Assumption School IPAD PLC · • 5 Ipod Touch for a month • 5 Ipad 1’s for a month • 1:1 Ipod Touch for a year • 1:1 Ipads for a year - Pilot • Macul Speaker • Tech Sub-Committee

Assumption School IPAD PLC

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Agenda• An Introduction

• My Ed Tech Journey

• An Intro to the Device

• An Intro to iPhoto and iTunes - How to sync

• Classroom Management Discussion

• Ideas - 1 Ipad & 1 Classroom

• Resources for Apps

• The next steps to innovation



Who am I?

• Wife of 11yrs

• Father of 3

• Live and work in Hudsonville, Michigan

• Have taught 3rd Grade for 9 yrs


My Ed Tech Journey

• 4 yrs in Hamilton Community School District

• End of the year imovie project

• Reading Rainbow Book Talks

• PTC Proposal


• 5yrs in Hudsonville Public Schools teaching 3rd grade at Alward Elementary

• Yet another PTC Proposal

• Went to Macul for the first time 4yrs ago

• Began using Promethean Clickers

• Built a Wii interactive whiteboard in my room


• 5 Ipod Touch for a month

• 5 Ipad 1’s for a month

• 1:1 Ipod Touch for a year

• 1:1 Ipads for a year - Pilot

• Macul Speaker

• Tech Sub-Committee on Student Devices


The Digital HubWednesday, August 1, 2012

Digital HubProjectorComputer

Document CameraSound SystemCeiling Mount

96” Screen

Apple TVIpad


Camera App

• Reading aloud and play back

• Read aloud writing and play back

• Video Math Story problem creation

• Monitoring science projects - Plants

• Interviewing others


App Resources• http://www.iear.org/

• http://appitic.com/

• Twitter Hashtags - #edapps #ipaded #edchat #elemchat #kinderchat...


http://www.iear.org/

http://www.iear.org/

http://appitic.com/

http://appitic.com/

Moving to Innovation


The Student Tool Belt• Internet Search

• Apps

• Interviews

• Books

• Magazines

• Field Trips

• Skype Calls

• Virtual Field Trips

• Videos

• Presentations


KWHLP

• What do you know?

• What to you want to know?

• How are you going to learn the information?

• What have you learned?

• How are you going to present the information you have learned to others?









Challenge Based Learning


The Rwanda Water Project


CBL Rwanda Water

• Identified a Global Issue important to us

• Formed Questions and Opinions about the Issue


CBL Rwanda Water

• Students wrote an essay about their thoughts and feelings


CBL Rwanda Water

• Students came up with ways in which they could make a difference


CBL Rwanda Water

• Identified ways of raising Money and Awareness


Bracelet Day


Popcorn DayWednesday, August 1, 2012

The Paper Project


CBL Paper Project

• Identified what part of our human footprint we as a class could do something about while at school

• Decided that we wanted to raise awareness for the issue instead of always asking for money


CBL Paper Project

• Created a website with all of the research created completed on the Ipad

• https://sites.google.com/a/hpseagles.net/the-paper-project/


https://sites.google.com/a/hpseagles.net/the-paper-project/






CBL Paper Project

• Completed an investigation

• Compared Garbage and Recycling over a two week period


Garbage Comparison


Recycling Comparison


Time for conversation and questions...

Derk OostingHudsonville Public Schools - Alward Elementary

[email protected]: @doosting


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Assumption School IPAD PLC · • 5 Ipod Touch for a month • 5 Ipad 1’s for a month • 1:1 Ipod Touch for a year • 1:1 Ipads for a year - Pilot • Macul Speaker • Tech Sub-Committee