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Garfield County MLK Garfield County MLK Training: Training: iPad Apps for PBL & iPad Apps for PBL & ProductivityProductivity

Clint StephensClint Stephens

Southwest Educational Development CenterSouthwest Educational Development Center

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http://sedcclint.com - - iPadiPad or or GCSDGCSD tag tag

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Keeping Up-To-DateKeeping Up-To-Date

Flipboard - a fast, beautiful way to flip through - a fast, beautiful way to flip through Twitter, the news, photos, Google Reader, Flickr Twitter, the news, photos, Google Reader, Flickr - whatever RSS feed you give it- whatever RSS feed you give it

Zite - a free personalized magazine for your - a free personalized magazine for your iPad that automatically learns what you like and iPad that automatically learns what you like and gets smarter every time you use it. Zite delivers gets smarter every time you use it. Zite delivers all the great news, articles, blogs, and videos all the great news, articles, blogs, and videos you want – and helps you discover new stuff you want – and helps you discover new stuff that you'll love. that you'll love.

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Zite - What is it?Zite - What is it?Zite now knows about 40,000 different topics –These new Zite now knows about 40,000 different topics –These new topics will allow you to drill even deeper into your interests topics will allow you to drill even deeper into your interests and give Zite even more feedback about what you like and and give Zite even more feedback about what you like and don’t like.don’t like.

Your Top Stories gives you more of what you love – we’ve Your Top Stories gives you more of what you love – we’ve expanded the number of articles in Your Top Stories and also expanded the number of articles in Your Top Stories and also brought in more articles from the topics you like. As always, brought in more articles from the topics you like. As always, using Zite more will help us to get even smarter about what using Zite more will help us to get even smarter about what you prefer. you prefer.

““The Smorg” is our internal name for Your Top Stories, The Smorg” is our internal name for Your Top Stories, because we were inspired by the vast variety and constant because we were inspired by the vast variety and constant surprise that you find on a Smörgåsbord.surprise that you find on a Smörgåsbord.

Thumb articles up or down from a section –pull an article up Thumb articles up or down from a section –pull an article up to give it a thumbs-up or down to give it a thumbs-down.to give it a thumbs-up or down to give it a thumbs-down.

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Project Based Learning Project Based Learning on the iPadon the iPad

The iPad is good for consuming information, but The iPad is good for consuming information, but are you looking to make your own media are you looking to make your own media projects? Like to have your students projects? Like to have your students createcreate for for a world wide audience? There are some a world wide audience? There are some amazingamazing apps for this apps for this

Create Create Kahn Academy-style instructional instructional screencasts with screencasts with Educreations or or Explain Everything

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Response SystemsResponse Systems

SocrativeSocrative - - http://www.socrative.com/

Web-based platform that makes all sorts of Web-based platform that makes all sorts of voting, formative assessment, surveys and voting, formative assessment, surveys and feedback simple and fastfeedback simple and fast

iOS and Android apps available, but it runs on iOS and Android apps available, but it runs on any web-enabled device - no app requiredany web-enabled device - no app required

FREE!FREE!

Let’s give it a try...Let’s give it a try...

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Response SystemsResponse Systems

Please head to:Please head to:

http://m.socrative.com

Enter My Room Number: Enter My Room Number: sedcsedc

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Response SystemsResponse Systems

Example:Example:

Pre-Built QuizPre-Built Quiz

Can be either student or teacher pacedCan be either student or teacher paced

Results are collected and tabulated with an Results are collected and tabulated with an Excel or Google SpreadsheetExcel or Google Spreadsheet

Results can also be emailed back to teacherResults can also be emailed back to teacher

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Response SystemsResponse Systems

Example:Example:

Quick Multiple ChoiceQuick Multiple Choice

Instructor asks question verbally or on slideInstructor asks question verbally or on slide

UTIPS quizzes!UTIPS quizzes!

Students respond on device/laptop Students respond on device/laptop

Responses go to SocrativeResponses go to Socrative

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Response SystemsResponse Systems

How comfortable are you with using the iPad for How comfortable are you with using the iPad for productivity?productivity?

1.1.Very ComfortableVery Comfortable

2.2.Somewhat ComfortableSomewhat Comfortable

3.3.I'm comfortable with the basics, but I would I'm comfortable with the basics, but I would like to know morelike to know more

4.4.I can check email, but that’s about itI can check email, but that’s about it

5.5.How do you turn this thing on?How do you turn this thing on?

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Response SystemsResponse SystemsOpen Response:Open Response:

What would you like to be What would you like to be able to do with your iPad able to do with your iPad that you don't know how to that you don't know how to do now? do now?

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Finding Educational Finding Educational Apps?Apps?

Apps4Edu - UEN Resource to find apps by Utah - UEN Resource to find apps by Utah core, subject, grade level, device, price...core, subject, grade level, device, price...

60 Apps in 60 Minutes - Presentation for UCET - Presentation for UCET 20122012

Kearns HS iPod Touch Project WikiKearns HS iPod Touch Project Wiki

iEducation Apps ReviewiEducation Apps Review

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What questionsWhat questionsdo you still have?do you still have?

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Thank you for your time Thank you for your time and participationand participation