Top 5… 1. Nearpod 2. AirPlay 3. Aurasma 4. ShowMe 5. Book Creator
What is Nearpod? An app that allows 1 iPad to present to & control other iPads connected to it Perfect for running presentations (e.g. Powerpoint, videos, images etc.) Can embed interactive elements - quiz
How quick & easy? 2 minutes – create account on website with & password, upload a pdf/video/image, share it and give other iPads the code to log-on to your presentation…
What is Airplay? Live stream what’s on one iPad to other devices (e.g. a projector) Use an iPad as a board projector
Flip classroom – students demo their own work to class – exemplars, peer assessment etc Students choose to display their work or not – safe environment Display broad range of content to class (video/sound/pictures and live apps in use over Apple TV)
What is Aurasma? Augmented Reality in teaching Automatically trigger videos/text/webpages etc using an image via the iPad
How easy is it to set-up and use? Powerful use of augmented reality to add layer of information/creativity on top of student’s work by student Needs bit of time to set up and upload resources
What is ShowMe? Screen-cast app that allows user to record a live presentation including text, audio and visuals
Outstanding for higher order thinking skills Very quick & simple Students create presentations for range of uses – distance learning, collaborative teaching, flipping classroom etc. Can take long time to upload videos of the finished presentations
What is Book Creator? e-Book creation app incorporating text, audio, video, image, drawing, web links and other forms of media
How easy is it to set-up and use? Very easy and it is invaluable Challenges all higher order thinking skills – invites student to analyse & evaluate student able to teach through their e- Book
How easy is it to set-up and use? Very easy and it is invaluable developing speaking skills Students able to develop speaking confidence through recording their voices and seeing them animated Students can personalise their avatar – called a Gami