyboard and mouse
o USB camcorder
o MyStudyBar on a pen drive
o Digital keyring - for reminders
o Digital pen for recording notes with synced audio
o voice recorder with integrated speech recognition
o Games console with educational software
o Electronic Dictionary Bookmark
o iPad 1
A laptop loaded with Windows 7 and specialist software
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Insight 2013
All the resources from the Insight series:
• Hosted on the RSC East Midlands Moodle platform
http://bit.ly/insight-resources
• All the recordings of the online webinars are now available

33. email: martin.cooke@rsc-em.ac.uk
RSC Moodle
http://moodle.rsc-em.ac.uk/