This document discusses using iPads in elementary classrooms to promote 21st century teaching and learning. It outlines goals of increasing student engagement, literacy skills, and facilitating learning through creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication. It then provides examples of literacy and math apps, as well as apps for social studies, art, reading, writing, and content management. It discusses using iPads to create tutorials, movies, comics and more. Finally, it discusses resources for finding iPad apps and evaluating them for classroom use.

1. iPads
in the Elementary Classrooms
Mr. Daryl Imanishi
and Ms. Dainty Angeles

2. Is this the way of the
future?

3. Goals for iPad Implementation
• to promote 21st century teaching and learning in the
classroom
• to increase student engagement and literacy skills
• to facilitate learning by allowing students to
o access, use, create and publish digital and online
information
o develop knowledge, understanding and skills
through creativity and critical thinking
o collaborate with others
o communicate in a variety of ways, their knowledge
and learning experiences

4. Session Learning Targets:
1. I can become familiar with the iPad and its
features.
2. I can explore and discover at least 1 or more
apps to use in my classroom.
3. I can start thinking of ways to utilize IT tools
in the classroom.

7. iPads in Literacy

8. Basic Reading Skills
ABC Alphabet Phonics - Alphabet Ordering, ABC Song, Letters
Matching and Phonics Sound
Over 6,000 words grouped by phonics sounds. This
app is awesome to teach phonic awareness!
Learn phonics vowel sounds, and letter combinations
with this fun kids' game. Knowing vowel letters and
their sounds is an important step in learning to read.

9. Practice Sight Words
Fun, simple, and fully customizable. You can even create
your own lists and add your own sound.
Add your own items - with your own voice
and pictures too! A fun way to learn sight
words by sight, sound & touch
Presented by grade level
Two modes available:
- Read the sight words
- Spell the sight words!
Once the word is read/spelled correctly it can be marked off by
touching the checkmark agains the word. This helps to filter out the
words that have already been mastered and the ones that need to be
practiced.

10. Word Games
Chicktionary
A fun word scramble game that reinforces spelling skills.
A simple and fun way for ESL students to practice learning
words in a classroom environment. The idea is simple;
Each player takes a seat around the iPad and taps in to
start. The game begins as images zoom into the playing
area. The first player to match the word to the image
scores a point. Win 3 rounds and you'll be awarded a giant
(but very friendly) seedling...

11. Spelling Practice
An easy to use engaging app that help kids learn common
spellings. The kids see a picture and hear the word and
then type the spelling using the on screen key pad.
Spelling Test

12. Sentence Builders
The child hears the sentence, watches the
words scatter, and then puts the words
back into place.
teaches kids grammar, sentence
structure, and develops their
listening skills.
Sentence Builder

13. Library of Interactive Books
Read Me Stories Audiobooks
iBooks

14. Using iPad in Reading - 3Rs
Recorder
audioboo

15. Voice Dictation w/Siri
How to activate Siri:
• Open Settings and tap “General”
• Find “Siri” and flip the switch to “ON”, make any changes to Voice Feedback, Language, and your identity
as necessary
• Close out of Settings and Siri is ready to go
With Siri enabled, hold down the Home button for about 2 seconds to activate Siri and start asking
questions, request information, and even launch apps.
Convert speech into editable text that can be copied or sent via e-mail.
Great for learners who prefer talking over writing. Improves spelling too.

16. Access Educational
Resources
Brainpop
Username: risthailand
Password: bangkok
Brainpop Jr.
Khan Academy

17. Mind Mapping/Diagrams
popplet
Idea Sketch

18. Math Practice
Mad Math is perfect for kids to practice their addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and Division Facts.
Students can even draw right on the flashcard!
Math Ninja
Rocket Math
MATH MISSIONS: Use your math skills to
▸ Numbers defend your treehouse
▸ Telling Time against a hungry tomato
▸ U.S. Money
▸ 3D Shapes
and his robotic army in this
▸ Arithmetic fun action packed game!

