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  Photo by Carlos Chavez Mr. Ronan at St. Mary Magkalen School in Camarillo. Administrators Use iPads

 We provide an easy hands-on iPad professional development workshop for school administrators and teachers. You may bring your iPad along for the session or receive one through your workshop participation.  Contact our staff with questions. We have included the agenda for the workshop below. Here's and overview and introductory video for the iPad MiniSetup an APPLE ID (iTunes)  without a credit card.
 
Carlos Chavez. Mr. Ronan Principal
St. Mary Magdalen School in Camarillo, from the Ventura County Star

Agenda
 
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Calendar calendar   -  With all of the things this calendar app can do you will be amazed.  We will review many during our workshop.  Likely to become your favorite calendar format.
Notes notes - The notes app is handy.  You can e-mail from it and capture quickly some important item of the day.
Maps  maps - Type in the 'Eiffel Tower' and then drop a pin on a street nearby.  Click on the street view icon. Also the the lower right corner and turn on other features.
Safari safariapp - Open your browser and let's explore the buttons at the top of the screen and find your iPad Guide.  Check out and explore save to Home screen, save a bookmark, review history and save your reading list in Safari.
 
Camera camera - Go and take 10 photos. Shoot 3 video shorts of your own. Use PhotoBooth to change your photos.
Next you will download some free photo apps.  Picturizr,picturizr app Free Balloon Stickies,balloonstickies or another free photo app of your choosing. Then use your new photo app with one of your still photos you just took.
 
Mail mail app - You will set up your mail and that will allow you to utilize FaceTime facetime another default app.  FaceTime may utilized during the school day to communicate among staff, bus drivers, secretaries, teachers.  Here is a video about FaceTime if you have never used it.
                                
 
ibooks app iBooks -  Find this in the Apps Store if it is not loaded on your iPad.  Once downloaded, go to the iBooks store and search for 2 guides and a .pdf K12 Horizon Report to download.  We love the iBooks for keeping all of our .pdf organized and easy to read. We think you will enjoy this feature of iBooks as well.
1. iPad Starter Guide
2. iPad iOS 6.0 Guide
3. Next download this.pdf from the 2012 NMC K12 Horizon Report.
4. In the iBooks store search for CK12 and download a FlexBOOK.  The near future of textbooks for all of our students.
 
 
Download Free Apps to review and report out to our group about your impressions and ideas for classroom and school use.  We will use a free QR Code reader to find these apps.
QRCode Reader  qrafter
Scan these qrcodes to download some interesting educational apps while the rest of our group catches up.

Settings settings -  We will divide up the settings for discovery, exploration, and reporting back to the whole group.  Restrictions, Accessibility, Front end, Gestures etc. will be some of the categories.
 
Review controlling videos, music. 
 
Volume Pricing* - Appointing a program manager and at least 2 or more facilitators for this purchasing option can work to maximize your process for purchasing apps. Tuesdays or Thursdays, live webinar here.
On-demand webinar (archived) about Volume Purchasing. FAQs on Volume Purchasing.

 
AppleTV  and More-  apple tv The possibilities abound for the classroom with this tiny piece of equipment. We will demonstrate this new feature for display of your iPad desktop through a HDMI connection.  This may be something to consider for several classroom settings. And at or around $99 it has real possibilities for your classrooms. 
 
Apps that Use AirPlay to Display
**We also use the less expensive wireless display options ($11 - $15) that use the AirPlay feature in your iPad and runs through your PC or Mac to display your iPad or your students' iPads, AirServer and  a video highlighting, Reflections.  There are more choices everyday.  Start here and then migrate to AppleTV later.
 

 
 Apps for Classroom use:
SplashTop  splash - With this app we can control our computer in our office or at home, free.
Doceri v1.2.2 doceri -  With this app your control your computer for the class to see.  Similar to a whiteboard.
Classroom Mosaic classroommosaic - One of many apps available for use by administrative teams. Not as sophisticated as some. This can be a good place to start.
 
Educational Apps Arranged by  Bloom's Taxonomy.  
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Paid Apps we recommend you consider as you get started and they will assist in your productivity.
We like these!
 
pages       keynote         numbers        dragon       adobe
 
   logmein             soundnote            google          drop box        
 
4Students
 
   prolo           splash top           explain everything           word joust           write my name
 
   mindo           green screen movie         tapose        physics          bridge constructor
 
   seismograph
 
 
4Students (Free)
 
   blurb mobile           mind mash           story lines           evernote          paper
 
  tourwrist          nearpod            
 
 
 
Here NOW!  iTunesU of Washington State. 
 
 
*Note if your school uses GoogleEduc Apps for your mail you may need an additional account outside of school to make this work at this time.
 
 
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Last Modified on March 28, 2013