iPods+and+iPads

iPods and iPads burst on the scene just a few short years ago and yet schools are clamoring to purchase these. Students are certainly engaged by them, but what real value do they bring to the classroom?

iTeach Blog

HCPS iPad and iPod User Group Wiki

Productivity Apps:

 * Popplett
 * Evernote
 * Splashtop Remote Desktop
 * Discovery Education Mobile

Digital Storytelling Apps:

 * [[file:Sonic Pics Lite Tipsheet.doc]]
 * [[file:Post Card.doc]]
 * [[file:Story Kit Tipsheet.doc]]
 * Animoto
 * iPhoto

Resources:
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 * Making a Podcast
 * Putting the iPad to Work in Elementary Classrooms
 * How To: iPad Photography

**Suggested Uses in the Classroom:**


 * Popplett - use with Title of Story and with pictures to introduce language for the day during whole group language arts. Take picture and send as jpg file and the put into SMARTBoard and write words as introduce whole group. Joan K.


 * Evernote - possibility of using it as portfolio for each child. Create notebook for each child and then create tags by subject areas. This program interphases between regular computers and/or iPads so is very diverse. Also can take pictures, record and scan to store. Joan K.


 * Evernote - to organize my personal passwords for all accounts so can easily access from any type of interface and then search for whatever I need. Joan K.

Joan K.
 * Discovery Education Mobile via iPad OR iTouch would allow children who are out to listen watch movies, etc. of what they missed.

Joan K.
 * For SonicPicsLite put in pictures for sequence of pictures, e.g., lifecycle of butterfly or plants, and then have children record as describes each of the pictures. For Title input Assessment/sequencing language and for Decription put child's name. Then send back to portfolio in Safari/Evernote


 * Books/StoryKit - put in pictures from a field trip and then have children tell the story about their field trip in audio and then link to webpage for class to share story of field trip with parents.
 * media type="file" key="Shape walk.m4v" width="300" height="300"


 * Record K-2 Newcomers using the daily calendar, describing what they are wearing, etc using the Sonic Pics app. (Kim A)
 * Use i-pods to record shapes they see, places in school, people, etc using the Sonic Pics app. (Kim A)
 * Using Story Kit app, take pictures of 3-4 illustrations in a book the students are reading. Next have students sequence the pictures & retell the story by typing in a sentence or two and then recording what they wrote. (Kim A)