So, if you have an iPad 2 or 3, iMovie App is a good investment. Here is a great tutorial from EdApps about how to use.
The most popular post I’ve ever written is 13 Ways to use iMovie in the Classroom, having reached thousands of readers in the first day. I’ve been meaning to follow it up ever since, and now I finally have created a short video introduction to using iMovie on the iPad.
This first video is a short (less than 5 min) tutorial on using iMovie for iPad from start to finish.
Read the full story: http://edapps.ca/2012/04/an-intro-to-imovie-for-ipad/
I have linked to this in the past, but the Ed Tech Teacher as added some new sections and this is absolutely worth sharing again.
Check out the entire story and all the links at:
http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as#audio
“Over the past few months, iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. In webinars and blog posts, we have talked about the iPad as….
- Reader
- Creator
- Student Response System
- Classroom Manager
- Study Tool
- Organizer
- Differentiator
In this section, we take a similar approach as with our Great Tech Tools. In order to help educators integrate iPads effectively, we have compiled a list of apps focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. While many of these apps have also appeared in our iPads in the Classroom section, this list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments.
iPad Learning Objectives
- I want my students to record and edit video on the iPad.
- I want my students to record and / or edit audio on the iPad.
- I want my students to read class content on the iPad.
- I want my students to annotate course readings on the iPad
- I want my students to be able to use audio books on the iPad.
- I want my students to use the iPad as a digitial notebook / note-taking device.
- I want my students to use their iPads to create screencasts to share and demonstrate their understanding.
- I want my students to create presentations on the iPad.
- I want my students to create digital stories on the iPad.
- I want my students to be able to study with the iPad.
- I want to use the iPad as a student response system.
- I want my students to create written content on the iPad.
- I want my students to blog on the iPad.
- I want my students to create ePubs / iBooks to read on the iPad.
- I want my students to create and edit images on the iPad.
- I want to use the iPad in order to create a language lab environment for my students.
- I want my students to use the iPad to stay organized. (NEW)
- I want to use the iPad to conduct video / virtual conferences in the classroom (NEW)”
by Silvia Tolisano – Langwitches
It is no secret, that I enjoy my iPad tremendously. I even proclaimed, now and then, that I love it! From the beginning, I approached the iPad with one goal in mind: I wanted to become fluent in using it. There is a distinct difference, in my opinion, between being skilled, literate and fluent in the use of an iPad.
Fluency on the iPad, like language fluency, does not necessarily come natural to most people. Unless you grow up in a language, as your mother tongue, and you acquire speaking this language unconsciously as a baby and child, it will require an effort (to various degrees) on your part to learn to become fluent in that language. Becoming fluent on the iPad requires a conscious effort and time as well.
I see too many educators (administrators and teachers), who with an iPad at their disposal, are using the iPad:
Mac|Life has a comprehensive review of iBooks Author, and it even contains quite a bit of tutorial.
“…Now Apple wants to help users achieve that limitless potential, with the free content-creation application iBooks Author. It aims to revolutionize modern textbooks by bringing interactivity to the learning experience. Not only can you add images to your pages, the reader can zoom in or out of them. You can insert Keynote slides, and embed movies that can be viewed inside a page or full screen. It’s even possible to create short quizzes to test your readers’ knowledge retention.”
Read the complete story, CLICK HERE
Need a little more information on the FREE program for your MAC, iBooks Author?
Publishing with iBooks Author: An Introduction to Creating Ebooks for the iPad. This is a FREE eBook from O’Reilly Books and Video. It is worth the download, 150+ pages of excellent step-by-step instructions and lots of picture to show you what to do.
Below find a collection of resources about iBooks Author and using it to create eBooks.
Apple introducing its ideas for better education in New York on Jan 19th.
Part 1: http://youtu.be/f70wQaOOS48
Part 2: http://youtu.be/D9PMCwEk40c
Part 3: http://youtu.be/usk1fIyA8v4
Part 4: http://youtu.be/ZxOlr8iP0nI
Apple began its full assault on education when it launched the iPad a few years ago. The iPad offers students apps and books that are used in the classroom to help students raise their test scores. While it is still on the way to seeing a larger adoption, Apple also introduced iBooks in January to help more in education, but how effective is the iPad in student learning?
To put some numbers behind the education work Apple is doing, The Loop profiled a report based off a study done throughout a Maine school district that indicated the iPad is improving kindergartner’s literacy scores.
The school district in Auburn, Maine assigned 16 iPads to a classroom of 16 kindergartens over a 9-week period. A total of 236 students were given literacy test before the 9-week testing period for the iPad began. Over the 9 week period, 129 students were taught using an iPad, while 137 students were taught the old fashion way. The school district found that students using an iPad out-performed students not using an iPad in every literacy test by a significant margin.
