Wednesday, September 25, 2013

One iPad in the Classroom

*Connect to Wireless
*Update to iOS 7 discuss differences

Selfie Activity  
Include name, grade level taught
Projection of the iPad
Apple TV
Reflector
Airserver

10:15 - Strategies for Student Use

Jobs with iPad
note taker
research expert
photographer for the day
Classroom Example:  Class Blog
Other Uses - Rotation:
list of students using iPad during day, they self monitor
Screencasting for quick check understanding

11:00 - Activity - Screencast with Educreations
           Do an explanation of one way that you will have students use the iPad.... how
would you set it up and what would students do with it?  

12:00 - Working Lunch

1:00 -  Strategies for Teacher Use -
Workflow:
Email

Projecting the iPad



Teacher Tools:



Tuesday, August 20, 2013

iPads in Pilot Rock Training

Objective : To become more familiar with the iPad by using 21st Century Learning skills preferred by students.  Then start exploring and finding what fits in your classroom.

Agenda:

8:30-9:30 iPad Functions with Q&A

Basic Settings
    • Save a Website to home screen (Share Button)
    • Gestures
    • Brightness and Wallpaper
    • Turning Off or Sleeping iPad
    • Task Bar
    • App Organization - folders and deleting apps
    • Installing an App
    • Location Services and Notifications
    • Safari: Google search, reader, images
    • PDF to iBooks P21 Common Core Toolkit
    • Pictures: take them and where are they
More advanced settings

9:30-10:00 Activity 1: Design your Lock Screen

  • Use Phonto to create and save your image
  • Find photo and share button to Wallpaper
  • Use as Lock Screen
  • The app in the classroom: A vocabulary word lesson or label an image.

10:15-10:45  Activity 2: Create a Digital Story

  • Topic: Inside My Classroom or Your Summer Experience
  • The App: 30hands
  • Collect the photos first, then use the app to verbalize thoughts on each photo.
  • Use share button in app to publish movie to camera roll
  • The app in the classroom: Solve a math problem, explain a science experiment, tell a story, or  talk about something in history.

10:45-11:15 Activity 3: Explore different grade appropriate apps

Some apps to try out

11:15 Next Steps



Monday, August 12, 2013

SW Oregon Leadership Agenda

Tech Visions Session

Remind 101 - Join our session by sending a text message to
971-340-4402   and inside the message type @swolc

GTKY
Today's World
Digital Citizenship
"Our mission statement clearly says that we teach responsible citizenship and lifelong learning," explains Patrick Larkin. "I don't think that you can teach responsible citizenship in the year 2012 if you're ignoring digital citizenship and the use of technology." -
Examples of Integration
Making decisions on what to teach begins with standards, so making decisions on which tech to use/purchase starts with school/district goals
Visionary Reflection
Link to other resources

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Instructional Tech at EO Exec Summit Agenda

  • Objective of the day:

    To promote discussion among admin about integrating tech into curriculum and other related topics

  • GTKY Activity

    4 roads (dirt road, paved road, freeway, yellow brick)
  • How can we help your building?

    • Regional Cadres
    • Tech Wednesdays
    • Videos, blogs, webpages, email
    • School Visits
    • Principals Meetings
    • Reflection Form

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Ipad integrated into Math

Agenda for July 23, 2013

Objective: To experience different categories of iPad integration using 1-2 apps in each category. 


Get started with Infuse Learning

  •  Blogs and online resources

    • Edmodo community - use a free teacher account to gain access

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Technology Integration

Agenda for July 18, 2013

What to consider when integrating technology in a school/district






 "Our mission statement clearly says that we teach responsible citizenship and lifelong learning," explains Patrick Larkin. "I don't think that you can teach responsible citizenship in the year 2012 if you're ignoring digital citizenship and the use of technology."  - from The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Tech Leading Principals

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Digital Storytelling and Movie Making Workshop

Agenda for July 16, 2013

Exploring with Camera and obtaining pictures

 Modifying Pictures

Still photo Digital Story Tools

  • Scribble My Story - Good choice for primary students
  • Tellagami - Make an avatar speak and save the movie
  • 30 Hands  - Put together a series of pictures and voice over each one
  • Book Magic - Create an ebook and save/email as PDF
  • Haiku Deck - A nice presentation tool, focused on the visual you choose
  • StoryKit - Create an online story using picture, text, voice

 Creating a Video

  • Action Movie - Create action movies, very fun with middle school boys
  • Videolicious - Create movies using a wizard, 60 sec max
  • VideoFX Live - Different effects when shooting video
  • Animoto - Put pictures to music for your video
  • Loopster - Full featured video editing (advanced)