TeachingAppz

 

http://www.teachingappz.co.uk/

 

http://www.teachingappz.co.uk/

iTunes U

Have you tried iTunes U?

Everything works together.

The iTunes U app integrates with iBooks, iCloud, and other apps to make it easy for students to keep up with your course. For example, new iBooks textbooks² and other books for the course are available right from the app, where students can tap them to start reading the assigned chapter. Notes taken in iBooks are consolidated for easy reviewing in the iTunes U app. If an assignment includes watching part of a video, one tap goes straight to a specific spot in the video. And iTunes U keeps documents, notes, highlights, and bookmarks up to date across multiple devices.

We are considering uploading all of our district's professional learning job aids to iTunes U.

 

http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

Summer Camp for Teachers!

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/about-edcamp-unconference-history
I attended the Discovery Educator Network Summer Institute in San Diego, California in July, 2011.  It was the most inspiring, motivating, and enriching professional learning experience I have ever had as an educator.  I tried to break it down and figure out why it worked so well for me.  I have been in so many professional learning situations, both as an instructor and a student in my 23 years in education, that I am a pretty tough customer.
I think the top three reasons it worked for me are:
1- It was highly selective- the attendees had to apply and have a common outlook on education and somewhat common knowledge base.  This kept the sessions from being uninteresting or repetitive.
2- It allowed numerous opportunities for networking in unstructured environments.  If you are reading this blog you are networking and learning from me.  Those personal connections are what benefit me at my job day after day during the year.
3- It was a perfect combination innovative and creative and traditional.  Some elements of typical summer camp were involved (leaving home behind in order to focus on learning, meeting your new suite mates, meal times together, planning projects together, etc.)  But there were also some unexpected elements such as surprise field trips, awesome visiting speakers, and a brisk, rich schedule.
If you haven't attended a summer Ed Camp- I highly recommend it.  Get a sitter for the kids and pack your bag- you won't regret it!

ipad training - Kennesaw Ed Tech Center

doodlebuddy app
Super Why app- great for preschool
Elements App for chemistry
chapters of a textbook can be downloaded.
alphawriter,
iTooch english grade 5
mobile education store sentence builder
spellboard- spelling words
storyboards app
mika (action boox)
essay grader
qbooks: bike ride
math bingo
fractals
math bingo
qr code readers
wolfram, hmh fuse, khan academy
teacher observation tool- RANDA solutions (vs ewalk)
itunes U:
gold mine for teachers-- video content you can bring into classroom- free
Open itunes- top menu says itunesU. academic content- state departments / professional content- beyond campus...other entities like museums, etc
inkling
modality
cstr physics
molecules
medical
sparkvue
Airplay- hooks up Apple Tv to projector - connects to ipad

Wonderopolis- A Wonder a Day!