iPads+&+iPods

__**From our meeting on April 17, 2011:**__
__**Neu.Notes**__ (link to app in US iTunes store __ [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/neu.notes/id373693319?mt=8|here) ]] __  [|Take][|hand written notes and drawing on your iPad with great free app for sketching, note taking, mind mapping and more.]   “I use this to write all my notes in class every day. Love it–just like writing on a whiteboard.”

__**Screen Chomp**__ (link to app in US iTunes store __ [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenchomp/id442415881?mt=8|here) ]] ____ [|This teacher’s comment explains Screen Chomp, and why he or she likes using it in their teaching role:] __  “This is a whiteboard that allows you to record what you do, and narrate at the same time. It’s great for anything you want to show students. The file is saved online and you can play it on their site or download the mp4.”

__**TED Videos**__ (link to app in US iTunes store __ [|here)] ____ [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ted/id376183339?mt=8| Access TED Talks here, “talks from some of the world’s most fascinating people”.]] __  “I use the videos from TED to spark discussions in my class, as well as to gather information on subjects I’m getting ready to teach. Awesome information here!!”

__** Science 360 **__ (link to app in US iTunes store __ [|here).] ____ [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/science360-for-ipad/id439928181?mt=8| “The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science360 for iPad provides easy access to engaging science and engineering images and video from around the globe and a news feed featuring breaking news from NSF-funded institutions” ]] ____ [|(from iTunes store description)] ____ [|.] __

For a complete overview on iPads in the classroom, take a look at these sites: http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/ [] [|LiveBinders iPod&iPads in Education] If you want to show your ipad through projector, read this: []

Use iPad as a document camera []
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=Some Favorite Educational Apps= [|CK12.Org] [|Kindle] Audible Storykit Rainy Days Storylens [|GoodReader] [|Puppet Pals] Storyboards Proofreader Writers App Lite StoryLines [|ComicLife] || __**[|Screen Chomp]**__ [|Educreations] [|Kahn Academy] Nice Dice Game Show iBlackboard Bingo || Grammar ILite Grammar Jammers Grammar Dragon Word Pop Idioms RSpeechLite iVerbs Figure of Speech Lite Phrasal Verbs Prepositions POETRY Poem Flow [|LitCharts] [|Jules Verne Collection] [|Shakespeare Pro] [|Shakespeare in Bits] [|Story Wheel] [|SpellBoard] [|Reading Trainer] [|Book Creator] [|Literary Analysis Guide] [|Toontastic] || Mathdoku Count24 KA PreAlgebra Geometry Tes McGraw Hill [|MathBoard] [|Math Quizzer] [|Math Flash Cards] [|Bloomberg] [|MotionMath] [|MASTERING MATHEMATICS GRADE 6] [|MASTERING MATHEMATICS GRADE 7] [|Ruler] [|The Ruler] [|Free Graphic Calculator] Angle Meter || InAWorld [|Animoto] Trailers [|iMovie] [|BrainPOP Featured Movie] || Music Studio Pandora Beatwave Songify || CNN Student News TIME TED National Geographic Kids || [|Whiteboard] [|Mobile Mouse] [|DropBox] [|Notability] [|eClicker]/[|eClicker Host] Edmodo Speed test Compass iStop HD AroundMe Vlingo Dragon Go! Merriam Webster Dictionary || iDraw HD Comic Touch Origami How to Draw Sketch Pad Digital Comics Artists Hall Louvre Kids Crafts Art Periods [|Smudge] || [|Early Jamestown] [|MyCongress] [|Constitution for iPad] [|Declaration for iPad] [|The Presidency] [|WORLD BOOK - This Day in History] [|U.S. Geography by Discovery Education] This Day Colonial 1770s HistoryTools Geo Walk Tour Wrist Geography USA GeoQuiz UnderMyFeet GeoPhoto [|Revolutionary War Interactive] [|Stack the States] [|Geo Play 2] || Flashcards [|Challenge Based Learning] || Simple Physics Science Quiz Science Lab [|GoSkyWatch Planetarium] [|Science Glossary] [|VideoScience] [|Frog Dissection] [|3D Cell Simulation and Stain Tool] [|3D Sun] [|Stars] [|NASA VIZ] __** [|Science 360] **__ || NASA WikiHow PBS Discovery [|Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus] [|Popplet] [|Professor Garfield Cyberbullying] [|Discovery Education] The Weather Channel [|Copyright Information] || Documents Free Prezi Viewer [|Sundry Notes] [|Pages] [|Evernote] [|Templates for Elementary Students] [|Skitch] __**[|Neu.Notes]**__ ||
 * **READING** || **TOOLS** || **LANGUAGE** || **MATH** || **MOVIES** || **MUSIC** || **NEWS** ||
 * [|iBooks]
 * ** UTILITIES ** || ** ART ** || ** HISTORY ** || ** STUDY ** || ** SCIENCE ** || **RESOURCES** || **PRODUCTIVITY** ||
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 * Excerpt from the** http://teachwithyouripad.wikispaces.com/

