Aitken College Years 6-‐10 Ipad Program 2014
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Fall 08 Aitken College Years 6-10 iPad Program 2014 Aitken College Years 6-10 iPad Program 2014 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 3 BENEFITS TO STUDENTS ................................................................................................................. 3 THE IPAD IS A TOOL FOR LEARNING ................................................................................................ 4 DIGITAL WORKFLOW ...................................................................................................................... 5 ELOCKER ............................................................................................................................................... 5 ELECTRONIC DIARY ................................................................................................................................. 5 HOW ARE IPADS BEING USED? ....................................................................................................... 6 STUDENT USE OF IPADS AT HOME .................................................................................................. 7 STUDENT USE OF IPADS AT SCHOOL ............................................................................................... 7 INTERNET SAFETY AND CONTENT FILTERING AT AITKEN ................................................................. 8 SETTING UP AN ITUNES ACCOUNT .................................................................................................. 8 GIFTCARDSONSALE ......................................................................................................................... 8 PURCHASING AN IPAD .................................................................................................................... 9 WHICH IPAD? ........................................................................................................................................ 9 APPLECARE ..................................................................................................................................... 9 INSURANCE .................................................................................................................................... 9 IPAD SETUP .................................................................................................................................. 10 APP PURCHASES ........................................................................................................................... 10 CORE SET OF APPS FOR ALL STUDENTS ....................................................................................................... 10 SUBJECT SPECIFIC OR YEAR LEVEL SPECIFIC APPS .......................................................................... 16 MEDIA ELECTIVES IN YEARS 8-10 ............................................................................................................ 16 MATHEMATICS ..................................................................................................................................... 17 SPORT AND PE ..................................................................................................................................... 18 INDONESIAN IN YEARS 7-10 .................................................................................................................... 18 ROBOTICS ............................................................................................................................................ 20 IPAD AND ICT ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY ........................................................................................ 21 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP AN ITUNES ACCOUNT WITHOUT A CREDIT CARD ........................ 22 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP ICLOUD ...................................................................................... 25 LOSS OR DAMAGE ........................................................................................................................ 26 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .................................................................................................. 27 2 Introduction Aitken College is committed to providing our students with opportunities to access the curriculum through 21st Century “iPad inspires creativity and hands-on technologies. This commitment will help learning with features you won’t find in any prepare students for a world where the other educational tool — on a device that only constant is change. We believe that students really want to use. Powerful built- encouraging students to use iPads in the in apps and apps from the App Store let classroom to help them with their learning, students engage with content in interactive organisation and productivity will be of ways, find information in an instant, and enormous benefit. Aitken College is excited access an entire library wherever they go. about this opportunity and is sure that it And now, with the introduction of Multi- will result in increased opportunities for Touch textbooks, iPad takes learning to a creativity and learning. We see the iPad as whole new level.” a tool to support key processes in learning - accessing, organising, processing and http://www.apple.com/education/iPad/ publishing information, collaboration, creativity and communication - and for teachers to use them as an environment to facilitate deeper engagement in learning and higher-ordering thinking. Benefits to Students Digital Citizenship teaches students how to be discerning when accessing content and supports the ethical use of technology. Students will be supported with their ability to extend their own learning independently and they will be provided with a tool for improved communication between teachers, students and parents and encouraged to become life- long learners. 3 The iPad is a tool for learning These are our expectations: • Students need an Apple iTunes account with password and this is not to be shared with any other student. (Further information later in this booklet) • Have the latest iOS installed on the iPad. • The iPad should be brought to school each day, charged and ready to be used. The charger should be left at home to avoid losing it at school. • Your iPad must be protected by a case. There are many cases on the market. We would recommend a cover that gives all around protection. The iPad should be kept in its case at all times to avoid damage. • iPads are to be stored in lockers when not required in class. • Students must abide by the ICT policies set in place by the College at all times. • The iPad is to be used responsibly and students comply with teachers’ instructions to put the device away. • It is strongly recommended that a passcode is set up on your iPad to prevent others accessing your information as well as the “Find my iPad” app in case your iPad is missing so that it can be located. • Have the student’s College assigned e-mail account set up on the iPad mail app. • Students are responsible for backing up and managing their own data either through iCloud or iTunes. • The College will be supplying you with a safe personal online storage space for resources and work in progress (Elocker). Students may wish to set up their own Dropbox or iCloud service for storing data. 4 Digital Workflow iPads have greatly assisted with our workflows within the College. We have two customised apps that our students find indispensable: eLocker Aitken has its own ‘Cloud’ called ‘eLocker’! All students have their own personal eLocker that only they can access and also a series of class shared eLockers as eLocker is mapped to the timetable so that all students and staff are able to see the relevant information. Teachers are able to easily share information with their students and students can deliver work to their teachers using a dropbox. Teachers can mark work with digital ink and leave verbal feedback to assist students with their work. eLocker is available as an app on the iPad and also as a web based portal so accessible from any computer with internet access. Electronic Diary All students have access to an electronic diary to assist them with their organisation and homework. Students are able to add their own homework and see their homework load and their teachers are able to add homework for their students that cannot be deleted! All teachers have their own version of the app. There is a parent app to enable parents to see what homework their children have been given and any due dates. This is available from iPhones or iPads and also as a web-based service from any desktop PC, laptop or Android tablet or smartphone. 5 How are iPads being used? Students are expected to use their iPad in an appropriate and safe manner at all times. The more our students and staff use their iPads, the more ways they find to use them to support teaching and learning. Students currently use their iPads to access, communicate, collaborate and share information – email their teachers using their Aitken Mail, deliver work to their teachers and collaborate on a whole range of topics. iPads have become an indispensable tool to aid personal organisation, creativity and inquiry for all students and staff. Here are some examples of the many ways our students use their iPad: • Photographs – their work, board notes, College environment, steps of a practical task, animation projects. Students are reminded that they should only take photographs of teachers/other students with consent. • Film making, animation creation