iPads in the Classroom

Here are some tools to help you begin the process of gathering apps -- an evaluation form for a content iPad/iPod application and one for a creation iPad/iPod application. Google versions you can use: forms for content and creation apps, resulting content spreadsheet and resulting creation spreadsheet.

If you find a link that is not working, please let me know the title of the resource.

BLOOM'S AND IPAD LINKS

Schrock's Bloomin' iPad page
Churches' Bloom's Digital Taxonomy 
Wilson's Bloom's Revised Taxonomy info
Edutopia series by Darrow
          Remembering
          Understanding
          Applying
          Analyzing
          Evaluating
          Creating
Apps by Bloom's & subject (Wilson)
Bloom's Taxonomy w/ apps (Stevens)

IPAD PD ACTIVITIES

  1. Apps taskonomy workshop
  2. TESPA workshop (Fryer)
  3. iPad workshop (Langwitches)
  4. iPad workshop agenda (O'Neal)
  5. iPad Institute for innovative leaders
  6. Apps for professional development
  7. 21things4ipad site (iTunesU course)

CLASSROOM USES OF THE IPAD

  1. Learning in hand: iPad (Tony Vincent)
  2. Classroom use of iPads (ESU3)​
  3. iPads for learning (AU)
  4. Ways to use iPads in the classroom (Barrett)
  5. Lesson plan: An audio travel album
  6. Lesson plan: Digital field trip report
  7. Lesson plan: Digital science experiments
  8. Other districts/schools using iPads
  9. Moorside iPads blog (teacher use in classrooms) 
  10. iPod/iPad for education: App 101 (Gilormini) 
  11. iPad use in the elementary classroom
  12. Digital storytelling with the iPad (ADE)
  13. iPad in education workshop & links (Larkin) 
  14. iPads in the middle (Sherwood Middle Magnet) 
  15. iPads in the classroom (Roslyn)
  16. iPads for learning (Victoria)
  17. iPad lesson plans (Johnson) 
  18. iPad implementation in education (ISTE) 
  19. iPads in Education Ning 
  20. iOS devices user group (Diigo) 
  21. iLearn: ISTE11 iPad workshops (Gagliolo, et. al.) 
  22. Classroom ideas for learning with the iPad 
  23. iPads in the classroom (Bronx Green MS) 
  24. iPads in Chicago Public Schools
  25. Tech Chef 4 U
  26. iPod/iPad user group (Canby SD, OR)
  27. iPads and moblie media in the classroom
  28. Apples for kids: mobile learning (Brice)
  29. iPads in the classroom video (skipvia)
  30. Touch & iPad resources (Brooks-Young/O'Neal)
  31. PreK Kids (McMillion)
  32. iPads in the classroom links (Casey)
  33. Only 1 iPad in the classroom?
  34. iPads at Burley
  35. iPad Lit Circles (Darrow)
  36. iPads in the first grade classroom
  37. Using iPad and iPhone apps for literacy
  38. iPads in primary education
  39. Creating learning experiences (Cummings)
  40. Creative ideas for iPads (Amante)
  41. Presentations from an iPad summit
  42. iPad as e-portfolio
  43. Mobile devices and the Common Core
  44. 23 ways to use the iPad for PBL
  45. Explain Everything and math
  46. Storyboard templates in PDF for iPad trailers
  47. iPads in the elementary classroom
  48. Apps in the classroom: Using iOS apps for teaching and learning
  49. 25 ways to use iPads in the classroom by degree of difficulty
  50. Resources for using iPads in grades 9-12
  51. iPad as a tool for education - a case study
  52. Exploring the use of the iPad for literacy learning
  53. Using TPACK to guide a 1:1 iPad program
  54. How to integrate iPads with Google Classroom
  55. Ultimate guide to iPads in the classroom