4. **How do I teach with it?** -- The iPAD can be used as an instructor station with a projector; a student work station; or group collaboration device. The iPAD can morph between uses by whatever app that is open.Some apps are built to project, where some are built to talk to other devices. The iPAD can communicate either by Bluetooth, WIFI, or 3G (if available). Click on iPAD Activities to learn how to use the particular function.

If your are starting out and you want to download a few apps to get started, here are the ones suggested:
 * = **Icon** ||= **Title** ||= **Description** ||= **Cost** ||
 * = [[image:teachwithyouripad/evernote.jpg caption="evernote.jpg"]] ||= **[|Evernote]** || 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. See why millions of people worldwide use Evernote:

Key features of Evernote: ● Create text, photo and audio notes ● Auto-synchronize your notes to your Mac, PC, and Web ● Magically makes text within snapshots searchable ● Mark notes as "Favorite" for quick access ● All notes include geo-location information for mapping and search ✶ Premium Feature: File Synchronization - add, sync, access, and share files (PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, and more) among the different versions of Evernote you use

Here are some ways to use Evernote for your personal and professional life:

● For research and class notes ● To capture blog ideas and design inspiration ● To stay in-sync with your desktop notes, web clips, and files ● To snap photos of whiteboards and wine labels ● As part of your GTD system to help you stay organized ● To record voice memos || Free || || Free (up to 2 GB) || With My Scratch Work You Can Easily -Take notes and browse the web side by side -Take notes in full screen -Browse the web in full screen -Email your note as a PDF or plain text -Save Notes with its corresponding web pages -Input math and logic characters using the custom keyboard provided -Delete notes by swiping on it in the notes menu while it is unopened
 * = [[image:teachwithyouripad/dropbox.jpg caption="dropbox.jpg"]] ||= **[|Dropbox]** || Dropbox shares and sync file online to multiple computers.
 * [[image:teachwithyouripad/Myscratchwork1.jpg align="center" caption="Myscratchwork1.jpg"]] || **ScratchWork** || ScratchWork allows you to take notes and browse the web while having the two side by side to avoid back and forth flipping. It also provides a custom math keyboard.

|| Free || || $14.99 || || Free ||
 * = [[image:teachwithyouripad/Quickoffice.jpg align="center" caption="Quickoffice.jpg"]] ||= **[|Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite]** || Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite allows you edit office files (Word and Excel) on your iPAD. PowerPoint files can be viewed through this app. The Connect FIle manager allows the transfer of files from your computer, Google Docs, Dropbox, and MobileMe.
 * = [[image:teachwithyouripad/stanza.jpg align="center" caption="stanza.jpg"]] ||= **[|Stanza]** || Read ebooks and other text-based formats on your iPAD. Read books from Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks, and even your own ePubs.
 * [[image:teachwithyouripad/goodreader.jpg align="center" caption="goodreader.jpg"]] || **[|Good Reader]** || If you need to read huge PDF, or TXT files, you've come to the right place. Faithful users of GoodReader have reported flawless performance with files over 1 gig in size; but that's only one of the many features that makes GoodReader the best app of its kind.

Within moments of downloading GoodReader, you'll be transferring files directly from your computer over a Wi-Fi connection, from the Internet or from email attachments. It also easily integrates with MobileMe iDisk, box.net, and services like Google Docs and Dropbox. || $.99 ||

1. Students create their own presentations using Keynote. They are able to create multimedia presentations w/ just the iPad. After it's all done, they can connect to LCD, send as an email, export as pdf file, present from Pico (pocket-sized) projector. 2. Work on documents (using Pages, Documents, etc app). 3. Read books, magazines, newspapers, anything students are interested in reading on any topic! 4. Educational games (on every topic and at every level) 5. podcasts (video and audio) 6. Talking Books, AKA Read-alongs ([]) also Digital Disney Books includes read along w/ Disney stories (check out an example at []) 7. Flashcards students create for any topic 8. Listening interactives where kids have to listen to decide what they're hearing (animals, tools, transportation, etc.) 9. Vocabulary - iTouch iLearn ([]) 10. Dictation. Scribes out what the person is saying. Kids could see their story in print! ([]) 11. A ton of practicing math skills ([]) 12. Read-Aloud. Kids read story (from book, or written work) aloud, iPad records and stores. Kids can save their story for others to listen.
 * __iPads__**

**Top 5 iPad Apps for Teachers**
 * 1) [|Keynote] - Create presentations or use your existing PowerPoint presentations.
 * 2) [|Expedition Web Browser] - Display the Internet through the VGA dongle.
 * 3) [|GoodReader] - Display a variety documents through the VGA dongle.
 * 4) [|PaperDesk] - Turn your iPad into a whiteboard.
 * 5) [|iSaveWeb Pro HD] - Save websites to browse when you don't have Internet access.


