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APP MANIA!!!

APP MANIA!!!. Shaun Guest, M.S. Clayton Valley Charter High School July 31 st , 2013 . About Me. High Tech High (San Diego) 2009-2012. Clayton Valley Charter High 2012-Present. Integrating project based learning with limited technology resources

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APP MANIA!!!

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  1. APP MANIA!!! Shaun Guest, M.S. Clayton Valley Charter High School July 31st, 2013

  2. About Me High Tech High (San Diego) 2009-2012 Clayton Valley Charter High 2012-Present Integrating project based learning with limited technology resources Thinking outside the box. “How do I to get students engaged and excited to come to class?” Adopting smartphones and iPads into daily teacher and student practices • Project based learning • Teachers work together to design projects that drive student interests • State-of-the art technical facilities, 30 computers/class • Very progressive and holistic approach to utilizing technology in classroom http://www.hightechhigh.org/projects/

  3. Why Are We Here Today? The small stuff… • Learn free web based educational apps! • Get signed up and get started using apps! • Get comfortable w/ the user interface and app tools! • Ask questions, share ideas, and create a video lesson? Apps to Explore: iTunes University Evernote Digital Media Apps for Teachers and Students: Educreations, Knowmia, TouchCast

  4. Why Are We Here Today? The BIG Picture… • 78% of children, ages 12 to 17, now have cell phones. • More than 50%of those are smartphones. • ~50% of smartphones purchased by teens are iPhones. • 36% increase from previous year in smartphones sold. (Pew Internet & American Life Project, 2013) • 44%of teens own tablet computers. 29% increase from last years sales. 72% of those are iPads. • 3 in 4 teens plan to buy an iPad in the next 6 months. (Apple Insider, 2013) But is there an even BIGGER PICTURE???

  5. Overview of Digital Media Apps *** Upload Quicktime, MPEG4, or H264 video formats from alternate video source *** Import from YouTube / Vimeo / Prezi / TED. “Share” option button. Copy the link from the window and paste into the field.

  6. Teacher Examples Biology (Natural Selection) http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/natural-selection/647585/ Math (Slope) http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/writing-the-equation-for-a-line-given-its-graph/520785/ Language Arts (Five Paragraph Essay) http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/introducing-the-introduction-5-paragraph-essay/182373/

  7. Student Examples from SG’s Biology Class Students choose two jobs from the field of biology to compare and contrast. Students researched jobs using cell phones, tablets, and computers. Students produced two rough drafts. Rough #1 was a a written script. Rough draft #2 was a revised script with a rough version of their educreations video lesson. Each draft underwent peer review editing. Students turned in a final draft and final educreations video lesson. Leann and Diane on OBGYNs http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/ob-gyn-and-forensic-psychologist-educreations-podc/8593550/?s=T9KpFM&ref=link Steven on Deep Sea Biologists http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/deep-sea-biologist/8195407/?s=VDrv4R&ref=appemail Matt on Audiologists and Optometrists http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/audiology-and-optometry/8596525/?s=LUHL4q&ref=appemail

  8. Let’s play with the app! If you have an iPad, download the Educreations app from the App Store located on the primary screen. Verify your email. If you do not have an iPad, find someone who does or go online to Educreations.com. Select “Sign up for Free.” Verify your email. Yell “Got it!” when your account is successfully logged.

  9. Let’s play with the app! • After you have successfully logged into your account: • Play with user interface. What makes sense? What doesn’t? • Demo video from SG on his summer vacation • Create your own summer vacation video using App tools (8 mins) • - Questions? Put those hands up!

  10. What Teachers and Students Need To Know • Where can I see lessons that others have created? • Can I embed a lesson on my blog or website? • Can my students create accounts on Educreations? • How can I add students to my class? • How do I email a lesson to a friend? • Can I download or export my lessons? • What kind of images can I use in my lessons? • Using my mouse to draw in the web whiteboard is hard. Is there a better way? • What if I can't find my school when I try to sign up? • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS http://www.educreations.com/faq/

  11. Knowmia vs. Educreations • Capture your face in the video as you narrate • Import images, graphics or video clips from the iPad's media library and built-in camera. • Select wide range of background options. • Use the shape tool to quickly draw common shapes. Use pen tool to draw freely with multiple pen widths and a highlighter mode. • Type text with any font/size you choose. • Use the pointer tool to attract attention to anything on the white board while recording it • Publish the complete lesson to Knowmia.com with a touch of a button. • Find lesson by including tags

  12. Things to Consider • Remember iPad only! • More geared toward teachers than students….. • But most students can/will pick it up very quickly. • Follow the iPadIntroductory Lesson! Step-by-step lesson. • Watch lots of examples! • Online “How-To” Guide: www.knowmia.com/howto • “Perfect practices makes…. PERFECT!!!”

  13. Knowmia Examples Advanced Mastered Beginner 60-second recap on Mark Twains’ “Huck Finn” http://www.knowmia.com/watch/lesson/4517 Meselson-Stahl Experiment on DNA Replication http://www.knowmia.com/search?c=1&sc=2&t=2904 Beginner Spanish with –AR verbs http://www.knowmia.com/search?c=28&sc=29&t=18687

  14. What is the Video Revolution Project? Knowmia's Co-Founders, Ariel Braunsteinand Scott Kabat, introduce the Video Revolution Project - a series of in-depth interviews with experienced teachers who are using video in and out of the classroom in a variety of ways. http://www.knowmia.com/vrp

  15. TouchCast Introductory video… www.touchcast.com Things to consider -Very specific to iPad users -PC version coming soon! -Use of video apps??? -Better for student projects -Very new app, very little content available. i.e. limited search results

  16. Why Are We Here Today? Teachers Students Digital Media Apps for Teachers and Students: Educreations, Knowmia, TouchCast

  17. Stuff to check out: Ray Kurweil, the technological prophet of the modern age, in the documentary “Transcendent Man” Code.org’s vision for technology and education Questions? Email: Shaun.Guest@ claytonvalley.org But wasn’t there a “BIGGER PICTURE” to all this App Mania hoopla?!?!?!

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