Thursday, October 06, 2011

Please give your initial reflections on using the iPad for teaching and learning.
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  1. vcaseyThu Oct 13, 11:16:00 PM CDT

    After exploring the ipad for a very short time, it is definitely a tool that I am interested in investigating this semester as I work to incorporate technology into the curriculum. There seems to be an app for everything, and I look forward to sorting out the good from the bad. I already know that the ipad will be useful for extracurricular activities as well; while coaching Science Olympiad, some of our students (who have never taken anatomy) will be tested on anatomy and body systems. The resources available for this via the ipad are trememdous!

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  2. camesFri Oct 14, 03:00:00 PM CDT

    After 11 years of almost exclusive Mac use, my whole life in music and a week with an iPad, here are my initial thoughts;

    1. The streamline of apps in the Mac platform allows me as a music teacher to keep all of my important tools at hand. In one single app, I have audio playback, an instrument to play with and a whiteboard. I found use for an app in my music theory classes to aid in developing the skill of ear training and transcription. The app allows me to control an image of a music staff, and virtual keyboard in which I can play for my students while it writes what I play on the staff all at the same time. This saves time in explaining because the kids can hear and see the exercises at the same time. Something that is humanly impossible.

    2. Being able to switch between the iPad and having a tablet PC through REAL Tech is proving to be equally valuable. Apps such as Splashtop Remote have made it possible to walk around the band room and never turn my back on the students while teaching.

    I would like to see if there are programs like Microsoft Onenote available for iPad. While this very software exists it does not have the features it does for iPad as it does for Tablet PC yet that I use for my music classes such as score analysis, etc.

    I am looking forward to integrating this tool more in the future and am looking at apps that might be useful in video and audio playback for student assessment in music.

    There are really so many uses I see for this I do not know where to go next. So far this tool is invaluable to me in what I teach.

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  3. MarleneSun Oct 16, 06:22:00 PM CDT

    Although owned two Mac laptops for a while, I am a brand new user for iPad. I searched the Apple store and it seems that our Chinese textbooks are not listed there.
    There are many apps looks promising in helping Chinese teaching and student learning. I tried to download a couple of free apps/books to try out during the weekend but the iPad is password locked at this time.
    I searched the Internet for Chinese Apps and fount the following could be useful:
    Chinagram ,
    简明英汉词典 (Simple quickly English-Chinese Dictionary):
    eStroke (Animated Chinese Characters)
    Cram (Flashcards and multiple choice study tool)
    I also consulted an Apple store assistant (Eric Pingel) and he recommended me to call the educational apps’ specialist Brian Rossman at (312) 617-9050 (brossman@apple.com) for more information.

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  4. tbutvilasMon Oct 17, 01:18:00 PM CDT

    There are many apps to sift through, but I am sure there are some to fit the English curriculum. I have already found a few.

    None of the main textbooks used in our department are available as ibooks, but I wonder if they are available for the Kindle? I emailed the reps for the companies to find out.

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