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The iPad in EDUCATION
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Your TCEA Membership continued
• Become familiar with the iPad and its features.
• Understand the differences between an iPad, an iPhone, and an iPod touch.
• Differentiate between the three types of apps that will run on the iPad.
• Understand the value of the iPad in education.
Objectives
• 9.7” 1024x768 pixel LED-backlit display
• 1GHz Apple A4 processor
• Up to 10 hours battery life
• 0.5 inch thin• 1.5 lbs.
iPad Basics
Early Stats
• Three million iPads sold in the first three months (one iPad every three seconds!)
• More than 85 million iPhones and iPod touches sold thus far
• 11.7 BILLION songs sold currently
App Stats
• More than 4 BILLION apps sold so far
• 11,000 native iPad apps in the App Store; 252,000 apps total (compared to 100,000 apps in the Android store and 9,000 in the Blackberry)
• 15,000 new apps are received every week
• The iPad went from zero to 25% of the digital book market in just 2 months.
Looking Inside the iPad
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/04/12/business/IPAD.html
Looking Inside the iPad
16GB 32GB 64GB
Wi-Fi Only $499 $599 $699
Wi-Fi + 3G $629 $729 $829
Models and Pricing
Data Plan
What is changing on the iPad? As of Monday, you will no longer be offered the $30 Unlimited data plan on the iPad. Opt for a $25, 30-day 2GB plan.
What about the iPad $15 250MB 30-Day Plan? The prepaid iPad $15 plan will not be affected at all by these changes.
What happens if I use over 2GB in one month on the iPad now? You will be able to purchase another month for another $25, with the data clock starting a new 30 days when you do so.
Will my unused data roll over? It will not, neither on the iPad prepaid plans nor on the iPhone (or other smartphone) postpaid plans.
Similarities to the iPhone/touch:
• Uses same cord for synching and charging• Multi-touch• Same basic apps included (Calendar, Contacts,
Notes, Maps, Videos, YouTube, iTunes, App Store)
• Same apps in dock (Safari, Mail, Photos, iPod)• Built-in microphone, accelerometer, and digital
compass• Runs all iPhone/iPod touch apps
More Similarities:
• Higher resolution screen• Larger virtual keyboard• iPad-specific apps• Larger screen area with
more viewing options• Faster• iBooks app• Cellular Internet service
with no contract (for 3G version)
Differences from an iPhone/touch
• Multi-column email in Mail• Separate iTunes video (Videos) and music
(iPod)• Redesigned Calendar• Up to six apps in the Dock instead of four• Animated photo frame
More Differences:
• iWorks apps (Pages, Keynote, Numbers)– View documents– Create documents– Edit documents– $9.99 each
More Differences:
• HD for videos• Doesn’t charge while synching unless
connected to a Mac computer• App pricing– Average iPhone app price: $2.67– Average iPad app price: $4.99
More Differences:
• Compatible - iPhone apps that run on any device (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad). When run on the iPad, they will only show in “compatibility mode.” You can choose between seeing them in their normal dimension, or double-sized with the 2x button.
• Universal - Not compatibility mode; always full screen.
• iPad only
Three kinds of Apps:
• The Volume Purchase Program allows educational institutions to purchase multiple copies of the same app at once. Developers may also offer a discount for these multiple purchases.
• http://volume.itunes.apple.com/us/store• http://iear.wikispaces.com/VPP-Step+By+Step+I
nstructions)
Apple Volume Purchase Program:
Apps
• Screen 1: Basic Utilities• Screen 2: Travel and Recreation• Screen 3: Weather and News• Screen 4: Elementary and Special Needs• Screen 5: Research and Mathematics• Screen 6: Science and Social Studies• Screen 7: Fine Arts and Technology• Screen 8: iPad Games• Screen 9: Compatible Apps• Dock: Productivity
The TCEA iPads
• Hold down the Sleep/Wake button on the top right-hand corner of the iPad until you see the Apple logo appear on the screen.
• Wait!• Slide the Unlock bar
across the bottom.
Turning It On
• Click on Settings (Screen 1).• Click on Wi-Fi (at the top).• Wait for the system to find
wireless networks. Then click on esc14.
• Wait for it to be checked.• Type in the password:
abilenetx• Now you’re live!
Screen 1: Basic Information
• Browse, buy, and read books on a mobile device.
• Once you’ve bought a book, it’s displayed on your Bookshelf.
iBookstore (free, included)
• Select a book to view• Increase/decrease the font size• Change the brightness• Take notes• Create a bookmark• Look up a word• Flip through pages• Sift through the table of contents
iBooks Activity:
1. Connect your iPad to your computer.2. Drag the PDF to the Books icon in your iTunes
Library, and drop it. (Note that you can edit the name and author(s) of the book if you don't like the way the file name is displayed.)
3. Click your iPad or iPhone in the Devices list, then click the Books tab.
Reading PDF Files in iBooks:
4. Make sure that the book title box is checked and that Sync Books is also checked.
5. Click the Sync button.6. A new "PDFs" button appears on your iPad
iBooks bookshelf, and a tap displays all PDF documents that are in your library.
Reading PDF Files in iBooks continued:
• Look at the Bloomberg app.
• Find Apple Inc. in My Stocks.
• Tap it and look at the graphed information.
• How is Apple doing?
Bloomberg (free)
• Look at one of the three cookbooks (BigOven Lite, Betty Crocker Cookbook, or Epicurious). What might this mean for school textbooks?
• Get in groups of 4. Tallest person uses eClicker Host to create a one-question test. The other members of the group use eClicker to take the test. How would this work in the classroom?
