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iPad Dreams!. Jan. Training 2013. iPad Funding. Grants CVS - $1500 109 Board - $1500 from last year 109 Board - $3000 for this year Mr. Pugh contributed an addt’l $500 BWS/STLP $1200 Market Day Pie Sales $1200 STLP - $500. iPad Expenses. Each iPad cost $399
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iPad Dreams! Jan. Training 2013
iPad Funding Grants • CVS - $1500 • 109 Board - $1500 from last year • 109 Board - $3000 for this year • Mr. Pugh contributed an addt’l $500 BWS/STLP $1200 Market Day Pie Sales $1200 STLP - $500
iPad Expenses • Each iPad cost $399 • 21 ipad currently = $8,379 • 21 iPad cases = approx $1200
How are we getting more? Toyota Grant - $2500 (District 10,000) PC Board of Ed. Match - $2500 Pennies for iPads (Student Council) Looking for more grants! Any other suggestions? Next purchases will be for Kindergarden, special areas, resource/intervention staff and for classroom with high numbers (intermediate).
Notes App Find the Yellow Notebook Take notes here of any questions you may have or way you may want to incorporate the iPad into your RBI and daily instruction!
The Basics • On/off button • Volume button • Home button • What is an app? • Turning off apps • Sliding screens • Moving apps • Settings • Wifi – PCS Net • General – Restrictions – passcode • Installing apps – off when in student hands • Deleting apps – off when in student hands • In-app purchase – always OFF • Camera – teacher choice
App Maintenance • Orientation landscape/portrait • Deleting an app • Deleting app must be on in Restrictions • Hold app down until it bounces • Then slide it where you want it. Make a folder by hovering the app over another app. It will then prompt you to make a folder.
Installing apps • iTunes account/app store • Installing apps must be on in restrictions • If you are syncing to the computer you will log into iTunes, select apps and sync when you are done • Installing wireless, go to app store on iPad and select app, it will prompt you for the your itunes password, enter and it will download. • Cloud – if you want your cloud on it will download what everyone on your account has downloaded.
Wireless Disclaimer! As you know we have had difficulty with our wireless….I found out right before the break that our wireless devices have been recalled. The company is working to get all the devices replaced but they have many schools to service and are expected to be at PC soon. The good news is that we will have working wireless soon!
Productivity Apps Camera Clock/timer Calendar Notes Calculator (download for free) Voice Recorder (download for free) You can turn off the camera/video in the restrictions under setting.
Apps for the Classroom Go to iTunes and do a search for any topic you want!
Math – Basic operations Singapore Math (by grade level) shows videos and practice for bar model! FREE! Math Bingo (Free or a 99cent version) My Math App (multiple operations) Splash Math (one for every grade level)
Math – place value Number lines Rounding Numbers App Tutor PVR Chicken Vault
Math - fractions Fractions lite Fractions basic Basic fraction Pizza fractions Action fractions
Social Networking Edmodo
Management ClassDojo Too Noisy
QR Codes Qrafter Search any QR code - several will be free Remember link to make QR Codes: http://www.qrstuff.com/
Spelling Apps The Electric Company Word Ball Spelling City SpellitLite Grammar Up Magic Words 3D Kids Can Spell Animals
Writing Poetry Creator Toontastic McGraw Hill Language Sight Words Fry Phrases Futaba Bluster
Reading Apps Booksy Bookster Tales2Go (free trial?) MeeGenius! Kids’ Books Scholastic Reading Timer (Fluency) Toy Story Read along
Reference Materials Merriam Webster Dictional FreeSaurus (Thesaurus) Common Core
Ereader Overdrive ( KY Public Library) Storia (Scholastic) Kindle Nook
Art AirSketch Free Drawing Box (Free) How to Draw PS Express –photoshoplite Sketchboard
Social Studies Early Jamestown US History Kids Maps Landromer Stuck on Earth TapQuiz Maps
Science Science 360 Science Glossary GoSkyWatchP BrainPop
Music Easy Beats GarageBand Soundrop Toontastic Virtuoso
PE/Health PE Games FitnessKids Lite Awesome Eats Healthy Snacks HD
Other Free Apps Grade Book Pro Dragon Dictation (speech to text app) Evernote (note creating tool) Poppletlite – brainstorming app iCardSort Stage: Interactive Whiteboard and Document Camera Show Me BrainPop
Teacher Resources Infinite Campus SkyDrive
App Websites to review • http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2012/12/my-35-favorite-free-apps-teaching • http://appitic.com/ • http://edudemic.com/2011/01/web-apps/ • http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3617
iTunes • Each grade level will have an account to make it easier to sync and use the cloud. • You can purchase iTunes gift cards thru PTO Gift Card Program by filling out a requisition form. Vendor: PTO Gift Cards Item : iTunes Gift card for student app purchasing
Closing At PLC, we hope to share each time an app that you are using or a way you are using your iPad for student instruction! We are learning together, I don’t claim to know everything! REMEMBER our best teachers will probably be the students! Questions? – see me afterward!