Ipad As Teacher's Pet V2.1
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Got an iPad? Then you've got a handy assistant to help you be an even better teacher! v2.1 iPad as the November 2014 Infographic by Tony Vincent TEACHER’S PET learninginhand.com/pet Let students see what you see you on your iPad’s screen by mirroring it to a projector. You have several options when it comes to mirroring... Requires devices to be on the same WiFi network. WIRELESS Network must have open ports for AirPlay. WIRED Apple TV AirServer Reflector VGA or HDMI iTools or OS X Adapter Yosemite $99 $14.99 $12.99 SHOW $30-$50 ON A BIG SCREEN Connect an Apple TV to Install software on your Install software on your Connect directly from your Install software on your your projector and use projector-connected projector-connected iPad to a projector. Which projector-connected iPad’s AirPlay feature to computer and use iPad’s computer and use iPad’s adapter do you need? Windows PC and attach mirror. Requires HDMI or AirPlay feature to mirror AirPlay feature to mirror iPad using its USB cable. 558 iPad-using teachers on Twitter answered a HDMI to VGA adapter. the screen. the screen. Or, upgrade your Mac to survey in March 2014. They were asked, OS X Yosemite and attach iPad’s Lightning cable. “How do you mirror your iPad’s display for students to see?” Respondents were able to select more than one option. do not mirror use an use use use an mirror in 10% their screens 39% Apple TV 19% AirServer 20% Reflector 32% adapter 4% other ways When your iPad is mirrored to a projector, you can show anything that runs on your iPad, including... Justand Document Camera Stand Belkin Tablet Stage $99 Skitch Popplet Lite Draw and annotate over saved images Make colorful concept maps that can or over photos you take with the include text, images, and drawings. camera. $165 $6.99 SMART Notebook Stage Whiteboard Create and use interactive slide decks. Use iPad’s camera to display live video of You can even import many existing objects, textbooks & student work. Sketch, The Stage Whiteboard app can help turn iPad into SMART Notebook files. write, label, or point over what the camera a document camera. For best results, buy, find, or sees in real time. improvise a stand for your iPad. Control your projector-connected computer wirelessly. Walk around the room while seeing and using your Mac or PC on your iPad. Free versions have some FREE limitations or watermarks. PAID Doceri Mocha VNC Lite Splashtop 2 Remote Splashtop Whiteboard Install Doceri Desktop on your Set VNC server settings on Install Splashtop Streamer on your Not only can you view and control Mac or PC. Then use Doceri to your Mac or PC. Then access Mac or PC. Then access that your computer, but you can draw, control and annotate your that computer from your iPad. computer from your iPad. highlight, write, and spotlight. computer’s screen. Own a Tablet According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, over 42% of American adults owned tablet computers in January 2014. Do Not Own a Tablet MANAGE Use your iPad to randomly select students, monitor noise levels, display messages, track behavior, and count down time. THE CLASSROOM These apps are free of charge unless otherwise noted. Input student names into Random Monitor noise levels, tally points, and Name Selector then draw them display a learning intention with Enter Text into iBanner! to create a Use classcharts.com to create seating Use ClassDojo to track student behavior randomly out of a hat. Silent Light. scrolling sign. charts and record behavior. by awarding and subtracting points. $2.99 Random Name Selector Silent Light iBanner! Class Charts Class Dojo Stick Pick Decide Now Counter+ Best Sand Timer TeacherKit 99¢ $2.99 Pick a student at random by giving your Use Decide Now to create a wheel of Counter+ is a replacement for Put a digital sand timer on display. Best TeacherKit is a personal organizer. Add iPad a shake or tapping the screen in options. Spin it to randomly select from mechanical counters. Use it to Sand Timer can be set for any number of classes and students. Then take attendance, Stick Pick. You can record how well the options. Use for class rewards, count students, behaviors, minutes. The free version displays ads. note behavior, take grades, and make seating students respond. lesson extensions, math problems, etc. responses, accomplishments, etc. charts. $7.99 iDoceo is a teacher’s gradebook, timetable, attendance taker, diary, and resource manager. Grade student work, keep anecdotal notes, track progress, and collect learning artifacts. “My recipe for bad grades: don't study.” -- Todd