iPads in Education Practical / technical issues iPad Management | Support Connect | Display | Work e: m:

iPads in schools? iPads for staff iPads for pupils – shared class set one or more set/s to go round several / all classes (requires booking system) – designated class set allocated to a class – designated pupil school iPads one per pupil, school retains ownership – individual pupil iPads pupils own their own – paid for or free / included in fees

School iPad management Managed / supported by whom? – IT support – designated (or keen) member of staff – nobody: every wo/man unto themselves What management method is used? – MDM (Mobile Device Management): as many systems as there are schools?! – Apple Configurator – manage..?!

Display You want to: display your iPad screen to the class? connect to an Interactive Whiteboard (IWB)? Both depend on: the IWB the iPad OS and the MDM system implemented

Connect Wireless – using WiFi network connection: AirPlay – integral to Apple devices requires iOS7 (integral to device) and Apple TV or Reflector – 10 min trial or US$12.99 or Doceri – requires iOS7; connects to Apple TV or Doceri Desktop on the host PC / Mac computer US$30 Wired: 30-pin / lightning to VGA Adapter makes a physical connection with the IWB

Classroom working There are different ways of using iPads with students – depending on the MDM, school policy, behaviour of the students etc: Locked student iPads limits the app or program that may be accessed Open / unlocked students may browse the internet and / or open any apps they choose

The “flipped classroom” use audio / video screencasting capture live lesson presentations / screencasts pre-record and edit audio / video / annotations etc playback recording during a lesson or make recording available to students before or after class and spend class time interacting with students = the flipped classroom

In the connected classroom For the teacher: Classroom / student management – attendance registers – effort / achievement records – progress / behaviour tracking Teaching tools – presentations – recorded sessions or segments – huge variety of ways to deliver content

Stay connected For the student: Learning resources Independent learning Homework tasks Testing knowledge and understanding Immediate feedback on achievement Sharing of files / resources

Classics and ICT resources There are so many materials, learning resources and teaching tools available that it is impossible to provide a definitive list. For information about a selection of websites, computer programs and iPad apps that might be of some interest and help to you, see here: Classics and ICT resources, computer programs, iPad apps Classics and ICT resources, computer programs, iPad apps