Bring your iPad fully charged and explore a world of digital adventure.

• This session will briefly dig into iPad basics to discover some quick tips, convenient shortcuts and hidden features.

• The main focus will be hands on iPad lessons using specific educational apps to create digital media.

• Time will be given to investigate apps and collaborate with others to better find creative ways to incorporate this amazing learning tool into CCSS curriculum.

Apple Facts

Apple sold 43,719,000 iPhones in the second quarter of 2014 alone.

iWatch is expected to be released this fall with a three different models.

Apple sold 2.5 million iPads to schools in the US in 2013.

The US is the top buying country of Mobile Learning.

Life on iPad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Le9wvoY00&feature=share&list=PLHFlHpPjgk713fMv5O4s4Fv7k6yTkXwkV

10 hours of battery life-

2 hours to fully charge

5,10,12 W power

adapter

USB charges only in Sleep

Mode

Run battery full cycle

MONTHLY

Avoid heat/cold

temp.

Oleo phobic

Glass will break!

Clean with microfiber cloth only

Protective covers- cracked screens

Keep secure at all times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYZ2zs9Tftc

http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/mind-blowing-tricks-every-iphone-and-ipad-user-should-kno

Purchasing apps on district iPads

App Procedures: • Apps on district devices are not the same as personal

devices---- Each purchased app can only be located on one device, unlike 5 personal devices!

• Purchasing apps- Must follow district protocol for Volume Purchase Plan (VPP) Link can be found on Help Desk

• Free Apps- Install using your district iTunes account • District iTunes account should be set up using your

district email address as your user name and NO credit card association

Splitting/Undocking the keyboard

(hidden keys)

Tap and hold keys for special characters

Hidden apostrophe

Caps lock- double tap

shift key

Double tap space bar at

end of sentence for period and

space

In Safari- .com key (Tap and

hold for more options)

Numeric keyboard- slide

your finger to the number you

want.

Top Tricks

1. Screenshot - Press Home and the Sleep/Wake button simultaneously. The screenshot will automatically appear among your photos.

2. Create Website icons on Home Screen- Add to Home Screen

3. Pinch Zoom -Two fingers to pinch them apart to zoom in and together to zoom out

4. 6 Apps in Bottom Tray 5. Cut, Copy, Paste- Tap a word, move blue handles, tap and

hold to paste 6. Tap Status Bar at top of webpage to return to top for

speedy webpage scrolling 7. Create a folder for apps 8. Closing an app completely for better performance 9. Pull down the top of the screen for SEARCH

Medical App- Epocrates

• #1 Mobile Drug Reference App among US Physicians

University Dorms- Laundry Room Apps

Leaf Snap- Snap a photo of leaf to identify (free)

StarWalk- ($4.99) Winner of Apple Design Award 2010- Identifies constellations, stars, and satellites in real time!

MealSnap- Counts calories from a picture of your food

The Amazing and Wonderful World of Ants- $1.99

Must have apps for Educators!

DropBox Zite Popplet

Aurasma PicCollage Doodle Buddy

Educreations Weather Channel

Google

Searching for apps in Google

Me On the Map Activity

“Why limit our students to one tool at one time?” With App Smashing, students can create content with a variety of apps and then publish it to the web – don’t let content “die on your iPad.” The general concept between App Smashing is merging content from a variety of apps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-dC6cTVLHc

https://www.bulbapp.com/u/what-is-app-smashing

App for creating books

Little Story Creator

• DemiBooks Composer (free)

• Creative Books Builder ($3.99)

• eBook Creator ($3.99)

• eBook Magic ($3.99)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w87fOAG8fjk

WWDC 2014- June 2014 Apps Video

Educreations

Haiku Deck Video

Tellagami

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHIxYpBW7sc

http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/teach-with-ipad/teacher/brandi-mcwilliams/#video-brandi-mcwilliams

Interactive Book • Strange and Wonderful World of Ants ($1.99)

• Danny the Dragon Meets Jimmy ($2.99)

• Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore ($4.99)

• MeeGenius – Over 300 kids books library (free)

• How My Dog Saved Earth (free)

• A Story Before Bed (free)

• Three Little Pigs: The Wolf’s Story (K-3) (free)

• Toucan Toucan’t (free)

• The Wolf and the Seven Lambs (3D Popup) ($3.99)

• IF Poems ($4.99)

• Read Me Stories (free)

Explore & Share