Resources for the 1-to-1 classroomAndrew ScottSacre Coeur

See my website for a variety of eresources for the VCE

Psychology classroom

www.ePsychVCE.com

Preamble• Sacre Coeur – is located in Glen Iris• We have @ 500 students in our senior school• In 2013: Year 9 & 10 are 1-to-1 iPads (purchased out of DER funding)• All staff who teach year 9 or 10 have school provided iPads• We have 8 Apple TV’s connected to either data projectors of big screen tv’s• Year 11 – have notebooks (purchased in 2010 from DER funding)• 2014: tbc – based largely on anecdotal evidence provided by key stakeholders,

particularly given our DER funds have dried up• BYOD is under discussion

My angle/ my vision• No Unit ½ textbook this year! (30% of Unit 1 students are Year 10 with iPads)• No Unit ¾ textbook next year (I will create a book using iBooks Author)• Currently ¾ of my classes are in a room with an apple TV• Thus I teach exclusive with my iPad in these rooms regularly using half a dozen

app’s + a few occasional’s• This fosters a more visual and participative approach to classes • I use the school LMS (Learning Management System) for document storage and

social media (closed group) for flipped learning & discussion• My aim is to nurture a culture where student learning is done both at home and in

the classroom, thus freeing up time to act as a facilitator in the classroom, enabling more discussion, 1 on 1 engagement and a deep consolictiaton of concepts.

Apple TV• Enables user to wireless connect to plasma screen

or data projector• Great for either the mobile teacher or for student

presentations of work created on the iPad.

Rationale for 1:1

The flipped classroom

The flipped classroom

The flipped classroom

Podcast c/o iTunes

Resources for the flipped classroom

YouTube

Resources for the flipped classroom

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A.D

Zite app: up-to-date Psych articles

Resources for the flipped classroom

Rationale for Social media

• Students are already connected, hence communication flows more rapidly

• User can post links to web resources such as YouTube clips or podcasts – with a brief comment. Students can access web content at their convenience on their device at home thus freeing up class time

• Enables and fosters student discussion on course contents thus leading to a deeper understanding for the parties involved.

• Models appropriate use of social media e.g. Facebook, twitter.

Mistakes made with iPads in the classroom• Focussing on content apps (what about apps for creativity e.g.

iMovie)• Lack of teacher preparation in classroom management• Treating iPad like a computer and expecting it to function like a laptop• Failure to communicate to stakeholders ‘why iPads’• http://edudemic.com/2012/09/5-critical-mistakes-schools-ipads-and-

correct-them/

How can the iPad value-add in the VCE Psychology classroom

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eBook• Benefits include

(apart from ease of access)

• Search function• Screen capture• Pinch & zoom

Alternatives to Textbooks• A static resources vs. a

dynamic resource!• IBooks Author, enables

you to create an interactive book with weblinks, embedded YouTubes, ppt’s & images that the user can manipulate, virtual tests & more

Safari for web-search

Or use web resources such as testmoz

Camera app• Students can take a

photo of board work• Take a screen dump of

webpage, image, page of their textbook

• Plus take standard photo’s, movie

Apps for experiments e.g. Stroop app• This 99c app a

great for conducting an ERA

Tactile apps for Psych• 3D brain

Drawing apps – e.g. Whiteboard

Apps for annotating files (e.g. pdf’s) such as Notetaker

Or UpadAnnotate visual aspects of the course on a data projector whilst the

students label and annotated their images MAKE LEARNING – ‘HANDS ON’

Quiz apps• E.g. Socrative app (a freebie)• or eclicker app (free for

students) @ $11 for host.• Provides – instant feedback to

both user and teacher• Great for Multi-choice

practice

Flashcard apps• E.g. cram app, gflash+, etc.• Students can create or source

sets from quizlet.com

Showme app

Students narrate an animation to

demonstrate their

understanding of content.

Mindmapping apps e.g. ithoughtshd

Or popplet

File-sharing – Dropbox: use on the web & iPad

iMovie

iMovie

Make sure you give students a criteria sheet that assesses the content (not the technology)

Presentation apps (for creating or editing)

keynote

Share files via dropbox, students can annote slides using annotating apps

File Sharing - options• email (for documents)• iTunes (for user to have access from multiple devices)• Dropbox (enables user to share files with invited guests• YouTube (for large video files, student can put video on private

setting and invite up to 50 views via email)

Evernote – use it on the web or iPad to -