By Reba Gordon Matthews

iPad Educational Consultant Dallas, Texas

iPad Implementation Launching Module

Staff Development Training

My Current Project

(Free eBook) – In Progress

Available Nov. 2014

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Reba Gordon Matthews

Who are the Learners? Digital Natives

Remember your students come with tech skills.

That means…Set rules from the Start

SUGGESTED RULES:

Note: 10 of the 14 iPads have covers.

1. Covers stay on iPads until instructed to uncover.

2. On the count of 3 - Students stop using apps

by hitting “HOME” button.

3. If sharing an iPad, they must take turns using the app.

IF NOT, teacher will let the other partner use the

iPad independently for awhile.

4. Stay seated while using the iPads.

NOTE: Check out (10) ear buds from R. Hall – hygiene BIG Factor (clean w/alcohol)

JGH Foundation DONATED ear buds to 3rd Grade Team.

iPads Numbered for

Classroom Management & Organization

Parts of the iPad (Back)

Power Button

Parts of the iPad (Front)

No need to rush!

Cart Management

Start:

1. Keep cart plugged in

2. Choose student monitors

3. Teacher OR Students pass out iPads

Ending:

4. Students return iPads by numbers

5. Monitors place iPads in slots

6. Monitors plug power cords into iPads

Start Slow!

No need to rush!

Before Lesson……

Review Your iPad Rules

Start Slow!

Arcade-Type Apps

School Home

No need to rush!

Actual Lessons Start:

1. Try a few apps at a time.

2. As a Warm-Up – Start /Opening Apps

(see next slide)

3. Warm–Up 5-10 min.

4. Word Study Apps

• Textropolis OR Fishtropolis

5. Math

• Flash to Pass & Pizza Fraction

• Screen Chomp (Practice Math Skills)

6. Writing

• Notes

• Evernote

Your class login–Can use later on:

netbooks, iPads, iPod, classroom

computers, and access at home

Start Slow!

Opening Learning Apps

Use for practicing using the iPads Great if sharing an iPad Cart

LEGO Creationary Kickbox Lite BigSeed Lite

(Visual Discrimination) (Math) (Math)

Google Earth Touch Physics Lite Animal Fun

(Geography / Soc. St.) (Engineering / Physics) (Vocabulary / ESL)

Word Study Apps

Textropolis Fishtropolis

Objectives: Finding words within the given words

Vocabulary Building

Textropolis

Textropolis

Find smaller words inside the word Kingstown (must be at least 4 letter words)

– king, kings, town, sing etc.

Fishtropolis

Find smaller words inside the word White Carp (must be at least 4 letter words)

– white, heat, itch, etc.

Student Outcomes

• Spelling skill enhanced

• Think more about words

• Increases their vocabulary

• May refer to a dictionary for words

• Improves reading

Flash to Pass

Flash to Pass

Pizza Fraction

Practice Math Skills

Screen Chomp

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Record Math Lesson

Screen Chomp

Recording

View Math Lesson

Screen Chomp

Completed Recording

Build a Math Lesson Library

Screen Chomp Safari

Share Button: Email Video Link

Open in Safari Button: Actual Web Link

Watch Video on the iPad OR via the Internet

Student Learning Gallery Time

Allow students to learn from their peer’s video tutorials created in Screen Chomp.

Notes

Writing Lessons

Writing Lessons Note-taking assignments

Notes

Email Notes to Yourself OR Students email to a “Generic Email”.

Generic Email Sample = RoomNo@gmail.com (Only teacher has email password)

Evernote

FREE Online Storage for Docs, Images and Audio Recording

Why use Evernote?

Excellent for storage and quick and easy access to:

• Writing Assignments

• Note-Taking Assignments

• Oral Presentation Notes

• Brainstorming Notes

• Scripts for Video Tutorials

• Photos

• Audio Notes

• Lessons Plans

• and much more….

Evernote

1. Create a individual Class Account:

2. Create an Generic Email: Suggestions:

• RoomNo@gmail.com

• TeacherName@gmail.com

• ClassMascot@gmail.com

3. Create teacher email password

4. Create student Evernote password (different from teacher email password)

Evernote

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3 2

6

Evernote

Notebook View

Evernote

Tags View

Evernote New Note

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Evernote Audio Recording Note

Evernote

Adding a Photo to the Note from iPad Camera Roll

Evernote

Adding a Photo to Note from iPad Camera

Evernote

Have students give specific tags to assignments

Evernote

Writing Assigment - - Vertical and Horizontal View

Create App List for Lessons

Adapted from Dan King a& Naomi Harm’s Chart

Short Link: http://bit.ly/LFFP2M

Now……. Prepare those Lessons!

Email: rgordon955@gmail.com Twitter: @jghfoundation08 Blog: Diary of an iPad Grant Team

Have any questions?