19. Using iPad to teach a
Math Concept
Magnetic ABC

20. Social Studies
Stack the Countries
HAVE FUN LEARNING ALL ABOUT THE COUNTRIES
OF THE WORLD:
▸ Capitals
▸ Landmarks
▸ Major Cities
▸ Continents
▸ Border Countries
▸ Languages
▸ Flags
▸ Country Shapes

21. ART- Drawing and Painting
Brushes
Doodle Buddy

22. Picture
Collages
Pic Collage PicWall
Visual Dictionaries Fun Photo Collages
Different Kinds of Motion

23. Comic Creation

24. Digital Storytelling

25. Puppet Pals
• Create short instructional videos
(in different learning areas)
• Storytelling, News Reports,
Historic Retells
• Help reluctant public speakers
present to the class
• Help ESL students practice their
fluency & language skills
To use Puppet Pals, students select characters, settings, and a title;
and then narrate a story while animating the characters and
props using their fingers. You can create your own backdrops
and characters using pictures from your Camera Roll, and export
the finished video files to iMovie, YouTube, etc.

26. Sock Puppets

27. Toontastic

28. iPad Basics
Turn On - Press On/off button
Turn Off - Hold down On/off button and
slide on screen switch to off
Take a Screen Shot - Hold down Home
button and On/off button simultaneously.
Screen shot will go into photos.
Mute Switch - Slide Silent/Screen rotation
lock. Set this switch in Settings.
Home Button - used to wake the iPad when it
is sleeping. It is also used to exit out of
applications

30. Create.....
a tutorial
Act out a scene from a book
Recommend a book
a short story
etc...
Share:
Puppet Pals HD – save- export to camera roll
Sock Puppets: upload to Youtube (risipads@gmail.com, ruamrudee)
Toontastic: upload to Toontube (risipads@gmail.com, ruamrudee)

31. Book Creators
Little Story Maker
Story Kit
My Story Book Maker for Kids

32. Digital Storytelling using
images /videos :
Sonic Pics
Animoto
VoiceThread

33. Create Movies
video editor
Using iMovie to make films to demonstrate
learning across the curriculum. Children can
collaborate to produce high quality outcomes.
Film, edit, produce and share on the iPad.
Use iMovie on an iMac to combine children's
films and send to iDVD.

34. iPads in a 2nd Grade
Classroom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=7WLEr4lp4o8&feature=relmfu

35. Design a Tutorial
Directions:
Choose one of the above screen recording with interactive whiteboards.
Create a step by step a tutorial for students that teaches any concept or a
tutorial showcasing your favorite iPad app that you want your students to
start using (take screenshots of your app to be included in tutorial.
Your tutorial should not be longer than 3 minutes
Share:
With Educreations: to share, press Done-Save Lesson- Public view
With ShowmeApp: Share the tutorial clip by uploading it to ShowMeApp.com
from within the app.
With ScreenChomp: send it to the "cloud"after recording is complete, you will
receive a unique URL (Web address). Please note (copy) that URL and
email it to me: dainty@rism.ac.th. We will share the example on a
webpage.

36. Content Management
• Email
• Google Drive
• GDrive
• Connect to your computer
- Iphoto (photos and videos)
with Google Drive you can: GDrive is a Google Drive client on
- Edit Google documents with formatting and iDevice. With the help of GDrive,
collaboration
- Edits to your Google documents appear to collaborators
you're able to read your
in seconds documents, view photos, watch
- Richer Google presentations with animations and videos and manager your files
speaker notes stored on Google Drive.
- Create a new folder or Google document
- Upload photos and videos from your device or a photo
directly from your camera
- Move an item to a folder in your Drive
- Delete and remove files from your Drive

37. iPad app resources
• Shared Google Doc
• http://tcea.org/ipad
• http://tvstechtips.edublogs.org/ipads/
• Free Apps for iPad (HongXiu)
• Appsfire Deals

38. iPad app
evaluation
to be used by teachers to
critically look at each app
they are contemplating
using with their students.
not meant to be exclusive
for evaluating an app, but
could be considered a
starting point and a
platform to build upon.

39. ES iPad Team
1. Curriculum Apps Content
2. Logistics & Procedures
3. Training