I think that most educators will agree that that having our students communicate and collaborate are important goals in using technology effectively in our classrooms. Perhaps one of the most effective means to do this is to have students work with experts in the field that they are learning about. Many educators don’t have clue about how … Continue reading Skype With Experts – It’s Not As Hard As You May Think
If you teach middle school math and use iPads with your students there are a number of apps and online programs that your students can use to effectively supplement your math program. I have used all of the following and can truly say that they are worth checking into. Most of these resources are for … Continue reading Great iPad Math Resources
MolaSync is an innovative tool for collaborating and recording. This app has realtime collaboration/ recording/ sharing/ communication/ drawing features. With MolaSync specially designed for iPad, You can draw and record your inspiration at anytime, anywhere, insert pictures and words and even record to write notes and annotate to modify PDF documents. More exciting, with the collaboration function, your … Continue reading MolaSync – Creation With Much Collaboration
Do you use iPads in your classroom and like me are tired of the same old Keynote presentations? Well, you may be pleasantly surprised by the new Adobe Slate iPad app which is free in the App Store. Adobe Slate is a fast, easy and beautiful way to share photos, text and links. It allows one … Continue reading Adobe Slate – A New Way To Share Visually Rich Stories
iXpand Flash Drive is an easy way to transfer photos and videos between your iPhone, iPad, PCs and Mac computers. Expand storage on your iPad by up to 128GB. It has a prong that pulls out to connect to an iPad or iPhone. It has a regular USB connector for Macs and PCs. This drive is … Continue reading San Disk iXpand
Teaching in a 1-1 iPad classroom I have used an Apple TV almost every school day for the past three years. I have one connected to my Promethean Board and one connected to a TV or a projector. We use it for lesson delivery but most importantly we use it for students to connect and … Continue reading iPads In Education, Now You Need Apple TV!
One of the awesome features that allows the iPad to be a great tool for learning is the ability to capture video. The iPad can capture near professional quality video with just a little help. Above is the setup that my students and I have been using. It starts with the Makayama Video Mount. … Continue reading iPad Pro Video Setup In The Classroom
Backchannel Chat is a free class discussion tool. It is kind of like using Todays Meet but with many more features. It is teacher controlled and moderated. It allows resource sharing during discussions. It is cross platform. We use the app for easy access with our iPads but would also be ideal for BYOD classrooms. … Continue reading Backchannel Chat – A Great Way To Communicate With Your Students
Instead of telling my students that they had to read a chapter about The Great Wall Of China and take a test to see what they had learned. I challenged them to build The Great Wall Of China by using their iPads and the iStop Motion app.