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Ipad, Upad, Wepad

Ipad, Upad, Wepad. Jo Clyne Education and Consultancy Services Coordinator. Why Tablet Technology?. Many primary and secondary schools are now becoming ipad schools.

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Ipad, Upad, Wepad

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  1. Ipad, Upad, Wepad Jo Clyne Education and Consultancy Services Coordinator

  2. Why Tablet Technology? • Many primary and secondary schools are now becoming ipad schools. • Apps are designed for concise, clear and accessible knowledge. Students can gain in the ability to express themselves succinctly through the use and development of Apps. • Apps are fast becoming a strong tool for the teaching and learning of history in a variety of educational contexts.

  3. Students using and developing apps • http://www.good.is/post/this-sixth-grade-developer-is-teaching-students-how-to-make-apps/

  4. The function of apps in the History classroom

  5. Historical Skills

  6. History in Place Project

  7. Ted Talks Ideas Worth Sharing

  8. Ted Ed • http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-inventions-change-history-for-better-and-for-worse-kenneth-c-davis

  9. Puppet Pals

  10. Easy to use Can be sorted by a range a classifications Options for clear formatting such as bullet points or tick boxes Images, tags and sound files can be inserted Ever Note

  11. Students are reminded of historical parallels and encounter an ‘historical event’ every day. Chronology ‘On this Day’

  12. Timeline of humanity – a good companion to the year 7 and 8 curriculum. Highly visual and easily manipulated. To be used more as an overview rather than a tool for students to construct their own timeline. TimelinesEons (free)

  13. Great definitions of key literary terms and techniques Suitable for year 9-tertiary Pick out the important History essay skills i.e. topic sentences, paragraphing, conclusions etc. The ‘organisation wheel’ can be readily applied to History. Gatsby’s Light Essay Writing Guide ($2.99)

  14. Structure, Content & Organisation

  15. A free tool to help you annotate and manage web content. Features include: highlighting, sticky notes and a function to let you save your notes in a cloud. Therefore, you can retain your annotations between devices. Diigo (free)

  16. This app allows the user to move web content into an interconnected graphic organiser. Pearltrees (free)

  17. Easy to use touch screen Clear maps in a range of colours SimpleMind +

  18. Historical Knowledge

  19. Alpha History

  20. Scanned hard copy maps from different regions and eras. Several are illustrated A great resource for looking at the process of map making. History: Maps of WorldBy Seung-Bin Cho

  21. A range of information on some of the less common features of ancient societies with a good search tool. However, apart from opening information boxes, there is no active feature. Ancient HistoryBy Stroika

  22. General information about Egypt, pitched a bit too high for year 7 However, this app includes a Hieroglyphics calculator Ancient Egypt: Pocket History (Free)

  23. World Customs & CulturesBy Hooked In Motion

  24. Take a photo with your iPad and upload to the app Watch as the app converts your modern-day physic to that of your early ancestors Created by the Smithsonian (free) MEanderthal

  25. Applying Your Knowledge

  26. Concise information about Victorian heritage sites. Great for primary students looking for places of historical significance in their area. Vic Heritage (free)

  27. Locations pinned to a map with accompanying sounds, video and visuals Students ‘dig’ with their fingers to reveal artifacts and information about them Creating Sound, video and photo-scape maps – Streetmuseum Londinium (free)

  28. Film, research and edit videos or digital stories to demonstrate understanding of historical skills and content. iMovie

  29. Test your Knowledge

  30. Limited questions on the free version of this app However, it can be used to get students excited about drawing on their own general knowledge and making tests for each other How much do you know about History?

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