Designing Curriculum
by Jim & Kathi Lengel and Molly DuboisObjectives
- Develop skills in using the iPad for creating and delivering classroom presentations.
- Learn how to create a podcast on the iPad.
- Learn how to create an eBook on the iPad (or on the Macintosh), distribute it, and read it with iBooks..
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of the Meet Your iPad workshop.
- Familiarity and experience with the iPad, its built-in apps, Keynote, Pages, iMovie, and iBooks.
- Full configuration of the Mail app on your iPad, successful use of an iTunes account with Apple ID to download apps.
- Successful experience using the iPad for teaching and learning.
Teaching and Learning with the iPad
Further Reading
Guides and Tutorials on iPad Apps and Features
- The Home Screen
- The App Store
- iTunes
- iTunes --> Podcasts --> Categories --> More Categories --> Education --> K-12
- iTunes --> More --> iTunesU
- Photos
- Safari web browser
- Maps
- YouTube
- Calendar
- Contacts (people)
- A Detailed Look at General Settings
- When things go wrong: the iPad Support Page.
- The iPad User's Manual:
- In PDF format
- As an iBook: iBooks --> Store --> iPad User's Manual (Free)
- The iWork suite of productivity tools: Pages, Keynote, Numbers
- Guided Tours to learn about Mail, Safari, iBooks, Photos, iPod, iTunes, the App Store, and Maps
- Built-in Apps page tells about all the native apps.
- Learn about iCloud.
- Evaluate an app for education.
- Learn about iPad for English Language Learning