Quick Link to this page:
http://tiny.cc/REVS-ipads
REVS Staff: Requesting Apps to Purchase... Here is the process:
EMAIL Sandy with the following information for EACH app:
- Name of app (get directly from iTunes App Store)
- For which device(s) - give name of them &/or where located, including how many iPads will need it
- Price of app (and TOTAL cost if for more than 1 iPad) -- this may be adjusted for discounted pricing, which Sandy will handle
- Reason/Curricular use – describe how it will be used, which teacher(s), and it's importance (since money is limited for app purchases!)
iPad Cart - PDF Instructions to download/install apps (as of Nov. 2012) - contact Techs with any questions!
iPad Cart - PDF Instructions to get pictures off iPads to Teacher Computer (using Box.com) - updated Nov. 2012
Guides, Sample Ideas & More!
DO THIS FIRST... Click the Safari web browser app, go to: http://help.apple.com/ipad/4/interface/
This is an online (iPad-viewable) iPad User Guide! To make it easily accessible, click the arrow/box button, the select Add to Home Screen (this is like adding a bookmark/favorite of this page to your apps listing... making this iPad User Guide easy to access!)
- GREAT list of MANY more iPad resources from Kathy Schrock -- GO HERE
Tips, Tricks, Set up
- 100 iPad Tips & Tricks - LOTS of great tips, ideas, workarounds... but not all apply for school-based iPads! (ask your techs before you try some of these things!)
- Apple's iPad iOS Guide - PDF with good diagrams... but not all settings apply for school-based iPads! (ask your techs before you try some of these things!)
- 50 iPad Tips (a blog site, not PDF, from April 2011, so some things may not be completely accurate, but still a good guide for many settings)
Best Educational Apps for the iPad
Rossford (and other) Teachers' Favorite Apps:
(add yours to this list by going HERE --> http://tiny.cc/greatipadapps
ITIP Ohio's list of suggested apps (see listing in left margin)
Plus...
- Everyday Math apps.-all
- Simply Physics-create structures that get tested and certified. Sixth graders LOVE it!
- Powers of Minus Ten-Go into the cells of a hand all the way to the DNA....collect points as you go!
- Puzzle Planets- create worlds, using plate tectonics, then try to make life grow. Bonus points for alleviating outside factors of meteors, and volcanic eruptions. Evolution is the prize at the end of each level.
- gFlashPro ($)- simple to use flash cards, with a huge library to pull from.
- Discovery Education (for Discovery Streaming accounts) - bookmark http://mobile.discoveryeducation.com
Appitic.com - lists by Blooms, multiple intelligences, etc.
Apps for Middle School - http://edudemic.com/2011/11/ipad-middle-school/
Apps for PE and/or Coaching - http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/physical-education-pe-apps-for-teachers/
From Gregory Swanson's Apps in Education Blog:
PDF - Back to School Apps (featured from iTunes in August 2011) lists them only...
Check out this ongoing list w/ prices listed... http://bit.ly/gKqVta
MORE...
Settings & Tips for Using the iPad (updated for iPad2+
running iOS4+)
Basics...
- Turn on/off - click power button to sleep; press it to turn on (or press Home button); Turn OFF by holding power button for couple seconds... slider appears to slide to turn off
- Lock the screen in either portrait or landscape position – double-click Home button, then scroll all the way to the left for lock in lower left (for the original iPad OS… – Lock switch on right side by volume)
- Take screen shots – press the power button and home button at the same time… you’ll hear a click… image shows up in your Photos
- Picture Frame on main screen when turn on (Flower icon in lower right) – turn on/off
- Rotate Pictures (In Pages, Keynote, & Numbers) – two fingers on an image to rotate it
- See all “on” apps – double click Home key; click & hold to turn one off (when minus sign shows)
- Shake the iPad to UNDO typing or pasting (or press the ".?123" button, and then Undo in lower left corner)
Settings...
- Folders for Apps & Pictures – drag an app on top of another one to create a folder (Ex. – Math or Games or Drawing apps); in Pictures, create an album -- 9 apps show in the small folder icon, but you can add up to 20 apps per folder/square (thanks, Missy!)
- Auto-Lock (“awake”) – in Settings >> General >> AutoLock (set for a certain time or to never sleep – such as watching a movie, slide show, etc.)
- Zoom feature – in Settings >> General >> Accessibility >> Zoom (switch to on) – READ how to do it!!! NOTE: this cannot be used in conjunction with VoiceOver (choose one or switch as needed)
- White on Black text - Settings >> General >> Accessibility >> White on Black (switch to on)
- Triple click home button – can set a Triple Click on the home button for (pick one): VoiceOver, White on Black, Ask, or Off
- Magnifying Glass – on text, touch & hold finger on the word until the magnifying glass comes up then slide you finger to get it in the right location for editing, copy/paste, etc.
- “Touch & Slide” – for quick CAPITAL letters or numbers, click on the Shift key (or number key) then (without lifting) slide over to the letter or number, then let go
- Hidden Apostrophe – click/hold the !/, key to get the apostrophe
- Press & Hold keys – for accent letters, foreign currency, and web addresses – press and hold on the E key (or any vowel), or the $ key, or the .com key – a variety of other options will appear for you to select from (? Or ! keys to get the Spanish inverts; the 0 “zero” to get a degree symbol)
- Quicker sentence ending when typing email, text, etc. – double click the space bar to get a “.” And capital (like shown w/ the A there in the And)
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- Turn off Apps (such as YouTube) – in settings, General >> Restrictions
- Restrict “in app” purchases or Game Center access – in settings, General >> Restrictions
Educational Adaptations or Suggestions...
- View QuickTime videos (.mov files) or MP4 videos to iPad – drag the file into the main iTunes Library first, then, once there, select the video and go to Advanced menu – convert to iPad format (which creates a copy that can then be dragged onto your iPad library)
- NOTE: this works for SMART Notebook recording files that are made on a Mac
- For Student iPads – create large numbers on the screen, take a screen shot, then make that the wallpaper when turn it on (make it match the outside label) OR make the home screen your school logo/name
- Typing on iPad – if you’re a “wrist-rester” use an old mouse pad to rest upon to delay the carpal tunnel syndrome
- 2 Keyboards at once – it’s possible w/ a wireless/Bluetooth keyboard and the keyboard dock
- Camera Connection Kit – get images quickly to iPad (cost = $29) – or just add to your computer, then sync via iTunes
Fun Stuff for iPad
iCade
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/e762/
iPad Carts: Management Suggestions & Possibilities
Elementary Cart:
- Sign up on calendar to reserve cart (or # of iPads)
- Set up a schedule (EP is reserving 1 day/week for grades 3,4,5,6 and Fridays are "make up" days)
- Other ideas...
Resources & References:
Book: iPad Made Simple – by Martin Trautschold and Gary Mazo (2010)
Blogs:
- iPhone/iPad blog – http://www.tipb.com
- 10 Ways the iPad Can Change Schools - http://www.ipadinschools.com/52/10-ways-the-ipad-can-change-schools/
- iPad Curriculum - http://www.ipadcurriculum.com/tag/education/
- iPads in Education - http://sites.google.com/site/ipadined/events/2010-06-28
- iPad in the Classroom - http://ipadineducation.com/ (older posts… on hiatus currently)
- Top 10 iPad Apps for Education - http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/89780.aspx
- Ning Community: iPads in Education - http://ipadeducators.ning.com/
5 Critical Mistakes Schools Make With iPads (And How To Correct Them)
by Tom Daccord
http://edudemic.com/2012/09/5-critical-mistakes-schools-ipads-and-correct-them/
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