ESPECIALLY FOR SPECIAL ED

  1. App-solutely Accommodating preso (Wilson) 
  2. Apps for special education (Eric Sailers)
  3. Special education apps (Wilson)
  4. Mobile learning for specials needs (wiki)
  5. iPads as assistive technology for AAC (Brovey)
  6. Assistive technology iPad apps
  7. Apps for speech therapists
  8. Augmentative & alternative communication   
  9. Apps for literacy support (O'Connor)
  10. Involve, prepare, apply, and develop
  11. Apps for people with special needs
  12. iPads in special education (FDLRS) 
  13. There's a special app for that 
  14. APPitic 
  15. Guide to educational and special needs apps
  16. 1000+ recommended apps from TCEA
  17. iPad multimedia tools for creativity (Bosch)
  18. Enhancing learning and communication (Reference card)
  19. Text-to-speech on the iPad
  20. App Grader database
  21. iPad apps for accessibility Slideshare 
  22. Visually impaired apps (VIA app) 
  23. iPad accessibility options for special education
  24. ​Categorized special needs apps: Common Sense Media

DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT

  1. Preparing for an iPad deployment (Glicksman)
  2. The iPod & iPad user group wiki (Canby, OR)
  3. iPad implementation wiki (Franklin Academy)
  4. List of large-scale iPad deployments
  5. iPad deployment information (Millis, MA)
  6. Eanes ISD (TX) iPad pilot
  7. iPad deployment: Slideshare
  8. Preparing a 1-to-1 iPad deployment 
  9. iPad deployment (Osseo, MN)
  10. Apple support page for deployments 
  11. Apple Configurator app for iPad deployments
  12. Friendly guide to deploying iPads at school
  13. Blog about a middle school deployment
  14. iClassroom iManagement
  15. Apple's parent guide to Apple IDs for students
  16. Apple's iPad enrollment guide
  17. iOS7 education mobile device management  (Apple)
  18. Think Write: True cost of iPad programs
BOOKS ON THE TOPIC

IPAD APPS EVALUATION GUIDES

  1. iPad content app evaluation guide
  2. iPad creation app evaluation guide
  3. iPad/iPod Touch evaluation rubric
  4. Tony Vincent's app evaluation rubric
  5. Tony Vincent's educational app evaluation checklist
  6. Mobile application selection rubric
  7. Special needs app selection rubric
  8. iPad App eval guiding questions
  9. App assessment rubric for librarians
  10. iPad app evaluation overview

TUTORIALS

  1. Slide to Learn: Guide to iOS devices in education 
  2. Managing a classroom set of iPads
  3. iPad: a magic and revolutionary guide (Bruce)​
  4. How to put a video in Keynote for iPad
  5. iPadagogy: YouTube Channel
  6. How to grade on an iPad 
  7. Apple's Free Seminars on Demand series​

RELATED MATERIALS AND APPS

  1. A Day in the Life of 1-to-1 solutions app list
  2. TCEA iPad/iPod Touch educational apps list
  3. Recommended iPod apps (Escondido, CA)
  4. Learning continuity w/iPod Touches (Acalanes)
  5. List of installed apps (Kenilworth)
  6. iPad applications (Westlake HS)
  7. List of apps (Horry County Schools)
  8. 30 apps to help educators manage classrooms
  9. 30 useful iPad apps for business & presentation
  10. 20 amazing iPad apps for educators (TeachHub)
  11. iPad apps for education
  12. Teach with your iPad apps list (database)
  13. iPad Apps (Bryan ISD)
  14. Applist and iPad links (Tony Vincent)
  15. iPad apps (iPads for Learning)
  16. applicable2u (Andrea Gardner)
  17. Student-reviewed apps: screencasts (Zdrojewski)
  18. Elementary school iPad apps (Palm Beach)
  19. Middle school iPad apps (PalmBeach)
  20. High school iPad apps (Palm Beach)
  21. iPhone application list: education
  22. iPad Curriculum: search by Bloom's Taxonomy
  23. Teachers with apps
  24. Rubric for iPad/iPod apps (Walker/Schrock)
  25. Critical evaluation forms for iPad apps (Schrock)
  26. iPadschools Wiki
  27. List of iPod & iPad apps (Hopewell Elementary)
  28. Top 13 free music apps (Schneider)
  29. iPad Apps for Administrators
  30. iPad Apps for PreK-1
  31. iPad apps for education
  32. iPods, iPhones, and iPads in Education (Sharp)
  33. Bloomsapps (Dave Mileham)
  34. iPod Touch/iPad Livebinder (Brooks-Young)
  35. applesforkids: Mobile Learning
  36. Apps in education (Swanson)
  37. iTunes "Apps for Educators" category
  38. Education & workforce mobile apps resources
  39. iPad AppStorm
  40. Fun educational apps
  41. Kirkus Reviews of iPad book apps
  42. iPad Today podcast archives
  43. Secondary iPad apps
  44. iApps for Teachers
  45. iPad apps for social studies (Cunningham)
  46. Surprisingly educational apps (podcast)
  47. iPad Apps for physical education
  48. iPad basics from Apple
  49. TC Geeks: Daily Tablet Computer Tips
  50. Apps for Class: Reviews
  51. MindLeap: App reviews
  52. Teachers with apps
  53. Mind-mapping apps for the iOS devices
  54. Sortable list of apps (Acalanes UHSD)
  55. iPad resources for administrators
  56. 100 iPad apps perfect for middle school
  57. iPad education apps (TCEA)
  58. edtechteacher: The iPad as...
  59. Apps for ELL learners
  60. Surprisingly educational apps (Johnson) ​
  61. Apps for elementary (archived)
  62. Periodic Table of iPad apps for primary
  63. Apps list from Innovative Educator Consulting
  64. Categorized lists of iPad apps for teachers
  65. K-8 iPad apps for the Common Core
  66. Manor Lakes iPad program apps
  67. Apps to support Gardner's multiple intelligences
  68. iPad Apps for School blog (Byrne)
  69. Burlington Public Schools (MA) app site
  70. Common Core Apps for reading and math
  71. Community of inquiry: Sites and apps
  72. Apps to support the CCNS
  73. A sea of elementary iPad apps
  74. Class tech tips
  75. Quixey: an app search engine
  76. A sea of elementary iPad apps
  77. Show what you know (poster of apps)
  78. Google apps for the iPad interactive poster
  79. Apple: iTunes U for Educators
  80. Google apps for iOS
  81. Participate Learning database
  82. Periodic Table of STEAM apps

