iPad as a Productivity, Learning, and Communication Tool

iPad as a Productivity, Learning, and Communication Tool

C. Candace Chou, Ph.D.School of EducationUniversity of ST. Thomasccchou@stthomas.edu

Workplace M-Learning

Mobile Learning: Generation 1

mLearning 2: Learning on the Move

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Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems: Learning on the Move

Sun Microsystems: Learning on the Move

Sun Microsystems mLearning Results Within four-month of implementation

Sales personnel are meeting goal faster then before and deal cycles are shorter then before

Service personnel are closing field service calls quicker with less call back cases.

 Full deployment to all 17,000 world wide field personnel beginning in June 07

Teaching iPads Apps for Educa

tion GradePads for

students Classroom Observati

on Administrator Edition

for iPad eClicker Brainpop VideoScience

Productivity Page: Word processing Number: spreadsheet Keynote: slide presentation Photo: Photoshop Express, Project 365 Drawing: DoodleBuddy, Storyboard,

Draw, Kid Paint Voice memo & meeting recording

(Dragon Dictation, QuickVoice, iProRecorder, VoiceNotes, VR+Lite, VoiceGenerator)

Notebook, Todo Lite, Todo List

Communication

Email & Web browser (voice activated)

Dragon Dictation: voice to email

Twitter Facebook NEW: NYT, BBC, MPR, NPR,

PBS Skype Texting (textPlus)

Learning Books: iBooks, Kindle, Google Books,

ICDL, Inkling Video: YouTube or regular movies LMS: Blackboard Conferencing: Adobe Connect,

Webex Lectures & radio: TED, iTune

podcasts (This American Life, Radio Lab)

References: Dictionary, iTranslate, Thesaurus, wikipanion, Brain tutor, ArtHD, 3D Cells, NASA

Recreation Life Style: Yoga, Pottery Science: GoSkyWatchP Games: checkers, chess, Labyrinth,

PocketPond Math: Math Bingo, Number Find,

Kids Math, Sudoku, My Math App Language: Crossword, scramble,

Hangman, Pocket ABC, SpellingBee, Spelling Bug, spelling bus

Music: Finger Piano, flute, Ocarina Urbanspoon (restaurant finder) Recipes: Vegan YumYum, Betty

Crocker cookbook

Utilities File transfer: dropbox, Flashlight, Compass, Battery, Calculator Find Near Me Conversion: length, currency,

temperature Weather Map: Google, Google Earth, ArgGIS Music: Metronome, iTick, SoundHound Alarm Clock Calendar Find iPhone, free wifi, Barcode scanner,

Apple Mosaic