An Introduction to using iPads in the classroom Sarah-Jane McNeill and Chris Newman

Big Picture – Why bother?  Preparing today for a world tomorrow.  Independent learning.  The lives of our students are and will be dominated by technology.  Why should there be a rich/poor divide?  Engagement.  Save the world – no/minimal printing!  The possibilities are endless.

Potential Pitfalls  Be prepared for things not to work the first time – don’t plan the whole lesson based on one app working.  How will you make sure students are only using them for the purpose you want them to?  Clear boundaries – using them is a privilege.  How will you check them at the end?

List of Apps 123D DesignLearning Tools (SJB) 123D Make IntroLinguascope Beginners Adobe Photoshop ExpressLinguascope Intermediate AurasmaMathboard Addition BrainscapeMathsWatch Brushes 3MyScript MathPad Calculator for iPadNearpod CitrixPopplet ClasskickQuick QR Code Reader & Creator Dictionary.comQuizlet Flipbook ViewerShowme GeoboardShow My Homework GeoGebraShowbie Geometry PadSnapseed GoodNotes 4Student Clicker - Socrative Graphing CalculatorUbersebse Coach iCoach MobileWolframAlpha Viewer iMindMapWordReference Dictionary iMotion HD

How do I save and print? The easiest way to keep and print class notes is to:  Type them in ‘notes’ or an app of your choice.  Screen grab the page(s) you need to keep.  the screen shot to yourself or to others. Gold Challenge: Open the web browser and log into your school (as you would from home). the photo to yourself as an attachment. Silver Challenge: Open notes and write one ting your have learnt in this session. Screen grab it by simultaneously pressing the home and lock buttons.

ShowMe  ShowMe is a great app for creating tutorials or presentations.  It is basically a whiteboard that you can record over the top of while you speak.  You can create a ShowMe for your class to view on the iPads, to show on the screen (through the ShowME website on a desktop), or get the students to create and share their own. Gold Challenge: Create your own show me, explaining one of the ideas you have learnt in today’s session. Silver Challenge: Watch the tutorial on how to create a show me.

Socrative  Socrative is a way of creating a quiz for the students to answer.  These can be multiple choice (this works best) or you can get them to type in answers.  The app them gives you real-time feedback on whether or not the students are getting them correct and the pace with which they are completing the task. Gold Challenge: Use the teacher iPad to create your own quiz on something you’ve seen in this session. Silver Challenge: Start the iPads review quiz on the “teacher” iPad and then answer it on one of the others. The “room” is MrNEnglish.

Using QR Codes  QR codes are a great way of giving information to students.  It means that one print out can be transferred into loads of copies all over the room.  These can be used as extension or support stations that students really want to use – they want to see what’s behind the code! Gold Challenge: Note down as many different uses of QR codes as you can think of and rank them in order of usefulness. Silver Challenge: Scan the second code to find out how to make your own!

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Making QR Codes  To make QR codes, use a website such as  You can make them link to a website (although this relies on a good wifi connection), embed text, or embed images (such as these posters).  You can make them different colours to use as differentiation or to distinguish between topics.  They work when printed on posters or when projected onto the board.  You could also get students to make their own and bring them in!

Kahoot  Kahoot is a way of creating a quiz for the students to answer as a group. Students can create quizzes and share them with you.  These are multiple choice questions and it’s very easy to add pictures. The questions appear on the Interactive Whiteboard and the students use iPads as input devices.  The app gives you downloadable feedback on whether or not the students are getting them correct and the pace with which they are completing the task. Gold Challenge: Go to getkahoot.com and create your own quiz for your subject or browse the thousands of public quizzes to find an appropriate one. Silver Challenge: Go to Kahoot.it and join the quiz. One of you will need to act as teacher. The game pin is displayed on the main classroom board.

Popplet  Popplet is a mind mapping tool.  Students can capture facts, thoughts and images and learn to create relationships between them.  They can be used to generate and organise ideas and jot down notes. Gold Challenge: Use colour and multiple links to denote different aspects. Export your mind map, it as a Jpeg or PDF. Silver Challenge: Create a mind map of the techniques looked at today. Practice changing the size of boxes.

SJB Learning Tools Learning Tools contains 9 quick and easy assessment tools that teachers can use with students to assess the learning of all students in the classroom.  Mini whiteboard with Maths/Science papers,  Traffic Light Cards with customisable text  Countdown Timer  Stopwatch  True / False Cards  ABCD Cards  Fraction Card  Smiley Face Cards  Questioning Thermometer Gold Challenge: Use the traffic light cards and practice writing on them. Export your whiteboard by ing it to yourself. Silver Challenge: Open and use each assessment tool, to get an idea how they work. Try changing the width of the whiteboard pen and changing the background of the whiteboard.

Using iPad for Research You can access the internet by clicking on safari. This lets students access interactive books on every subject, speeches, virtual tours and videos from experts and institutions around the world. You can give students websites to use or give leave it open to them. Gold Challenge: Research a use of iPads for your subject. Open the web browser and log into your school (as you would from home). yourself the link. Silver Challenge: Get inspired on the website: /ipad/teach-with-ipad/

Using the timer  The timer can be useful if the main classroom board is frozen or full of information. The iPad can either be displayed at the front of the room or you can carry it around as circulating.  Students can also use the iPad to time their ability to get 1 mark per minute in exam questions. Gold Challenge: Use the timer in reverse so that the music ends when time is up. Play some music through iTunes first then set the timer going. Silver Challenge: Have a go at opening the Clock app to practice using the timer and the stop watch.

ing differentiated work You can students differentiated work instructions.  Giving students different roles within a task;  Differentiating for level with more challenge or support;  Differentiating for learning style using a videoed lecture versus kinaesthetic app. Gold Challenge: What links or websites could you use to differentiate. Silver Challenge: What differentiated worksheets or tasks could you students?