iPad+Pilot

Important Dates
 * June 6 - Last Student Day
 * June 12 - Work Session at HS (8-12)
 * July 1 - Work Session at HS (8-12)
 * July 16 - Work Session at HS (8-12)

=Useful Information/Links=
 * Who's Who in iPads - your peers have been busy!
 * Click here for a wiki page on iPad integration ideas.
 * Click here for a website on The Paperless Classroom.
 * There's an App for that! Follow this Pinterest group that focuses on apps for specific outcomes. TIEnet Coaches
 * Updating of apps can be done on a case by case basis. Encourage your students to come to the tech office during lunch, prior to ACP, or between classes if they know they will not be using their iPad during class (i.e. lab or test day).
 * //Stance on printing from the iPads.// The idea of iPads is that they are mobile devices that are easy to use and convenient for many tasks. In general, the intention of an iPad is to work with electronic files rather than printing. If a student MUST print they can email the file to you and you may print for them. Please do NOT sign out an entire cart of laptops for the sole purpose of being able to print. Please let Debbie know if you need to borrow a printer for a day if there is a special project in which you need to have something printed from the students. They will still need to send it to you but you will be able to print inside your room.
 * TEACHERS: Be sure to install &/or update the //Reflection// app (now called //Reflector//) on your computer to allow the mobile iPad to mirror to your computer and be projected for classroom use. The iPad and the computer must be on the same network to be able to work. If you have not set this up yet please do so right away. If you need help let Carol know or stop in the tech office with your code from the email ready to go. Recording is also now an option!
 * Google spreadsheet of 9th grade iPad apps, a short description of uses, and example for the classroom.

=May 21, 2013 Academy Meeting=
 * End of year iPad collection
 * Professional development opportunities
 * Additions to this wiki: Who's Who in iPads, iPad Integration Ideas, the Paperless Classroom website, Pinterest group
 * Summer work dates at HS from 8am -noon: June 12, July 1, July 16
 * Learning Communities and Workshops (deadline June 3)
 * LC: Improving Technology Integration at the High School or Action Research
 * TL: Creating a Digital Age Learning Environment for Your Students, iPad Integration in the Classroom, Learning through Social Media
 * Graduate Classes
 * iPad Specific
 * Technology Integration Specific: MS in Instructional Media (Wilkes & Discovery Ed), individual courses with technology basis (Eduspire), Instruction Learning Technology certificate program (Temple University and IU12)

=January 18, 2013 Inservice Resources=
 * Notability App for the Successful Student
 * Dropbox for Sharing Resources

=December 14, 2012 Academy Meeting=
 * ===**Discovery Education on the iPads**===
 * Use Safari and it should work as usual on the computers.
 * Many updated resources:
 * videos, animations, articles, clip art, educational games, interactives: maps, videos, simulations, lesson plans, sound effects, etc.
 * Use any resources as an assignment. See...
 * Assignment Builder
 * Quiz Builder
 * Writing Prompt Builder

=Nov. 9, 2012 Inservice Breakout Sessions= Feel free to tap into any of these people for help as you plan your progress.
 * Jenn Balmer - " // Let's Start at the Very Beginning...a Very Good Place to Start  // " (i.e. //  Do-Re-Mi  // )
 * This session will help beginners feel more comfortable in their use of the iPads around their students. Very hands-on demonstrations and driven by curiosities and questions.
 * Rachael Smith - " // Getting to Know You // "
 * The use of social networking in a school setting can be very helpful. Find out how you can use them to disseminate information, have discussions, blog, collect work, etc.
 * Tammy Howell - " // Impossible; It's Possible // "
 * With the use of technology we have at our fingertips it is no longer as important to print all the time. Find out how you can take steps toward creating a paperless classroom.
 * Lauri Brady - " // My Favorite Things // "
 * Student choice is very important in their growth and recognition of appropriate tools as well as giving them a personal connection to their work. Learn how the iPad can be a flexible learning tool.
 * Carol Roth - " // Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious // "
 * One of the highest levels of thinking involves sharing of information in creative and thought provoking ways. Student creativity is easy to tap into with iPads in short-term assignments as well as long-term projects.
 * Bob Lawson - " // So Long, Farewell // "
 * When students have finished work on their iPad how do they "hand it in?" Once you get their work, how do you manage files received electronically? A few simple techniques will keep everything in order.