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Using Apple ’ s iPad to Maximize Your Effectiveness as a Leader. Justin Baeder www.eduleadership.org. Positive Impact on Student Achievement. http:// www.flickr.com /photos/wsuph001/2613804125/. iPad Can Help You Become. More mobile More aware More productive More organized
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Using Apple’s iPad to Maximize Your Effectiveness as a Leader Justin Baeder www.eduleadership.org
Positive Impact on Student Achievement http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsuph001/2613804125/
iPad Can Help You Become More mobile More aware More productive More organized More thorough …in order to impact student learning.
Five iPad Productivity Functions Notetaking To-do management Reference Email Calendar But…
If you NEED an iPad an iPad won’t solve your problems.
Write everything down.
Classroom Observations Plaintext observation form template External keyboard or keyboard case Email feedback
Workflow Limit number of “actionable” apps Send action items through these apps Batch whenever possible Decide what NOT to do on iPad
Reference Safari/Web Saved PDFs & books in iBooks Personal database, e.g. Evernote Contacts
Email Workflow Monitor/filter/delete Respond in person OR Quick replies OR Mark as unread
Calendar Subscribe to online calendar (Google, iCal) Sync via Exchange Sync via MobileMe Alerts Appointments in person
Sync Scenarios • App-specific sync service • Evernote • OmniFocus • Cloud-based file sync • DropBox • JungleDisk • iTunes (cable) sync • Music • Photos
Working with Files Files live in apps Send via email Store/sync with DropBox Use iTunes sync only when necessary
DropBox • 2 GB space for free • Syncs with desktop DropBox iPad Interface Dropbox
Choosing Apps • Reputation • Reviews • History • Recommendations • Sync • DropBox • Custom sync servers • Data flow
What NOT To Handle on iPad Complex MS Office documents Number-crunching Printing (yet)
Fun (and Useful) Stuff • Reading • RSS: Reeder • Saved articles: Instapaper • PDFs: iBooks • Watching & listening • Music, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu Plus • Audible & podcasts • Web
Bottom Line Focus on the work, not the tools. But enjoy the tools.
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