SLIDE PRESENTATIONS

  1. iPads in the classroom
  2. iPads: Pilot to performance
  3. Creative uses for the iPad in the classroom
  4. How to use iPads in the classroom
  5. Teacher productivity with iPad
  6. 30 in 60: apps for tech-savvy teachers
  7. 60 in 60: inspiring apps
  8. Give your low-tech class a mobile makeover

VIDEO PRESENTATIONS

  1. iPads in the classroom
  2. iPads in the classroom
  3. Devices in the classroom
  4. iPads in education
  5. iPads in the classroom
  6. iPads in the classroom

OTHER

  1. Publishing iPad book apps for kids (Kluver) 
  2. Reflector App for iOS mirroring
  3. iPad apps that project for iPad 1
  4. The iPad ideas book (iBook)
  5. How to print your iPad apps list
  6. Research about iPad use and student achievement
Assessing with the iPad

APPS FOR ASSESSING

WEB TOOLS FOR ASSESSING

BYOD/BYOT

BOOKS ON THE TOPIC

IDEAS FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM

OVERVIEW

POLICIES, PLANNING AND PROCEDURES

MOBILE SAFETY

Classroom workflow

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES

SOFTWARE, TOOLS, AND APPS

Collaborating with the iPad

APPS FOR COLLABORATING

ONLINE TOOLS FOR COLLABORATING

Creating with the iPad

PRE K-12 TEACHERS

Backchannels
Bloom's and SAMR info
Other links
App smashing
Creating movie intros on the iPad
Inventiveness links

PRE K-12 ADMINISTRATORS

Curriculum template
Pedagogical information
What to look for
Creation of assessments using Explain Everything
13 things to do on Explain Everything (Learning Inspired blog)
  1. Presenting
  2. Modeling and visualizing
  3. Peer to peer teaching
  4. Assessment
  5. Observations
  6. Guided tasks
  7. Consolidating
  8. Improving parent communication
  9. Drafting and revising
  10. Providing extra learning resources
  11. Teaching assessment and development
  12. Analyzing
  13. Independent learning
  14. Digital storytelling
  15. Picture-in-picture
  16. Drawing
  17. Animation
Explain Everything tutorials
Administrator downloads
etud_template.doc
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etud_template.doc
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101_movie_intros.pdf
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explain_everything.pdf
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schrock_admin_handout.pdf
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APPS AND RESOURCES FOR CREATING