 * Top 5 iPad Apps for Classrooms**
 * 1) [|Strip Designer] - Create comic strips with your images.
 * 2) [|Puppet Pals] - Create digital stories on your iPad.
 * 3) [|Sundry Notes Pro] - An electronic notebook.
 * 4) [|SonicPics] - Create digital stories with your images.
 * 5) [|eClicker] - Turn iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches into student response systems.

**__iPad Resources__** [|iPad Starter Guide] - A free eBook manual for your iPad, how appropriate. [|iPad in Education Ning] - This network of educators and technology directors is exploring and sharing how to integrate iPads in teaching and learning.


 * Level 1** is for //brand new// to the process

iPad & Apple TV
So if, like me, your feeling the need to be unleashed from the podium and want to engage your students in more paticipatory activities during lecture (and we should) then give this a try. Let me know how it goes.
 * || //This allows you to display tools, apps, or websites on your iPad on large display.// ||
 * **Step 1: Set up your AppleTV** || You'll need to:
 * 1) Connect the AppleTV to your projector. This may require a simple HDMI cable or, if you have VGA, a HDMI to VGA adaptor like [|this].
 * 2) Set up and connect the AppleTV to the wireless network in the classroom using the remote that comes with the AppleTV. Easy to do unless your school, like mine, uses an authentication protocol for their wireless that the AppleTV cannot recognize. ||
 * **Step 2: Prep your iPad** || On the iPad double-click the control button to make a row of applications appear along the bottom. Then scroll this to the right and a window will appear where you can choose "AirPlay." AirPlay will allow you to connect to your AppleTV and then whatever you do on the iPad gets wirelessly projected as you wander the halls of the classroom. ||
 * **Step 2: Prep your iPad** || On the iPad double-click the control button to make a row of applications appear along the bottom. Then scroll this to the right and a window will appear where you can choose "AirPlay." AirPlay will allow you to connect to your AppleTV and then whatever you do on the iPad gets wirelessly projected as you wander the halls of the classroom. ||

__IPOD Overview__
If you're new to using an iPod touch, watch Apple's Guided Tour videos. Within 15 minutes, you'll know all of the basics. Then, learn more about the features by clicking through Apple's iPod touch Features Page. Furthermore, visit Apple's help guide on your iPod touch at help.apple.com/ipodtouch/. The guide is a web app (a site specifically formatted for iPod touch's screen). A help guide for iPhone is also available.
 * Help and Tutorials**

An iTunes account is required to download iPhone/iPod touch applications from the App Store. When you create an account, iTunes asks you for a credit card number to keep on file for purchases. When using iPods in schools, teachers probably don't want to use their personal credit card and schools usually do not have a credit card that can be used for iTunes. Fortunately, there is a way to create a new iTunes account without giving financial information. Here's how:
 * iTunes Account Without a Credit Card**

Open iTunes and go to the iTunes Store. Then click to go to the App Store. Sign out of any iTunes account you might already be signed in with. (Do this by clicking your email address in the top-right corner of the iTunes window. Click the Sign Out button in the dialog box that appears.) Go to the details page of any free app. Click the Get App button. Click the Create New Account button and complete the registration.

When asked to select a credit card, choose None. It's important to note that iTunes will not provide None as a choice for Credit Card unless you create an account by first downloading a free app. The good news is that you only have to do this once, and you can sign into to this account on up to five computers.

iTunes tells you that you will be asked to provide a payment method when you make your first purchase. Adding money to the new iTunes account through a gift card. This way when you want to purchase a paid app, but you still won't be required to give a credit card number.

You can move icons around the screen by tapping one icon holding until icons begin to wiggle. Then you are free to tap and drag icons around the screen. Drag an icon to the edge of the screen to place it on a different page of your home screen. Items you place in the dock at the bottom of the screen always appear at the bottom of the Home screen.
 * Rearrange Icons**

When the icons are wiggling, you'll notice that some of them have an X in the top right corner. Tap the X to delete the Web Clip or application from your iPod. An X only appears on icons items that you can delete.

