Jake had an interesting question today: How would you use an iPad in the classroom if you only had one? That is, students don't have one in class, just the teacher.
Grant mentioned it could be used as a giant, mobile trackpad, allowing students to point, draw, annotate items which are being projected. He also mentioned that they are useful for giving immediate video feedback to students.
To find out: What software makes it easy to inexpensively and wirelessly connect to our overhead projectors? (Please add suggestions/info in comments below.)
So, how might you use an iPad in class even if the students didn't have one?
a few initial questions/ comments
ReplyDelete1. how do you access quick links from our aisb site?
2.very difficult to manuever around with screen touching
3. took the iPad to film prizma. not so easy to up load/send pics.
4.i can't access gmail account. it say the admin. won't allow it.
so far...luck warm relationship with my ipad
i was able to get the mobile powerschool app working. seems convenient for checking homework - eliminates the need for recording data on paper and then transferring it to the computer. i'd be happy to show anyone how it works if there is interest.
ReplyDeletejd
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI was given a great article on using one ipad in class setting by Sarah Ducharme...http://eskymaclj.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/only-1-ipad-in-classroom.html
Perhaps it could be added to the Diigo group if you think it helpful
Paul
Thanks Sarah, Paul. Will add it to Diigo.
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteInteresting article from Sarah about using one iPad in class.... http://eskymaclj.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/only-1-ipad-in-classroom.html
Perhaps is could be added to Diigo AISB listing
Paul
Kevin's iPad Group Comments:
ReplyDelete#1: I thought the lunch time talks were thought provoking - loved the parts about creating a network of learning; motivates me to begin buidling my own network using Twitter, edmodo, etc.
#2: I found "Speaking Pal" to be an interesting app in that it could recognize and assess spoken language. The user listens to prompts and then responds orally. The response is followed up with a happy face or a question mark, etc.; sometimes I would mumble to test its accuracy and it would still give me a happy face so the assessment part still seems to need work.
#3: In watching my own kids use the iPad, I see them touching it, manipulating appealing images. It seems that interaction is key. In my classroom, I could see using it to have the students interact with images related to their core class content and in order to understand difficult vocabulary and concepts.