Participants, please make sure you have the following Free Apps on your device:
PaperPort Notes
MetaCalculator
Educreations
Paper Port Notes
Taking notes on tablets such as iPads have become the norm. Finding the right App for you might include features such as the ability to have to sync over student files, grade them, and then upload them to third party apps such as Dropbox for convenient viewing on our computers. We will be focusing on Paper Port Notes (aka Noterize) as we take gather data to be used with our other featured Apps.
Notable Apps:
Upad Lite
iAnnotate
Graphing Calculators
Graphing calculators, especially in a high school class has been the norm. With mobile devices, you are now able to have the same functionality that one would need for the most high school classes at a fraction of the cost.
Notable Apps:
Free GraCalc (Includes a Solver)
iMathCalc
Tips:
Have students write equations on paper before using iPad
Screencasting
Screencasting is the process of recording your screen and has become popularized by the use of several teachers creating a blended learning environment. Below are some notable Apps as well as some tips for success when making a screencast.
Notable Apps:
Tips:
Prepare slides before recording
Use images or screen shots from activities
Have students create a script
Have fun!