An iPad project for Singapore Polytechnic students outlines how they could use iPads for various educational purposes: 1) Students would be able to access their class schedule, online lectures, and learning materials through the iPad without paper. 2) Apps like the school maps and cafeteria cameras would help students navigate campus and find less crowded areas. 3) Note-taking, reports, and presentations could be done digitally using various apps, making the learning process more mobile and paperless. 4) Practical exercises and labs could be accessed through online instructions and documents on the iPad, reducing the need to print materials.

1. MAE IPAD PROJECT
An iPad project for Singapore
Polytechnic

2. MAE Student
with an IPAD
Make
I attend Use EBook
comments
Lecture for notes
in EBook
I attend Class or
tutorial Attend class
E-learning?
Sp timetable
Log-into
online LAMS
Use EBook Submit
Attend Lab
for inlab their
for expts
expt results
I attend
practical
Use EBook Draw Carry out-
Follow
for inlab necessary lab expts
instructions
expt tools with IPAD

3. A day in school for a SP student
• Imagine, every student is equip with a
iPad/tablet instead of a laptop.
• What can they use the iPad/tablet in school
for?
• This presentation give an insight of what the
students can use the iPad/tablet for?

4. 1st thing 1st : in school
• What are the things that
students can do?
• SP timetable
• SP cams
• Access blackboard

5. Where to eat or hangout?
• SP cam
• Students able to search
for places to eat
• Find the least crowded
food court
• Or find available places
to hang out!

6. What’s my schedule?
• SP timetable
• Students will be able
to check their
timetable online
• Also able to access the
modules that they are
taking

7. How do students study/learn?
• ibook
• Digital books in the iPad
• Lessen the use of paper
• Saving the environment
• All books can be dump
into one iPad
• Lecture notes and
practical notes can be
store as digital books in
the iPad

8. Report!
• Pages
• Allow students to write
their report while they
are moving around.

9. Applications!
• Number of applications for students to choose from!
• SP cams:
– Check on the crowd in the food courts.
– Judge on which food court students wants to go.
• SP timetable:
– Find out online the timetable of the students.
– Remove the need to log into SAS to check the timetable.
• SP maps:
– Provide a map of SP for students to move about and find
the location that they want!
• SP library:
– Provide instant access to SP library database for the
latest book availability!

10. What app for what uses?
• Mechanics 1, Thermo 1, Autocad, etc…
• Lecture: using e-books on the
tablet, remove the needs of paper for
studies.
• Learning materials will be provided online!
• Tutorial: on-line LAMS, students can do their
tutorial online without the lectures handling
out questions notes for students.
• Practical: Lab on the go, students can look at
their practical lab sheets online without the
needs of the lecturer preparing the lab
sheets!

11. Mobility!
• Students can do their work even while they
are not in school!
• Autocad WS: able to handle 2D drawings on
the iPad.
• Drawings can also be saved in the cloud server
and be share wirelessly!
• 3D drawings can be access using the school
computer labs!

12. Functionality
• Using Pages to do your report (Microsoft
word)
• Using Keynotes to do your presentation
(Microsoft power point)
• Both application are able to share their data
via e-mail!
• Data can also be share via a cloud server (drop
box).

13. Communications
• Wi-fi function, wireless communications.
• Facebook, tweeters, messengers, e-mail!
• Many form of interaction between students
and lecturers!

14. How does it looks like?