We will be having a Lunch and Learn for anyone in our iPad program on Wednesday, March 7th featuring apps and zerts!  Bring your lunch (aka 'tre-'tre) and your iPads, and we'll provide desserts.  We'll be discussing our favorite apps, so please think about which ones you would want to share.  We will meet in the old elementary library meeting space at 12:45. Please RSVP to Amy Valk by March 6th.

February Open Thread

Please add your iPad-related comment below by February 29th.

January Open Thread

Comment below before January 31st.  You can write about anything iPad related, for example:

• a new app you love
• how you are using your iPad in the classroom
• a link to (or synopsis of) an article about iPads in education
• ideas you have for school-uses of iPads
• any "aha!" moments you have with your iPads

Assignment #8: iPad training

In the survey we recently sent out, many of you mentioned that you might like some more training on the iPad.  If you were the one planning our iPad training sessions, what is one thing you might add?

Since so many of you have finals, projects, and other big assignments due this time of year, we have decided to make this the last blog assignment for 2012.  You have until December 16th to complete this assignment.

Assignment #7: Show and Tell

We were impressed with how many of you are using your iPads throughout the day.  Now we would like you to show your teachers how you are using them.  Please select a teacher that does not have their own iPad and share with them how you are using the iPad in their class (or how it could be used).  Make sure you set up a time to do this at your teacher's convenience.  Once you have shared with a teacher, please comment and tell us who you shared with, what you showed them, and what their reaction was.

This assignment is due Monday, November 28th.

Assignment #6: A Day in the Life

We want to experience what it is like to be your iPad for a day.  We want you to use your iPad to create a multimedia presentation called "A Day in the Life of ______'s iPad."  Use iMovie, Keynote, or any other app you can think of to create a short (about one minute) presentation or movie that highlights how you use your iPad throughout the day.  You may want to include screenshots of your notes or apps you use.  You can also record yourself in iMovie.  Creativity is a plus for this assignment!

This assignment is due November 14th.

There should be a folder on your First Class desktop called iPad Group.  Please turn your presentation into this folder.  Make sure you include your name in the filename. Please let us know if you need help getting your presentation turned in.  If you made a movie on your iPad, you can save it to your camera roll.  Once you have done this, you can open the folder within First Clas on your iPad and click on the plus sign.  You will then be able to upload your movie (use the Upload Photo option).

If you have any questions or need help getting started, please stop by the tech office.

Assignment #5: Changing the Way You Learn?

Think about your life before iPads, both in and out of the classroom.  Has it changed for the better or worse?  How so?  Give as many specific examples as possible.

This assignment is due by October 21st.