Reflector App - Your iPad on your SMARTBoard!

Hi All,

Today i have installed an app on to your Mac Minis in each class which will allow you to mirror your iPad on to your SMARTBoard!

There is lots of potential for using this App in your classroom!

Check out Michael using the app below!

You can share just about anything you do on your iPad with your class. Here are some ways you could use reflector in your classroom

• Share YouTube videos 
• Annotate documents live with your students 
• Display pictures of student/teacher work 
• Demonstrate apps 
• Show iView videos 
• Walk the room while still remaining connected 
• Use as a document camera (Point2View) to show student work!

Michelle or Michael will be able to show you how to get it happening in your class, and we will cover it at the first iPad PD session next term!

Have a great break and see you all next term!

Sam

So What Happened At The Kick- Off Session?

Here is a run down of our session:

It began with Dave walking our staff through some of the settings in the iPad. 

He covered things like:

- setting up the wi-fi 

- creating an apple id

- how to redeem an iTunes card

- accessing the App store

- downloading an app

- Do Not Disturb 

- Messages (iMessage)
- Setting up our staff email accounts, calendar and address book

Here are some FREE APPS that you might like to download - click the link to go to the app:

- popplet (brainstorming tool)

- AppsGoneFree

- iBooks

- Evernote (great for recoding notes / reminders / course notes / recoding presentations)

The instruction manual!

Hi All,

Not long now until you're iPads are ready to go!

The iPad itself does not come with an instruction manual, so thought we could point you in the direction of a couple of digital manuals :)

The first one is Apple's instruction manual - it starts with the basics of the iPad and then goes on to explain how to use some of the finer features of the device - click here to download it

The second one is an iBook created by one of the very talented members of the ICLT team at the Catholic Education Office in Wollongong. Jeanette Davies has created a book full of handy tips and tricks for using the iPad most effectively...  click here to download this book


Happy Downloading!

Our iPads Have Arrived.... Whoo Hoo!!!

We are all very excited as our iPads have arrived.

They have been put on the school asset register, placed in cases and allocated to staff..... ready for our kick off session on the 6th December!!!

We have Dave and Sam coming in to run the session.

Stay tuned for feedback on the session and any tips or tricks!!!

Our iPads are nearly here!

Hi All,

Our iPads are nearly here!

We have planed an iPad kick-off session for Thursday the 6th of December at 3:30PM at which time you will be issued your iPad, Cover & $50 iTunes card!

If you don't already have one, please register for an Apple ID at the following link - https://appleid.apple.com and come to school on the 6th of December with your username and password ready to download some apps!

Welcome!

Welcome to our collaborative learning blog, where we will be sharing our learning on effectively integrating the iPad in to classroom practice.

Keep an eye on this blog for updates on what Apps we will be covering and follow-ups to the sessions we will be running in 2013.

I look forward to the year  of learning ahead - please don't hesitate to ask any questions in the comments section below or via email!

Life-Long Learners!