The document discusses the educational features and benefits of using iPads in secondary schools. It notes that iPads can assist with collaboration both inside and outside of the classroom, enable cross-curriculum teaching, and require teachers to change their pedagogy to focus on integration into the curriculum rather than just planning around the device. Additional benefits mentioned include bridging the gap between students' personal technology use and that used in schools, content creation abilities, educational efficiencies like replacing textbooks and annotating documents, and long battery life requiring minimal technical support. The document also explores collaboration opportunities, content creation and publishing apps, document management, special needs support apps like iBooks,

1. iPad in Secondary Schools

2. Sean Simper
Apple Distinguished Educator
sean@multimodalmedia.com.au

3. iPad experiences

4. Investigation & Trial- the Teaching
and Learning Potential of iPad

5. iPad: Educational Features
(Change to Pedagogy)
assists with collaboration, including outside of class
and school setting.
capacity for cross curriculum teaching
it’s not the device, but they way that teachers are
willing to change their pedagogy
schools and teachers shifting their thinking away from
planning around the device, to rather integrating it in
to everyday curriculum

6. iPad: Educational Features
(Student 'Buy-In')
a personal device, reasonably costed to act as a 1-1,
anywhere, anytime learning device
the touch interface correlates to the technology
students use in their everyday life
bridges the gap between the technology used by
students in day-to-day life and that used in schools
information is represented with rich multimedia and
data visualisation techniques
often quality digital resources

7. iPad: Educational Features
(Content Creation)
the development of skills and literacy of digital
media
access to personal assets

8. iPad: Educational Features
(Educational Efficiencies 1)
built-in dictation to text
instant startup of the iPad means greater use of class
time for learning
light and portable, easily carried in the school bag and to
and from class
true portability provides innovative opportunities for
authoring & response
personalised learning
the extension of student’s learning beyond the classroom

9. iPad: Educational Features
(Educational Efficiencies 2)
heavy schoolbooks replaced by eBooks which can be
updated in a timely fashion.
documents, tasks, curriculum resources can be
published to and made available to iBooks (iBooks
Author)
it is possible that texts and documents can be
annotated and commented on by multiple students and
teachers
increased independence and self initiated learning in
students

10. (iPad: Educational Features)
(ICT Efficiencies)
10 hour battery life means the iPad can be used throughout
the entire school day
an intuitive device and minimal technical support is required
a very robust device
BYOD model
A focus that students will treat their device in a way that
compliments their learning and not hinder it
it is about educating students, families and teachers
about modelling appropriate & effective use of
technology

11. Investigation & Trial: the Teaching
and Learning Potential of iPad
Focus on usability aspects of iPad
Collaboration Opportunities
Content Creation & Publishing
Document & Rich-Media File Management

12. Collaboration
Opportunities
Wiki & Blog
(Apple Server)

13. Content Creation &
Publishing
• Apple Productivity apps (Pages, Keynote and Numbers)
• standout choices for usability and interoperability
interchange of document production and editing
• GoodReader
• excellent choice for PDF for viewing, editing and mark-up
• Apple Rich-Media apps (iMovie, GarageBand & iPhoto)
• standout choices in terms of their usability and
interoperability in content production

14. ...Publishing
Wiki & Blog
Moodle
iCloud
Dropbox

15. Document and Rich Media File
Management
• utilisation of the the ‘File Sharing’ function of
the Apple Server
• rich-media and document workflows that
already can be possible and be further
seamless, via functions with the Apple
Server, plug-ins and Moodle 2.x

16. iPad Paradigm

17. paradigm…
Classroom Management and
Practice

18. Apps…

19. Apps…

20. Apps…

23. paradigm
(methodology)

24. paradigm
(methodology)

25. paradigm
(methodology)

26. Support for Students with
Special Needs

27. There are a
number of
resources in the
support section,
including the
handout ‘iPads in
Special Education’

28. (also) spectronicsinoz.com:
"iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Apps for (Special)
Education"

29. ePub
- iBooks

31. iBooks

32. iBooks

33. iBooks

34. iBooks Author
Apple-designed templates. Each template has a variety of page layouts to choose from — or create one of your own.

35. iBooks Author
Dragging and dropping. iBooks Author makes it simple to flow in text, graphics, movies and more, so your book looks exactly the way you want. Drag and drop a
Pages or Microsoft Word document to the Book navigator to add it as a new section. Then, when you drag and drop in images, your type automatically flows
around them.

36. iBooks Author
Customise with a click. Add text, shapes, charts, tables and Multi-Touch widgets anywhere on the page with a single click. Mask images, use alignment guides —
even add reflections and shadows. It’s as easy as using a word processor, but powerful enough to design more advanced layouts.

37. iBooks Author
Widgets add Multi-Touch magic to books with interactive photo galleries that bring images to life, engrossing 3D objects you can’t help interacting with, animations
that burst off the page, and more.

38. iBooks Author
Accessibility built in. Create books that people with disabilities can read and experience. The table of contents, glossary, widgets, main text and more are built to
automatically take advantage of VoiceOver technology. Add accessibility descriptions to any widget or media — including movies and reviews — so even those
with vision impairments can use them.

39. Publishing- iBookstore & iTunes U

40. sean@multimodalmedia.com.au