I am planning on hosting another session very soon, possibly next week. This session will focus more on specific apps and their capabilities in the classroom. There are literally thousands of apps available in the App Store for you to look at. Here is Richard Byrne's (an education technology expert) thoughts on the "10 Good Apps for a Teachers New iPad". There may be some on here that do not interest you, but there may be some that you may want to check out. Remember, you can always delete the app if you do not like it by holding down the app until it jiggles and then clicking on the "x".
Here are a couple apps you will want to try at your leisure:
1. Flipboard (FREE) - Flipboard is an app that allows you to read magazines and articles all in one handy place. Once you open Flipboard, you can choose topics that interest you. It will suggest multiple options for you to read. You will be surprised how many FREE magazines are available through FlipBoard! There are popular magazines as well as other magazines that have been created by other people. It is pretty neat to see what other people around the globe can curate and create. You can also set up your social media (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) and view it through Flipboard as well. I really enjoy this app for personal use.
2. Edmodo (FREE) - If you have been using Edmodo in your classroom and want to be able to use it on your iPad, then download this nice little app. It is fully functional, even though it may look a little different from how you view it from a web browser. (If it is blocked on your iPad at school, then the filter is blocking it, even though it is on your iPad.) You can view each of your classes, create notes, attach files from your Backpack, and answer questions that some students may ask you through their own app on their phone or tablet.
Before you start downloading too many apps, you may want to ponder the question, "How do I want to use my iPad in the classroom?" Fine question. Do you want to be able to use it to take attendance? Do you want to be able to pull up the internet while walking around the room? Do you want to have students solve a problem and then present their solutions to the class? Do you want to use it as a means of creating videos, whether for flipping your classroom or making fun videos to engage the students? These are all viable questions and they are a good place to start for you. So, after you get done "playing" with your iPad for a while, really ask yourself, "How do I want to use this expensive paperweight?" If you need suggestions, all you need to do is search on Google or even Flipboard. If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to share with your colleagues. You never know, they may have a way to help you out.
Here are a couple apps you will want to try at your leisure:
Before you start downloading too many apps, you may want to ponder the question, "How do I want to use my iPad in the classroom?" Fine question. Do you want to be able to use it to take attendance? Do you want to be able to pull up the internet while walking around the room? Do you want to have students solve a problem and then present their solutions to the class? Do you want to use it as a means of creating videos, whether for flipping your classroom or making fun videos to engage the students? These are all viable questions and they are a good place to start for you. So, after you get done "playing" with your iPad for a while, really ask yourself, "How do I want to use this expensive paperweight?" If you need suggestions, all you need to do is search on Google or even Flipboard. If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to share with your colleagues. You never know, they may have a way to help you out.
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