iPad Invasion in the Science Classroom District Learning Day Southwind High School 9:15-10:15 and 1:45-2:45 August 5, 2015

Do Now Get ready with your cellphones, tablets or laptops and iPads. Activate your wi-fi for this location Network Name: MCS_WLAN Password: MCSL0ckWPA

Norms Be present and engaged. Be respectful of differences in perspective while challenging each other productively and respectively. Monitor “air time.” Make the most of the time we have. Stay focused on students.

Objectives Know: Integrate technology in the classroom on a regular basis without using extra time and resources Understand: How iPad apps and tools can be used to measure students’ understanding of the science concepts. To incorporate inquiry centers that focus on vocabulary, reading, writing, investigations, and science process skills. Be able to do: Enhance students understanding of science content through interactive simulation based on the science curriculum. Provide immediate and detailed feedback to students so they can take the necessary steps to improve their understanding to meet the expected standards. Cultivate a learning environment that supports scientific literacy and provides all students with career and college readiness to compete in a global society.

 Distribute items  Collect completed student work  Grade and Return work  eBackpack eBackpack

iMovie  Make every video more memorable  Browse and share your videos  Make Hollywood-style trailers  Create beautiful HD movies  Watch anywhere with iMovie Theater  Share with friends and family  iMovie: The Cell iMovie: The Cell

Notability lab completion, photo marking, note taking Use Notability daily to take notes, sketch ideas, annotate PDFs, mark-up photos, record lectures, provide audio feedback and more. It is uniquely designed for each device to provide the best note taking experience at school, at home, and at work. With iCloud, your notes are always up to date.

Creative Book Builder  Student-made digital books  Student lab portfolios  Export your book into PDF, audio and video format.

Edmodo  The “Facebook” for classroom  Provides a safe and easy way for teachers and students to engage and collaborate for free, anytime, anywhere. Use Edmodo for: Secure classroom discussions Posting assignments Gradebook tracking File sharing and uploading

ShowMe Uses verbal expressions of learned knowledge Record voice-over whiteboard tutorials Easily explain a range of topics from math to chemistry to music theory to basket weaving. Grade student work with commentary explaining the reasoning behind their performance Use ShowMe as an interactive whiteboard substitute

KeyNote  It creates a world-class presentation — complete with animated charts and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping. Start with an Apple-designed theme and add text, images, charts, tables, and shapes with just a few taps. Highlight your data with stunning interactive bar, column, scatter, and bubble charts. Present right on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. Preview your slides and notes on your device using the Presenter Display. With iCloud built in, your presentations are kept up to date across all your devices.

iMotion HD  It is an intuitive and powerful time-lapse and stop-motion app for iOS.  Take pictures, edit movies and export videos to your device or directly to Youtube.  It can be used to photograph cloudscapes, plants growing, crowds...  It is an animation technique which makes a physically manipulated object look like it’s moving on its own.

Thing Link  Create your own interactive diagrams  It works on all modern web browsers as well as iPad, iPhone and Android.  Create image collages and add tags on them.  Use it to annotate charts and illustrations.  Annotate maps and link to videos, Wikipedia pages and other content.  Tell stories on images, tell details in bubbles.

Wirelessly project PDF documents, images and live drawings over WiFi Fast and fluid sketching on the iPad using your finger or 3rd party stylus Open PDF documents from Mail or other Apps in Air Sketch to wirelessly annotate and project them. 5 drawing tools: Pencil, pen, marker, brush, and highlighter. Fluidly zoom and pan using 2 fingers to edit your sketches in minute detail.

It is a mobile app that lets you create and share a quick animated Gami video. How to make a Gami video Create a Scene – Customize a character and choose your background. Add Dialogue – Record your voice or type a message for your character to say. Save or Share

Reflection: MODELING What resonated with you? What is similar to your current practice? What is different than your current practice? What are you going to change as a result?

Reflection: Application What was easiest for you? What was most difficult? What else do you need to learn/do prior to applying to your classroom?

Closing

Reflection: One minute paper on post-it Jot down your “Take-Aways” Consider what you need to know and be able to do to successfully implement what you have learned in this session. – What is still unclear? – What professional development or additional resources do you need?

Next Steps Reflect on the professional development needed to implement all or part of the apps in your classroom.

District Contacts Rita Moore Science Advisor Department of Curriculum and Instruction