Screen 2: Travel and Recreation
• WunderMap – Type in your zip code and press the Search key. How could you use this app in the classroom for a comparison and contrast lesson?
• Look at the magazine articles available in Zinio and read something from National Geographic.
• Check out the latest issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.
Screen 3: Weather and News
• Play with one of the first five apps on the page. How can this app help a young child learn to read?
• Read one of the book apps (Miss Spider through Alice). How might this motivate a child?
• Record your voice in ArtikPix, a great program for special needs students.
Screen 4: Elementary and Special Needs
• Proloquo2Go provides a full-featured augmentative and alternative communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking. It provides natural sounding text-to-speech voices, up-to-date symbols, powerful automatic conjugations, a default vocabulary of over 7000 items, full expandability and extreme ease of use. $189.99
Special Needs App
• Dive for treasure in the amazing free math app Pearl Diver (for grades 3 through 8).
• Look up information on Abraham Lincoln in Simplepedia.
• Figure out how Cramberry can help a student learn vocabulary words.
Screen 5: Research and Mathematics
Evernote turns the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad into an extension of your brain, helping you remember anything and everything that happens in your life. From notes to ideas to snapshots to recordings, put it all into Evernote and watch as it instantly synchronizes from your iPhone to your Mac or Windows desktop.
FREE APP
Evernote
• Examine a plant cell in iCell. Can you make it label the parts? Zoom in?
• Use WorldFactbook to see the Cuban flag.
• Take a quick Spanish lesson in Hello-Hello.
• Check out the multimedia textbook Civil War: America’s Epic Struggle.
Screen 6: Science and Social Studies
1-The Elements iPad app2-$13.993-Highly interactive4-Wolfram Alpha
The periodic table of elements comes to life when you touch your finger on any element.
The Elements
• Make your own music with Air Harp, JamPad, Pro Keys, or Pianist Pro.
• See the possibilities for enjoying Shakespeare with SIB R and J (Romeo and Juliet).
• Discover your hidden Van Gogh with Doodle Buddy. How could you use this app in a language arts class? Math? Science?
Screen 7: Fine Arts and Technology
• iWorks apps (Pages, Keynote, Numbers)– View documents– Create documents– Edit documents– $9.99 each
The Dock: iWorks
• Try your balance and tilting skills in Labyrinth Lite.
• Compete in a race with RealRacing HD.
• Tease the fish in Pocket Pond.
• Check out the holograms in HoloToy (move the screen around and look at the pictures from different angles).
Screen 8: iPad Games
Free Play!
The App Store
iTunes puts iPad only-apps at the bottom of your apps list.
iPad-Only Apps in iTunes Account
• Pages, Numbers ,and other Apps that save files store their files under the Apps tab when you plug in your iPad. Scroll down and you'll see the File Sharing.
• When you're ready to sync your files, use the Add.. button to add your files and work with them on the go.
Share Documents
• AppShopper (http://appshopper.com/ipad)• Free App Alert (http://ipad.freeappalert.com/)
• BargainBin with Push ($.99)• AppSniper ($1.99)
Apps on Sale!
• iPad for Dummies Cheat Sheet (http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/ipad-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html)
• List of iPad Apps from TCEA (https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/tcea.org/ccc?key=0AvFbfb1mWoNwdFlYYlFfQkIzV2VqZS1mSmtSVjAxR1E&hl=en#gid=0)
• iPad Help Desk (800-275-2273)
For More Help:
• Restart your iPad.• Force any frozen applications to quit.
– Press and hold the Home button on the front of the iPad for 6 to 10 seconds. Then restart it (see Step 1).
• Reset your iPad.– Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button while you press and hold the
Home button at the same time. This forces your iPad to restart.• Reset iPad settings.
– Tap the Settings icon on your Home screen, and then tap General→Reset→Reset All Settings. Resetting iPad settings won't erase your data, but you'll probably have to redo some settings afterwards.
• Restore your iPad.– Connect your iPad to your computer as though you were about to
sync. Then select the iPad in the iTunes source list and click the Restore button on the Summary tab.
Troubleshooting (Technical Support):
• Keyboard dock ($69)• Dock ($29)• Camera Connection Kit ($29)• Connector to VGA Adapter ($29)• iPad Case ($39)
Accessories
• An electronic reader• A portable game machine• A video device• A web browsing machine
Best as:
• Digital Storytelling with the iPad• Go-Sky-Watch Planetarium Curriculum• Flipboard Curriculum (for customized
textbooks)• 70 Ways to Keep Kids Engaged
Uses in the Classroom:
• Not great for video content creation• Becomes heavy to hold after a while
Disadvantages:
“Any sort of learning that happens when the learner is not at a fixed, predetermined location, or learning that happens when the learner takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies.”– Wikipedia article on mLearning
What is Mobile Learning?
• Mobile learning is about communicating.• Mobile learning is about connecting.• Mobile learning is learning on location and
just in time.
What is it all about?
• Digital publications• Surfing the web• Research
Possibilities for Education:
• It will offer a more affordable tool than a complete laptop.
• Its portability will encourage experiential learning. (Can’t you just envision a class standing out in the wetlands with their iPads, collecting data?)
• It will offer new ways to engage students with text.
Will it be transformational?
• It will encourage “paperless” classrooms.• It will ignite students’ interest levels (as most
new technology seems to do… at least initially).
• It’s “magical and revolutionary,” qualities that will evolve and become more apparent.
Will it be transformational?
But…
It will not be transformational if we continue to do the same old things
that we’ve always done, just with
an expensive, shiny, new toy.
If Apple can do for the K-12 textbook market
what they did for music, the iPad will change forever
the way kids are taught in school.
