iPad (& More) Resource Center
  • Home
  • iPad Basics
    • Popular iPad Apps
  • Apps For Education
    • K-6 Apps
    • English Apps
    • Math Apps
    • Science Apps
    • Social Studies Apps
    • PE/Health Apps
    • Art Apps
    • Music Apps
    • Games
  • Technology Resources
    • Ideas for iPads in the Classroom
    • Web 2.0
    • Moodle
  • Lesley's Blog
    • Contact Me

Diigo (social bookmarking)

9/16/2013

0 Comments

 
The other day I was talking with Adriana A. and she was lamenting the loss of an important website. How many of you have been there? Or you've bookmarked a site at school only to come home and realize that you can't find it and you wished you had e-mailed the address to yourself? These are frustrating situations that you can avoid if you use a social bookmarking site. Now there are many options, but the one I use (and therefore know the most about) is Diigo. I have only been using it for a little over a year or so and I don't really use it socially, but that is an option. Personally, I use it to help me organize information and important websites that I could use in class. Organization is quite easy, too, because you can create lists (which I have shared with you on this site, too) and tags, so for example, I can bookmark a vocabulary site that I want to use in class under my "English (General)" list and then use tags like "vocab, vocab game, learning" and what not to help me find it quickly. But really, that is just the basics of Diigo. And telling you isn't as effective as showing you, right? So please watch the video below if you feel like social bookmarking is for you. They highlight some of the best features of Diigo and it's very easy to follow along. 
So I hope you are all now well informed about social bookmarking and Diigo. If you join, find me at https://www.diigo.com/user/johnsonlesleya Maybe we can figure out the social aspect together. Happy web browsing!
Cheers,
Lesley
0 Comments

SAMR model questions

8/25/2013

0 Comments

 
Did I intrigue you last week with the SAMR model? I sure hope so! And this week I'm taking you a little farther. I found a site that listed the questions we need to ask as we move from substitution (S) to augmentation (A) to modification (M) and finally to redefinition (R). Here's the entire article (with my highlighted portions) if you'd like to know more: https://diigo.com/011fp9  Oxnevad does a great job of showing how the same project can move from S to A to M and to R. However, if you already have an idea and you just want the questions, please keep reading. 


For substitution, ask: 
  1. What will I gain by replacing the older technology with the new technology? (Oxnevad)

To move from substitution to augmentation, ask: 
  1. Have I added an improvement to the task process that could not be accomplished with the older technology at a fundamental level?
  2. How does this feature contribute to my design?  (Oxnevad)

To move from augmentation to modification, ask:
  1. How is the original task being modified?
  2. Does this modification fundamentally depend upon the new technology?
  3. How does this modification contribute to my design? (Oxnevad)

To move from modification to redefinition, ask: 
  1. What is the new task?
  2. Will any portion of the original task be retained?
  3. How is the new task uniquely made possible by the new technology?
  4. How does it contribute to my design?  (Oxnevad)

I think Oxnevad's questions will help us all move to wherever it is we want and need to be in our classrooms. Here's to making technology work for us (and not the other way around)! ;-)
Cheers,
Lesley
Works Cited
Oxnevad, Susan. "Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line." Getting Smart Using SAMR to Teach Above the Line Comments. N.p., 4 July 2013. Web. 25 Aug. 2013. <http://gettingsmart.com/2013/07/using-samr-to-teach-above-the-line/>
0 Comments

iPads in the Classroom

5/28/2013

0 Comments

 
“Because there was no training on the apps, I had to fend for myself and was confused much of the time. The professor was unable to help as they were just as confused. The iPad was ineffective because no one knew how to use the apps.” 
                                                                                                                                                                                               ‐iPad class student



I don't know about you, but the above quote is something I've thought a lot about and a fear I have for the coming year. To help us all prepare, I made a new page called "Ideas for iPads in the Classroom." There are some repeat resources from the "Tech Resources" page, but on the "Ideas for iPads in the Classroom" page I have added a discussion forum so that we can all share our ideas with one another. Now I must admit that I've never used a forum in Weebly before, so I hope it works as slick as it's supposed to! Please check it out and add what's worked for you or ideas that you've read about using iPads in the classroom. That is the page that I hope you will all find to be the most useful. But as always, let me know if you have other ideas or if I should change something. This is a website for YOU so I want it to be as user-friendly as possible.
Cheers,
Lesley
0 Comments

