Transcript iPads in the Classroom

iPads in the
Classroom
Understanding a shared
cart environment
Managing Device Checkout
 Students
use same devices each day
 Copy/Paste names from PowerTeacher Excel
roster in advance (last icon on start screen)
iPad vs. Desktop
• Student login to protect work
• No login (work unprotected)
• Save work to H: drive
• Save work to device
• Work accessible from any
GHS computer
• Work only accessible on
specific iPad
What is the Cloud?
Software and services that run
on the Internet instead of your
computer.
Sample Cloud Services
Privacy and Security in the Cloud
 No
SPS support; hacking happens
 Free
isn’t really free
“Google’s existence relies on advertising, and the
more it knows about you (and the contents of your
data) the more valuable your information is to the
advertisers that are its primary customers”
(Christopher Breen post)
Posting Media to the Web
 Protect
 Use
student identity
professional judgment
 Help
students understand
their digital footprint
 Know
your professional
responsibilities!
Requesting Apps
 Week
lead time needed to install free apps
 No current budget for paid apps
 May be more than a week for paid apps
Web Clips
 Add
 GHS
a shortcut to a specific URL to all ipads
website shortcut on all ipads – can use Fusion
pages
Submitting Projects
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Apps behave differently
(e.g., some link to Dropbox, others don’t)
 Students
can submit URL to web file
 iTunes
(manually move projects from
device to managing laptop)
 Gallery
Walk (projects stay on devices)
 Display
on screen (AirServer or VGA)
Eckstein Sample Pages Project
 Realistic
Fiction stories
 Students typed on a desktop
 iPads used for illustrations & publishing
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Took pictures of paper illustrations
Added to illustrations in Strip Designer
Compiled text & images in Pages
Published to iBooks
GHS Checkout
 Reserve cart http://libraryipads.garfieldhs.seattleschools.org
 Request apps if necessary (a week in advance)
 Test apps/websites at school (student filter applies to ipads)
 Create checkout form for each period
 If applicable, plan for student work submission
 Make sure iPads are plugged in and secure inside
cart
 Return cart to library and plug in for
charging-Check lights on back side of cart
Questions?