iPad
About
About
iPads have provided students with the ability to access and create in ways that were not possible previously. With the extensive variety of apps available, students can create stories and video, explore virtual and augmented reality, program robots, and collaborate in powerful ways.
CONSIDER HOW IPADS CAN BE USED TO
CREATE
- Create a photo collage to demonstrate some aspect of learning (Haiku Deck; Pic Collage)
- Create an audio recording to communicate with others (SoundCloud)
- Reflect on a unit/topic and use and image and caption to summarize (Fotobabble; ShowMe; Explain Everything; Educreations)
- Use a coding app to demonstrate your learning (Hopscotch; Scratch Jr; Swift Playgrounds--See Computational Thinking and Coding)
- Create a video (iMovie; ChatterPix; Puppet Pals; Toontastic; Sock Puppets; Videolicious)
- Create a mindmap for an upcoming project (Popplet; MindMeister; ShowMe; Explain Everything; Educreations)
- Create a drawing (Doodle Buddy; Singing Fingers)
- Create a book to demonstrate the learning of a concept (Book Creator)
- Show your learning using Stop Motion or greenscreening (Green Screen by DoInk; Stop Motion)
- Create a digital poster/infographic to share ideas (Thinglink; Padlet; Canva)
COLLABORATE
- Use an audio and video application to explain a concept together in a small group (Draw and Tell; ShowMe; Explain Everything; Educreations; Notability)
- Peer-supported collaborative writing (Padlet)
- Add information to a discussion channel (Google Classroom; Padlet)
- Develop questions and answers for others to summarize a particular topic (Kahoot; Quizlet)
- Explore another location virtually (Google Expeditions)
CONSUME
- Listen to an audiobook/podcast (MeeGenius; Epic!)
- Scan a QR code to read/view/listen (Bakodo; i-nigma)
- Store files in the cloud to access at any time (Google Drive)
- Practice math problems (Prodigy Math; Motion Math; Splash Math; Number Pieces; Khan Academy)
- Read (Epic!; Overdrive; Hoopla)
- Watch a video (YouTube Kids; YouTube; Discovery Education Canada)
- Use a timer to complete a task (Clock, Children's Countdown Timer)
- Take/record notes (Google Keep; Notes, Paperport Notes, AudioNote Lite; Notability)
- Look at images, listen to audio, and watch video (Photo Album; SoundCloud)