I love the iPad but I really hate typing on it. Though touch screens are magnificent for some tasks, frankly typing just isn’t one of them. Maybe it’s my hands and fingers fault or maybe I’m just a grouchy old school tactile typer, but I struggle to get in any kind of real workflow that involves typing more than a sentence or two on touch screens. I’m probably not the only one to feel this way, so here are six helpful tips to improve the typing and writing experience on the iPad:
This roundup aims to enlighten those new to the iPad, and guide old hands to a few new tricks – the heading might be laced with hyperbole, but you’re going to have a look anyway…
For those of you who are super-confident about your iPad knowledge, I’d like to propose a challenge. Go through and see how many features and shortcuts you didn’t know about, leave a comment with the number at the bottom of the post – and be honest!
SEE THE LIST BELOW AND CHECK OUT THE DETAILS AND HOW -TO’S AT
http://ipad.appstorm.net/roundups/utilities-roundups/40-super-secret-ipad-features-and-shortcuts/
1Take a Screenshot
2. Double-Click Home
3. Triple-Click Home
4. Zoom
5. Alter Zoom
6. Bring Up Multitasking Bar
7. Quick App Switch
8. Pinch to Home
9. Multitasking Bar
10. Find My iPad
11. Remotely Secure Your iPad
12. Street View
13. Change Map Type
14. Find My Friends
15. Double Tap Space
16. Other Characters
17. Hidden Apostrophe
18. Quickly Type Numbers
19. CAPS LOCK
20. Undock the Keyboard
21. Split the Keyboard
22. Phantom Buttons
23. Throw Away Notifications
24. Picture Frame
25. Zoom in on Faces
26. Side Switch
27. Restrict Spotlight Searches
28. Find Definitions
29. Send Read Receipts
30. Add Subject Field
31. Find Text in Safari
32. Easily Download Previously Purchased Apps
33. Redeem a Promo Code
34. Add Extra Contact Fields
35. Change Sounds
36. EQ Your Music
37. Edit Slideshow
38. Change Notes Font
39. Overload Your Dock
40. Show Camera Grid
41. Add Shortcuts
42. Restrictions
iBooks Author comes with 6 inbuilt widgets to add great interactive elements to your iBooks.
With Class Widgets, you can easily add more.
No need to program or install Dashcode, just click on the Wizard and download your auto-generated widget.
See the list below for our latest iBooks Author Widgets – we will be adding more over the coming days. Please get in touch if you would like to request a custom iBooks Author Widget.
Cool Drawing Apps for Primary School
30 Cool Educational iPad Apps for Science Lovers
PadGadget Weekly App Series — Medical Apps
iPad App Combines Your Child’s Artwork and Voice
iPad App Combines Your Child’s Artwork and Voice
Mirror an iPad2 on your Mac Laptop by Wes Fryer
The 1 iPad Classroom: Episode 21
News.Me on the iPad – Read News that your friends say is worth reading
We’ve gotten word that iPad pricing is going to be the same across the board as the current iPad 2 models which should be no big surprise given Apple’s history – they rarely raise prices. Even better, some countries with currencies doing better than the US dollar should expect to see marginal drops in prices……….
iPad 3 prices and features matrix revealed
Apple prepares Yerba Buena Center for March 7 next-gen iPad unveiling
With the impending announcement of the iPad 3 next week, this should be a useful artilcle.
Look no further as 9to5Mac compiled a list of places to trade in an ole’ dusty iPad for cash or credit to buy Apple’s upcoming toy. Before perusing the options, identify the condition, features, and model of the swappable iPad. This knowledge will help decide its maximum value, because most of these online programs use a survey to determine the slate’s estimate. Moreover, it is prudent to act now as some reports indicate retailers are steadily dropping prices with Apple’s event drawing nearer.
by Aiden Levy
As teachers we reflect on our students daily – “Why did Nathan do this?” “Why did Sarah do that?. We also evaluate our own teaching and lessons – “That was a disastrous lesson” “Why did I use that manipulative?”
Evaluating the use of the iPad in the classroom is just as important. The significance of gathering data and information about iPad integration will allow for the following:
Some Calif. schools are embracing digital textbooks
Many schools in the San Diego area are embracing a move toward digital resources and textbooks in the classroom. In San Diego schools, where officials plan to purchase about 20,000 iPad tablet computers for students, some educators are eager to create their own digital textbooks using Apple’s new software. “You have somebody who no longer needs to be an expert in programming being able to assemble content in a rich multimedia experience for kids and organize it in a way that a teacher would,” said Darryl LaGace, the district’s chief information and technology official. San Diego Union-Tribune (2/27)
Texas iPad program aims to bridge the digital divide
A districtwide technology initiative is under way in McAllen, Texas, schools, where all of the roughly 25,000 K-12 students are expected to receive iPad tablet computers or iPod Touch devices by this time next year. The initiative, believed to be the largest such program in the country, is aimed at transforming the classroom culture and bridging the digital divide for the district’s students, two-thirds of whom were considered economically disadvantaged in 2010. ABC News/The Associated Press (2/28)
Are you interested in making iPhone and iPad apps for the App Store? If you’d like to get your feet wet, or at least see what’s involved, Apple has posted a new walkthrough called “Start Developing iOS Apps Today.”
