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Improving iPad Workflow in a Google World

Karen Larson

Gene Tognetti

bit.ly/cue15ipad

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Before we begin...

Add the following free apps to your iPad:

Shadow Puppet EDU

Skitch

Glogster

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The Challenge. . .

We’re a GAFE school and use

iPads in the classroom.

iPads = Content Creation

GAFE = Web access & sharing

How do we get great content from iPad to share broadly via Drive?

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Moving on up SAMR...

Substitution

Technology acts as a direct tool substitute with no functional change.

Augmentation

Technology acts as a direct tool substitute with functional improvement.

Modification

Technology allows for significant project/task redesign.

Redefinition

Technology allows for the creation of new tasks previously inconceivable.

Engagement

Transformation

MS WORD

GOOGLE DOC

BLOG POST

VIDEO

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App Selection Considerations

Engagement: Is it inviting, intuitive, allow for outcomes they haven’t been able to do before?

Developmental Appropriateness: Age, subject and design appeal?

Instructional Design: Build skills, aligns to learning goals?

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App Selection Considerations

Motivation: Bridges to real world application

Accessibility: Offers scaffolding, personalized interface?

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And One More Consideration...

Results on iPad…

  • Share to Drive?
  • Save to Photos? Then… upload via Drive

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Four Tools

Four FREE tools that combine Google Drive accessibility with iPad ease of use.

Shadow Puppet Edu

Skitch

Glogster

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Let’s start with a quiz.

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  • Web-based formative assessment tool
  • Smartphone/tablet or laptop access
  • No login, easy access via a code
  • Results uploaded to teacher’s Drive

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  • Image annotation app
  • Add captions, mark-up & highlight
  • Photos, web images, PDFs & Google Maps
  • Upload to Google Drive

or Evernote

  • Also save to Photos

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Skitch Examples

This tutorial covers the basic tools of the Skitch app and discusses various ways to integrate this app within the classroom.

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Skitch Playtime

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  • Easy video creator
  • Images from Library of Congress, NASA, Creative Commons & more
  • Includes library of lesson ideas
  • Upload project to Google Drive
  • Also saves to Photos

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Shadow Puppet EDU Examples

Students did research on planets in the solar system and then made a Shadow Puppet EDU presentation.

Samples created by 1st graders at Rome City Elementary. They used Shadow Puppet to record their voice, then uploaded to a shared Google Drive folder to share with the entire class.

Check out Pinterest Shadow Puppet board

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Shadow Puppet EDU Playtime

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Glogster

  • Mix text, audio, video, images, graphics in fun poster style templates
  • Uses Google login
  • Save to Google Drive by uploading Photo

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Glogster Examples

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Glogster Playtime

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Honorable Mentions

Notability - note-take, annotate, record

Tellagami - create & share animated video

BaiBoard - collaborative whiteboard

Explain Everything - note-take, record

Book Creator - ebook maker

Pic Collage - image editor & collage creator

ZoomNotes Lite - note-take, annotate

WeVideo - movie making

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App

Function

Cost

Log In Required?

Web Access?

Kahoot

Quiz & Survey

Free

Yes for creator, not for respondents

Yes

Shadow Puppets EDU

Video

Free

No

No

Skitch

Image Annotation

Free

Google & Evernote - to save

Yes

Glogster

Posters

Free

Google Login

Yes

Notability

Note taking

$2.99

Google - to save

Mac only $5.99

BaiBoard

Collaborative Whiteboard

Free

No

Read only

Tellagami

Animated video

Free

Google - for upload

No

Pic Collage

Image editing

Free

Google - to save

No

Book Creator

ebook maker

$4.99

Google - to upload

No

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Karen Larson

Academic Technology Specialist

Santa Clara County Office of Education

karen.ruiz.larson@gmail.com

@karen_larson

Gene Tognetti

Educational Technologist

Presentation High School

San Jose, CA

gene.tognetti@gmail.com

@gtognetti1