Exploring iPad & iOS Devices

As a Teaching Tool&As a Learning Tool

Want these notes?

•This presentation is posted on my blog -

emeringt.blogspot.com

•The list of ipad resources is in my MultiURL –

http://www.multiurl.com/l/aJP

Topics to cover

•Getting to know the iPad•Apps for Teaching•Apps for Learning•Explore!

Getting to Know your iPad

Getting to Know the Interface

•Swipe Apps pages•Dots for Pages•Search•Wiki – Quick Search of Wikipedia•Edit Search Order▫Settings > General > Spotlight

Getting to Know the Interface

•Tapping•Scrolling•Flicking•Status…To the Top•Pinching & Zooming•Rotating

Getting to Know the Interface

•Open Apps Stay Open▫Double-Tap Home▫Close Running Apps

•Customize Your Bottom Row•iPod Controls▫Double-Tap Home & Swipe Left

Getting to Know the Interface

•Selecting Text▫Tap to Insert ▫Tap & Hold▫Double-Tap▫Triple-Tap▫Tap & Drag

Tips & Tricks…

•Using the Keyboard▫Tap vs Double-Tap▫Slide▫Hold Word Processing (accents) Web Browsing (.com, .org)

•Changing Keyboard Settings▫Settings > General > Keyboard

Tips & Tricks…

•Using your Web Browsers▫Bookmarking▫Adding to your Home Screen

• Screen Shots• Change Your Wallpaper▫From Settings▫From Photos

•Other Settings▫Apps Settings▫Notifications▫Notes Fonts▫Pass Code▫Restrictions

Tips & Tricks…Troubleshooting

•Quit an App…Did you quit it?•Force Quit an App▫Software▫Hardware – Don’t shut down

•Shut Down & Restart•Force ReBoot•Restore from a Backup – Yep, Backup•RESET – THIS ONE COMES WITH A WARNING

Accessories I Love…

•Bluetooth keyboards▫Zagg▫Apple

•Screen Cover (protection & Smart)•Stands & Docks•Digital Camera Connection•Video Adapter(s)▫VGA▫HDMI

•Stylus•Carry Case(s)•Speakers

AppsSomething for everyone

Adding Apps to your ipad

•App Store▫Barracuda Warning•Searching Tips•From your Browser▫Adding to Home Screen

Teaching Tools

•Timer +•ScreenChomp or ShowMe•Edmodo•Rowmote - $4.99

Browser Apps

•Safari•Diigo Browser•Side by Side•iSwifter - $4.99▫Accessing Interactive Websites

Productivity Apps

•Pages - $9.99•Keynote - $9.99•Dropbox•Evernote - Peek (Need Evernote)

•7Notes HD

From itunes

• Podcasts - in Music App▫Discovery Networks▫PBS ▫NASA▫Scientific American▫NOVA Science ▫How on Earth

• iTunes U – to Videos – iBooks – in Videos App▫MIT (Principles of Chemical Science)▫UCTV (Science on Saturdays)▫Arizona State (Science Studio – Life Sciences)▫Khan Academy (Physics)▫Earth & Life

News & Magazines

•Flipboard vs Nite•Life Magazine – Images •NPR •Discovery•PBS•USA Today, CNN, ABC News...

Reference Apps

•Howcast•Maps•The Weather Channel•WordWeb•iThesaurus•Calculator•Smithsonian Apps

Video Apps

•YouTube•SnagFilms•TED

Reading Apps

•Kindle•Nook•iBooks

Apps for Creating stories

•SonicPicsLite•Comic Touch•CartoonStdio•StoryKit•VidEditorFree•PuppetPals HD•Videolicious•Splice•Blurb Mobile