The simple guide takes you through the initial setup and teaches you about basic tools, frameworks, Apple’s design policies, and more. The goal is that you will be able to create an app from scratch and have it ready to debut in the App Store.
Thanks to Wes Fryer for sharing his expertise.
Sometimes, to teach a class, its can be helpful to save a local, temporary copy of a YouTube video to your computer and transfer it to an iPad. Then the iPad can play the video from its “Photo Roll” without being connected to the Internet. This is especially helpful in places where wifi Internet access to YouTube is not available. In this four minute tutorial, Wesley Fryer explains how to use the free website saveyoutube.com along with the $2 iPad application PhotoSync (and free desktop companion software) to do this.
Apple’s merging of iOS with OS X continues today with our first glimpse at 10.8 Mountain Lion, the next major OS release for Macs. Of course, in the process of bringing the best of both worlds together, some things win out. In the case of Mountain Lion, several apps and features were replaced with their iOS counterparts. Here is everything from past OS X releases that died today at the hand of Apple’s iOS-ifying of Mountain Lion:
Just downloaded this. Of course, I have not read from cover to cover, but in looking through it, look good!!, wow they whipped this out quickly!! However, the price is right. It’s currently FREE. See link below. Special thanks to friend Rick Reese for sharing this resource.
It seems to be all over the internet, so MAYBE the rumor is true. Notice I say maybe!!
“Hot on the heels of a rumor that Apple was planning to announce the latest iPhone in the early part of next month come a few more possible tidbits of information, including something new about potential versions of Apple’s popular tablet.
The latest rumor comes by way of the Wall Street Journal. According to the newspaper’s latest story, citing unnamed sources, both AT&T and Verizon will sell a version of the next iPad that supports their growing 4G LTE networks. An LTE-supporting iPad will support a faster data connection than 3G on the two carriers’ new networks, but not every carrier has the network support to accommodate the tablet.”
An iPad for every child, we do come up with tons of EXCUSES, but that is all they are, EXCUSES.
The only true thing standing in the way of every child in school having an iPad, seems to be money. And the money issue could be fixed if we valued education more than we value professional sports. I know that will ripple some feathers, but let’s face it, professional athletics negotiating contracts for millions & millions of dollars and then going on strike because it is not enough. How absurd, especially considering a beginning teacher qualifies for food stamps. Ok, that is another discussion for another time.
I teach in a college of education and was a classroom teacher for 26 years and I understand that funding in schools is an issue. But, I also know there are ways to accomplish the task! It will take a little re-thinking or maybe reorganizing the school budget and Apple does offer educational discounts. I have no doubt that we could make this happen for every child in every school in the nation.
I am sure many of you think I am naive. I frequently hear that kids won’t take care of the iPads. Well I beg to differ! I truly believe that kids rise to the occasion we give them. If we treat them like hoodlums, that is how they act. Treat them with respect and give them high expectation and that is what we see in return.
I believe kids will treat the iPads much better than they treat their textbooks. Let’s face it, they hate textbooks. Now with the major textbook publishers on board with the iBooks 2 Textbooks program, the textbook companies finally see the potential in the iPad as an educational tool. They are creating amazing interactive textbooks, that kids won;t even realize are textbooks. An iPad with all these interactive materials will be exciting for kids and schools and likely help those kids that don’t like school and are not the self-motivated learners or have special needs. I have been in enough schools already with iPads and I can say with confidence that it is a transformation.
I realize the open nature of some other tablets is appealing on some level, but Apple’s closed environment is advantageous for many reasons. School districts don’t have big, highly paid IT departments. IT departments in schools generally have more work than is possible to do with their limited staff. Plus most of the time, IT folks are not trained educators and just don’t “get it.” Don’t get me wrong, I do respect IT folks, because I certainly can’t do what they do, but, I also do not expect IT folks to be making curriculum decision for my classroom and yet, they do it all the time by deciding what I can and cannot do when it comes to technology.
Those Network Nazi’s in schools (school IT departments) are a stumbling block. I am sorry to call them that, but with iPads, some of the control that takes place with laptops and desktops has to be eliminated. The iPad is designed to be a personal device, and kids must have some freedom to make it personal. By the way, school internet filtering still works the same way on the iPad.
Another reason to go with iPads is that the iPad has such a long battery life. That battery life is a huge deal. Most schools are already struggling with power issues. The iPad won’t require kids plugging into an outlet to get through the school day. It is very solid, extremely easy to setup and use and can be used for all of the basic computing needs in schools. I believe laptops and desktops could be eliminated for the most part.
What do do you think about the idea of an iPad in every student’s hands and how will it impact educational?