Great Minds think alike

5/23/2013

0 Comments

 
Guess what I found the other day... A blog like this website! Here's the link: http://appsineducation.blogspot.mx/
So as we prepare for our iPads, please check out this website. (I'll also add specific links on the pages of this website, but I wanted to highlight it here.) As you find apps you like, please let me know and I will add them to our site so that it is more tailored for us at CAT. Let's face it, the World Wide Web is FULL of resources; therefore, if we can find apps that work for us, it will be nice to have them in one place, especially as teachers come and go.
Cheers,
Lesley

0 Comments

Mobile Professor iPad tutorials

5/12/2013

0 Comments

 
I actually found these particular iPad video tutorials almost immediately; however, they are copyrighted and I would need written consent to reproduce them. Womp, womp. Nevertheless, I don't think it's a problem if I pass along the links, so here you go. 

Apple iPad Tutorial Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLzCXB-BD9g
Content: "Getting Started: Powering and Locking, home screen layout, volume controls, home button & multitasking, keyboard, wi-fi, web browser, saving contacts, calendar."

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EjA6tZgSTs
Content: "Applications and Customization: Appstore Setup and Use, Brightness and wallpaper, Notifications and Sounds, Home Screen Customization."

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfqJ955s1XMContent: "Email and Security: Adding an Email Account, Adding an Email Account Manually, Email Composition & Inbox Management, Email Settings, Removing an Email Account, and Passcode Lock."

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ozI9xEA1I
Content: "Additional Content (final section): iTunes Store, iPod, YouTube, Netflix, Google Maps, Photo's and Video, Picture Frame, Restrictions, International, Bluetooth, and Factory Data Reset."

The background music is pretty funky and perhaps distracting at times, but the videos are very thorough and probably the best I've found. If you have some time, please do watch the ones that interest you and feel free to skip parts that you may have seen from the "iPad Intro" videos.  
Cheers,
Lesley
0 Comments

Listly

5/4/2013

0 Comments

 
So today I have stumbled upon a great new resource: Listly. The pages I've found have a list of apps specifically for iPads; however, I plan to see what others lists I can find on Listly. I've already bookmarked the ones I've found on my Diigo account and linked them on the appropriate pages here, but just in case you missed it, here are the pages I've found and LOVED! 

Educational Games: http://list.ly/list/1oW-parents-guide-to-educational-ipad-games?feature=widget

Educator's Essential iPad Toolkit: http://list.ly/list/1WF-educators-essential-ipad-toolkit?feature=widget

iPad App Recommendations for K-6: http://list.ly/list/1W6-ipad-app-recommendations-for-k-6?feature=widget

If I find more, you better believe I'll post them here to highlight the wonderful resources I've found. Enjoy!
Cheers,
Lesley
0 Comments
    RSS Feed

    About the Author

    Lesley is an English teacher who is passionate about using connectivism in the classroom and preparing students and teachers for using the tools that are available to them on a regular basis. This blog will focus on iPad apps and Web 2.0 tools that can enhance and diversify learning. Leave a comment and let me know what you think or what you'd like to learn about!


    Contact Me

    Archives

    January 2016
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013

    Categories

    All
    30hands
    Add-On
    Apps
    Blog
    Camstudio
    Classdojo
    Collaboration
    Connectivism
    Crosswords
    Differentiation
    Diigo
    Discussion
    Edison
    EduCanon
    Educational Technologies
    Elementary
    Evernote
    Excel
    Experiment
    Failure
    Favorites
    Flipped Classroom
    Free
    Games
    Google
    Guided Access
    Hemingway
    Infographic
    Ipad
    Kinder
    Learning
    Links
    Listly
    Literably
    Literacy
    Livebinder
    Lower Elem
    Mad Math
    Map
    Meme
    Microsoft
    Mobile Professor
    Montessori
    MOOC
    Oral Assessment
    Organization
    PaperHelper
    Participation
    PD
    Picaboo
    Play Tube
    Popplet
    Portfolio
    PowerPoint
    PowToon
    Privacy
    ProfessorWord
    ProProfs
    Purchase Apps
    Quiz
    Reading
    Reflection
    Research
    Resources
    Samr
    Screencast
    Settings
    Social Bookmarking
    Software
    Starfall
    Student Blogs
    Student Blogs
    Studentcallout
    Swipespeare
    Teacher Apps
    Teachercast
    Teacherkit
    Teacher Tools
    Tic Tac Toe
    Turnitin
    Tutorial
    Update
    Video
    Vocab-a-splat
    WDWDT?
    Websites
    Weebly
    Word
    Writing
    Yearbook
    Youtube


    Home
    Next Page
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.