You can have up to 9 screens of icons and you don't have to fill up a screen to start placing icons on a new one. You can reset the locations of the Home screen icons to factory settings by tapping Preferences > General > Reset. Any Web Clip or applications icons will come after the factory/default icons.

A Web Clip is an icon you can add to your Home screen as a shortcut to a website. With one tap, Safari will open to the Web Clip's page. To make a Web Clip, simply open the page in Safari. Tap the Plus sign at the bottom of the screen. Tap Add to Home Screen and edit the title (if you want). Tap Add and, presto, a new icon is added to your Home Screen!
 * Web Clip Icons**

Some sites have customized Web Clip icons. For instance, when you make a Web Clip of an Apple page, the icon appears as an apple on a gray background. If a webpage doesn't have a customized icon, iPod touch will make an icon of what's showing on the page at the time you've clipped it. I suggest zooming into the logo or a picture on the page before tapping the + button to make a Web Clip. This way, the icon on your Home screen is of that logo or picture, not just of a thumbnail of the entire page.

Like the examples above, there are many times when you might want an image of your iPod's screen. Screenshots are helpful on websites, in slideshows, and in printed documents. To take a screenshot on an iPod touch, hold down the Home button while quickly pressing the Sleep button on the top of the iPod. The screen flashes and an image is saved into the Saved Photos album in Photos. You can sync the iPod to get the screenshots from the album or you can view the image and tap the Email Photo button.
 * Screenshots**

You can save an image while browsing the web in Safari. Tap and hold the image you wish to save. The image you are about to save is highlighted. Tap the Save Image button that appears. The image is saved into the Saved Photo album in Photos.
 * Save Images**

You can enable restrictions for students on an iPod touch. Go to Settings > General > Restrictions. Tap Enable Restrictions. You'll be asked to create a four-digit passcode. The passcode will be needed to change restrictions in the future. You can restrict access to explicit iPod content, web browsing, YouTube, iTunes, and installing applications.
 * Parental Controls**

Many apps expect users to have access to email in order to get text, data, images, and video out of the app and into other computers. Many schools do not issue email addresses to students. If iPods are shared among students, it may not be wise to have each of them input their email information anyhow. In this case, it might be best to create a free Gmail account for each iPod. Develop a naming system for the iPods and for the Gmail accounts. For example, I might use vincentipod01 for iPod #1, vincentipod02 for iPod #2, and so on. You will need to create the accounts online and then imput the information into each iPod by going into Settings > Mail, Contact, Calendars > Add Account...
 * Gmail Email**

Scrolling back to the top from the bottom of a long web page can take a lot of flicking. Instead, double-tap the white bar along the top of the screen to jump right to the top of the page.
 * Scrolling**

The lithium-ion battery in your iPod won't last forever. But, there are things you can do to keep it from aging prematurely. Keeping iPod in a cool place, exercising the battery, and never letting the battery completely discharge are just a few pieces of advice I share in Episode #13 of the Learning in Hand: iPods podcast. Click to listen or subscribe.
 * Battery Care**

Double-tapping the space bar after a letter or word inserts a period and a space. The next word will be capitalized. In fact, iPod touch automatically capitalizes certain words like I and iPod. Also, iPod touch adds apostrophes to many words like you're and I'm.
 * Punctuation & Capitalization**

Those white earbuds that come with an iPod can get lost or wear out. Replacing them with Apple earbuds costs $29 (which is ridiculous because you can buy an iPod shuffle with earbuds for just $20 more). A cheap place for purchasing earbuds is WalMart. They have some black earbuds for 97¢. Remember, it's always good to have extras around for when they are needed.
 * Extra Earbuds**

Keeping earbuds in desks or all together in a box is bound to create a tangled mess. To keep teachers and students from wasting time untangling earbuds, I suggest putting hooks on the wall--one for each pair of earbuds. Number the earbuds (a folded-over flap of tape works well) and number the hooks. When earbuds aren't in use, students gently hang them on the assigned hook.
 * Keep Earbuds Untangled**

Yes, an iPod touch is designed to be used with fingers, not a stylus. However, there are times you may need a stylus. Students with fine motor skills may need a stylus to operate the device. People with really greasy fingers appreciate a stylus because it keeps the screen clean. Those with long fingernails find using a stylus easier than trying to tap the screen with no tool. It's way easier to draw using a stylus than using a finger. Unfortunately, because of the nature of iPod touch's touchscreen, a regular stylus will not work. You can buy a stylus made specifically for iPod touch and are sold for $13-$20. There's the Japanese Touch Pen Stylus, Pogo iPhone Stylus, and the Soft-Touch Stylus.
 * Stylus**

Due to the expense, you may want to try making your own stylus. Click on the link to watch the movie to see how it's done. [|Make Your Own Stylus]