SAMPLES OF PRODUCTS

Gearing up for creativity with the iPad

CREATIVITY RESOURCES

APPS USED

LESSON PLANS AND RESOURCES

TUTORIALS AND APPS

  • Adobe Spark Page: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
  • Adobe Spark Video 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
  • Adobe Premiere Clip: 1 | 2
  • Adobe Capture: Brushes: 1
  • Adobe Illustrator Draw: 1 | 2 | 6
  • Adobe Photoshop Sketch: 1
  • Adobe Photoshop Mix:  1 | 2
  • Adobe Capture: Shapes  1 | 2
  • Adobe Photoshop Fix: 1
  • Adobe Spark Guides
adobe_spark_edu_guide.pdf
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adobe_spark_pd_educator.pdf
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Critical evaluation of mobile apps

I have been creating instruments to evaluate online resources for many years. It started with Web pages, then moved on to include blogs, wikis, virtual field trips, online videos, and podcasts. You can find out about those here.

I have created two evaluation instruments - one for content apps and one for creation apps to use when looking at iPad apps. It also helps to have the evaluation data handy if you are lobbying for a purchase of an app. The first two forms can be filled out and saved locally.
Information by others

Educational links

Higher order thinking skills

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

iPad creations

This section will contain links to items I have created about the iPad, items I have created using only the iPad, and some videos I have been involved in. I hope you enjoy them!

iPads for teaching and learning: workshop resources

REMEMBERING
UNDERSTANDING
APPLYING
Information searching: Diigo
Information searching: Evernote
Information searching: Pocket
Mapping: Idea Sketch
Labeling a diagram: Skitch
Curating: Pearltrees
​Describing: ShowMe
Classifying: Padlet
Summarizing: ScratchWork
Explaining: Pixntell
Compare/Contrast: T-Charts
Timelining: Inspiration Maps Lite
Timelining: Kidspiration Maps Lite
Sharing: Audioboo
Teaching: ScreenChomp
Publishing: Tumblr
Demonstrating: Animation Desk
Performing a skit: Sock Puppets
ANALYZING
EVALUATING
CREATING
Polling: Survey Maker by Loop
Organizing: Zoho Creator (sample)
Comparing: Word Clouds
Outlining a process: Mindjet Maps
Graphing: Free Spreadsheet
​Graphing: Easy Chart
Concept mapping: Mindmeister
eflecting: Penzu and Kid's Journal
Checking: Side by Side
Persuading: VisioPrompt
Experimenting: TinkerBox HD
Debating: Zoom
Couros: Ideas for classroom video projects
Video creation: Splice
Video creation: Vimeo
Video creation: Videolicious
Video creation: WeVideo
Print YouTube Video
iMovie PDF Templates
Planning: Grafio Lite
Presentation creation: Haiku Deck
Digital storytelling: Tellagami and Shadow Puppet EDU
Infographic creation: Visualize Free
eBook: Book Creator $
eBook: Book Writer
eBook: Story Buddy 2
eBook: Creative Book Builder
eBook: Story Kit
eBook: Story Creator
eBook: Scribble My Story
eBook: Scribble Press

Tutorials

IPAD IN THE CLASSROOM

STARTING WITH THE IPAD

Workshop apps to download

Please check back a week before the workshop and download the items in the PROJECT APPS column for your workshop.

Before you arrive:
  • The iPad should be fully charged and don't forget to bring the USB cable and charger.
  • Check to make sure you have the latest version of iTunes on your computer (if using).
  • The iPad should be able to download and install apps.
  • The latest iOS updates should be installed on the iPad.
  • Create an account for any app in the PROJECT APPS column that needs to be created.

CREATING WITH THE IPAD SECONDARY

OTHER APPS DISCUSSED

DIGITAL STORYTELLING WITH THE IPAD

OTHER APPS DISCUSSED

CREATING INFOGRAPHICS WITH THE IPAD

GEARING UP FOR CREATIVITY WITH THE ADOBE SPARK SUITE

USING AND CREATING VR 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Download the apps based on your smartphone operating system​
  • Laptop
  • Google Cardboard compatible headset to fit your smartphone
  • Smartphone
  • Google account
  • YouTube account
  • Tripod if you have the Ricoh Theta S camera only
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Created: 06/12/2011
Updated: 02/05/2022
Kathy Schrock
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