Barry “He reminds me of the kid in fifth grade who reminded the teacher she forgot to give the homework.” – Jonathan Solomon ASSESS “Our school color was manila.” – John McDowell STUDENT WORK “Life is not a multiple choice test, it's an open-book essay exam.” – Alan Blinder Three Ring Evernote Three Ring is an app and a website. Use the app to digitize While not specifically made for assessment, Evernote works well to student work by taking photos or recording video or voice. The collect learning artifacts and make anecdotal notes. Make a notebook student work is securely synced to the teacher’s account at for each class and a note for each student. Notes can include text, threering.com where the teacher can add comments. Items can images, video, audio, and other files. The Evernote app is synced with be shared with students and parents Evernote for Mac, PC, and web. Easily find or create rubrics in your web browser. Complete them Quick Key eliminates hand-grading of multiple choice answer sheets. A by going to ForAllRubrics.com in Safari on your iPad. Safari can teacher inputs classes, students, and quizzes into the app or into the web store and sync rubrics for use offline. You can print rubrics or interface at quickkeyapp.com. Students fill in the Quick Key bubble sheet and save as a PDF or spreadsheet. You can also have students log in the app grades it instantly by scanning it through the iPad’s camera. to view their rubrics. ForAllRubrics Quick Key To protect your information and student data, you should lock your iPad with a passcode. Go to Settings, choose Passcode, and select Turn Passcode On. Use your iPad to collect responses, communicate, and host game shows. INTERACT These tools don’t require students to have iPads, but some do call for students WITH STUDENTS to use a computer or device that can access the web, email, or text messaging. FREE All of these tools can be used free of charge. Post-it Plus Kahoot! Plickers Remind Collect, sort, and share student responses with Kahoot is a game-based classroom response Poll your students without the need for them to Use the Remind app to send text messages and sticky notes! Open Post-it Plus and create a new system. The teacher can create quizzes and have any devices. Simply print a card for each emails to groups of students or parents. board. Then snap a photo of one or multiple sticky surveys on getkahoot.com. Students join in on student to hold up. Pan your iPad across the Teachers never see students' phone numbers, notes. Post-it Plus digitized them, allowing you to any device or computer by entering the game-pin room so Plickers can scan the cards using the and students never see theirs. sort them and share the board as a PDF. at kahoot.it. camera. Game Show Soundboard PickMeBuzzer Tap to instantly play sound effects that are great Have up to 5 students gather around your iPad to for when playing game shows in the classroom. host a little competition where students buzz in. There are even countdown timers, complete with You can clearly see who touched their number dramatic music. Sounds best with speakers. first. PickMeBuzzer can be set up to work with multiple Apple devices. Play classroom Password with the help of Game Play classroom Jeopardy with the help of Show Soundboard to reinforce vocabulary! Simply PickMeBuzzer. Simply create a game board at create a slideshow in PowerPoint or other slideshow jeopardylabs.com and show it on a computer that software on a computer that is mirrored to a is mirrored to a projector. projector. Put one vocabulary word on each slide. Start Game Show Soundboard’s 60 second timer. Divide the class into 5 teams. Each team takes Pairs of students try to guess as many words as turns sending up one player to buzz in using possible. One player is the guesser and has his back PickMeBuzzer. The first player to buzz gets to to the projector screen. The other is the clue giver. answer the current question. You can use Clues can only be one-word guesses. Use Game jeopardylabs.com to keep each team’s score. Show Soundboard’s plus button to keep score. Want quick access to a web page on your iPad? Add the page to your Home screen! Here’s how → When viewing the page in Safari, click the Share button. Then choose Add to Home Screen. Your documents, photos, videos, and more can be stored online for easy access. Many apps have an Open In... option you can find after clicking the Share button. This will copy the file you currently ACCESS have open or selected into another app. This is handy for storing your files and an easy way to get to them on a Mac or PC if you use a cloud storage service like the ones below.