This document discusses educational apps for the iPad. It begins by defining blended learning and Web 2.0 tools that integrate technology into education. It then categorizes different types of educational apps for workflow, assessment, classroom management, organization, and presentation. Specific apps highlighted include SlideShark for viewing PowerPoint presentations, Explain Everything for screencasting, and Edmodo for a safe social networking site for education. Web resources for finding more apps and learning about their educational uses are also provided.

1. iPad apps for Education
An interactive
presentation on
educational apps
June 11, 2013

2. 21st
Century Learning
• Blended learning – Face to face learning,
integrated with technology and Internet use.
A flipped science classroom

3. • Web 2.0 tools – Educational technology to create,
collaborate, edit and share user generated content
online.
– Video tools: integrate video into presentations: (
Animoto, iMovie
– Presentation tools to show not tell: (Prezi,
Slideshare, Webspiration)
– Community Tools – Communicate, collaborate, share
(Pinterest, VoiceThread, Wordle, Glogster, Twitter,
linoit)
– Blogging, wiki, Google
– PDF readers – GoodReader, PDF FormsThe list is endless and changes every day

4. Different types of Educational Apps
Toolkit
• Work flow – Dropbox, Google Drive,
• Assessment – Rubistar, Socrative,
• Classroom Management – ClassDojo, Nearpod
• Organization and productivity – Evernote, Pinterest,
Pages, Numbers, Noteability
• Presentation – Keynote, ShowMe, Educreations,
Popplet, Google Drive presentations
Apps can be included in more than 1 category

5. iPad Apps
• SlideShark – Viewing and sharing
PowerPoint presentations
• Explain Everything –– Screencasting app
to explain anything and everything
• Edmodo - Safe and secure social
networking site for educational use.

6. • Upload PowerPoint from email or
• Link to online file storage (Dropbox, Google
Drive, Box)
• Download PowerPoint to SlideShark
• Stores presentation in the cloud
• File pointer, reorder slides, annotate, share,
broadcast
• Swipe up – get thumbnail of each slide
• Set to loop, can play embedded video

7. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdzTSeRYkwg
• Annotate, animate, Hebrew font
• Narrate – record yourself giving lesson
• Slide show
• Insert graphics, video, link to website,
• Cloud storage
• Easily copy and past text from ‫בדרך‬ ‫ובלכתך‬
• YouTube Export – Name and description, compress,
save to camera roll, upload to YouTube.
• Edmodo – Add link
• Bilaam’s Bracha: ‫יקום‬ ‫כלביא‬ ‫עם‬ ‫הן‬ ‫,כג-כד‬ ‫במדבר‬
Explain Everything for
Flipping your classroom

8. • edmodo.com
• Teacher logs on and creates a group for
each classroom
• Shares Internet content with other
teachers and students by adding posts,
links, polls, files, worksheets
• Can be used on iPad, mobile device,
laptop

9. 21st
century learning,
Web 2.0 tools for education
• http://www.ipadinschools.com/ipad
-apps-for-high-school/
• 101-web-tools-for-teachers
• Ed.ted.com – lessons worth sharing
• Basics of netiquette
• iPad in Education for Dummies

10. 21st
century learning,
Web 2.0 tools for education
• http://www.ipadinschools.com/ipad
-apps-for-high-school/
• 101-web-tools-for-teachers
• Ed.ted.com – lessons worth sharing
• Basics of netiquette
• iPad in Education for Dummies