Tag: iPad

Q&A session 3 – apps for English

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A few teachers got together at Reservoir Neighbourhood House in May, to explore iPad apps for teaching and learning. This was the second session we had at the RNH. Apps worth looking at: Spell better,  Dragon dictate,  Google translate – lets you add words by handwriting,  Park stories (Link??) Apps we’re not so sure about: A few apps got the vote of displeasure because of their hidden cost. There might be a free basic version, but if you want the full app, you could be looking at over $150 for Read More …

Copy a presentation file from iPad to laptop

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Faye, one of the amazing teachers at PRACE, got her students to make slide presentations using Keynote on the iPads. The students showed their presentations on the big screen with Airplay,  and then sent their files to Faye via Airdrop.  Then we wondered how to get all those presentation files from Faye’s iPad to her laptop. One way to do this is to share the Keynote file with google drive.. you can then get to the files on your laptop or desktop, at drive.google.com in the web browser. This is Read More …

Great session at RNH – many iPad questions!!

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We had a terrific session down at the Reservoir Neighbourhood House the other week (21 April). Four teachers, 4 iPads, 1 windows laptop and one projector. Here are the questions & topics we started with. So many questions, some still unanswered. PD register on the google drive, and other forms People were having trouble with the PD register, but we found out that Peter has put iPad-friendly link on the intranet. Thanks Peter!! * The TV and the iPad  Yes, we do need the appleTV to broadcast to the TV. We’re Read More …

Students and teachers embrace the new iPad experiment

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This year has been full of technological excitement at PRACE, as teachers and students have embraced the new iPad gadgets. VCAL students began the experiment, being the most likely to explore new things. They are now sharing files via a combination of google drive and showbie, submitting their work via airdrop, and more. Teachers broadcast polls and surveys straight to the big screen wirelessly, and any student can also share their work with others via the big screen. Thanks to the heart-warming success of the initial iPad explorations in the Read More …