iPads in EducationPractical / technical issues

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iPads in schools?

• iPads for staff• iPads for pupils

– shared class setone or more set/s to go round several / all classes (requires booking system)

– designated class setallocated to a class

– designated pupil school iPadsone per pupil, school retains ownership

– individual pupil iPadspupils 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 computerUS$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