Summer+2012+iPads

=BSD Summer PD 2012= =August 5-6=

// ”Don’t fall in love with apps…fall in love with teaching.” // Vicki Davis from the [|Cool Cat Teacher Blog]

Objectives:

 * 1) Participants will learn iPad basic tips.
 * 2) Participants will create a brief digital story.
 * 3) Participants will create a one screen screencast by taking a picture, annotating the image, and recording audio for the image.
 * 4) Participants will annotate a PDF on the iPad.
 * 5) Participants will review iPad apps of interest using links provided.

Activities:
be used during the session. ||  ||   ||   || * [|Apple iPad Support] about your summer vacation, a trip you took, or a great book you've recently read. ||  || * [|The Five Essential Elements of a Story] ||   || * [|PuppetPals HD] > || new one. Use ScreenChomp to annotate and record narration for a one scene screencast. ||  ||   ||   || * [|ScreenChomp] open the PDF in neu.Annotate+. Divide into four groups for each of the topics in the report. Read the article highlighting and annotating important information as you read. Be prepared to Think, Pair, Share your group's findings about the study. ||  || * [|Reed College iPad Study 2011] ||   || * n[|eu.Annotate+] || educational apps descriptions, review the apps for possible use in your classroom. Select five apps you think would be useful to you in your classroom. Be prepared to share your responses. ||  || * ====== [|Resources from Social EdCon 12] ======
 * ~ Activities ||~  ||~ Description ||~   ||~ Activity Resources ||~   ||~ Other Resources ||
 * Activity 1: iPad Basics ||  || Experiment with basic tools on the iPad to
 * i[|-nigma QR Code Reader] ||
 * Activity 2: Digital Storytelling ||  || Using PuppetPals, create a digital story
 * Activity 2: Digital Storytelling ||  || Using PuppetPals, create a digital story
 * Activity 3: Screencasting ||  || Use a picture taken previously, or take a
 * Activity 3: Screencasting ||  || Use a picture taken previously, or take a
 * [|Educreations] ||
 * Activity 4: Annotating PDF's ||  || Using the "Activity Resources" listed,
 * Activity 4: Annotating PDF's ||  || Using the "Activity Resources" listed,
 * Activity 5: App Reviews ||  || Using the "Activity Resources" listed for
 * Activity 5: App Reviews ||  || Using the "Activity Resources" listed for
 * [|Apps in Education]
 * [|iPads in Education]
 * [|Bloomin' Apps]
 * [|iPad Apps for Special Education]
 * [|iPad Apps for Administrators]
 * [|iPad Apps for School Administrators] ||  || * [|SimpleMind+] ||

= More Information  =

App Evaluation Tools
[|Tony Vincent's Educational App Evaluation Checklist] [|Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation of a Content App] [|Kathy Schrock's Critical Evaluation of a Creation App]