iPads in the Classroom

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Comment by Elisa Heinricher on April 20, 2012 at 7:15am

Are you looking for a hands-n professional development opportunity? Then join us in central Mass. for the 2012 Bancroft iPad Summer Institute for Teachers Grades 5 - 12, August 21 - 23. Our keynote speaker is Richard Byrne author of the blog Free Technology for Teachers. For more information visit: http://www.bancroftschool.org/ipadsummer

Comment by Stacy Bodin on April 14, 2012 at 9:17am

Dozier Elementary's "Sea of iPad Resources" for the classroom. Listed are educational apps that could be used with iPads in the classroom.  The site has "500+  free apps" and "paying apps."  The apps are divided by subject areas such as Reading, Math, Writing, Science, Social Studies, Music.

There are two additional categories including "book apps" and creative apps, which will allow student projects to be created. Also listed are many articles, links and blogs that might be helpful for each classroom teacher.

http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/dozieripad/

(Note: Clip art for the site is by ThistleGirl Graphics @ http://www.thistlegirldesigns.com)

Comment by Veronica Oldfield on January 21, 2012 at 5:53pm

Hi Everyone. 15 iPads have been bought at my school. Looking for suggestions on how to organise them efficiently - all charging, all portable aroung the school, get all apps onto them all at the same time without treating each one individually. I recall reading some time ago about other people having carts for charging then all and downloading apps to the all at the same time. How do you all oragnise them at your school?

Comment by Justin Moore on January 12, 2012 at 11:42pm

I have also been very pleased with splashtop whiteboard. I would say it is a standard for the iPad using teacher.

Comment by Justin Moore on January 12, 2012 at 11:39pm

I have not yet tried socrative yet but it is on my to try list. Other teachers in the district have used it and are very pleased. Eclicker has been too glitchy lately and tends to kick users out of the session repeatedly. Not so with socrative apparently. I am really interested in the race option it gives, sounds like fun.

Comment by Laura VanDerKolk on January 11, 2012 at 8:43pm

I like Splashtop Whiteboard for controlling my computer from an ipad. It is easy to use and kid friendly too, to pass the ipad around. Need an app on ipad and one on your computer to have it work. Computer one is free. $9.99 for ipad

Comment by Gerald Carey on January 11, 2012 at 7:03pm

I now have an iPad! Woot, woot!

One thing I really like about it already is the number of measurement apps available for teaching Science and Maths.

Sound meters, light meters, simple rulers and even a Seismometer! All these would cost big $$ if I purchased separate equipment.

Anyway, I was just wondering if anybody had used Socrative as student-response app (like eClicker mentioned by Justin)

or

Doceri Remote which allows the iPad to take control of another computer (and therefore the Interactive White Board) wirelessly.  I can imagine sitting in the class with the students and operating this app.  Any thoughts?

Comment by Richard Wood on January 11, 2012 at 12:53pm

The Spellathon app for the iPad was the number 1 free educational app over Christmas 2011. http://www.spellathon.net

Comment by Justin Moore on October 10, 2011 at 9:43pm

Having class sets of iPods or iPads allows you to use them as personal response devices or audience response devices.  This is where you post a question and the students respond using their device.  eClicker is an app that does just that.  The teacher has the host device that contains that questions that will be sent out to the students.  The students respond and the host collects the results.  The questions can be true/false, multiple choice or agree/disagree.  After the host collects the answers a graph of the responses is created, a useful formative assessment snapshot.  You can see who sent the questions and help specific students if needed.  After your poll is done you can email the results to yourself. It could be used to do quizzes but I would not recommend it for summative assessments as I did have some trouble with students loosing connection.  It was no big deal for the students to log back on but I did loose their history for that polling set and therefor no accurate results if used as a quiz.

Host app $9.99

Respond app Free

Comment by Veronica Oldfield on October 6, 2011 at 2:05am

Thanks so much Justin. You have been very helpful and answered my questions comprehensively. I'm constantly amazed at the potential of technology in the classroom, particularly the iPad.

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