A Tablet for A Teacher

How it changed everything for me...

Lesson Planning

● YouTube (technical) / Vimeo (social)○ Search for teaching ideas

○ It’s okay to share videos of someone doing what you

just did.

● Evernote and Skitch / Google Keep○ Links, notes, ideas, draw charts

○ Organize ideas in albums

● OfficeTimeLite○ Time tracking

○ Categorize all of my work shifts, etc.

Lesson Planning, cont.

● Google Drive (on my computer)○ Make presentations on my computer

○ Accessible on the iPad

● TED Talks○ Used to motivate students

○ Used in MATH 3092:

http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_the_year_

open_data_went_worldwide.html

● iTunes U

In The Room

● Camera○ Test seating arrangements

○ Record student work on board, presentations, etc.

● Voice Recorder○ Record lectures

○ Post to course site

● Twitter○ Hashtag for the class meeting

○ Let students ask questions

In The Room, cont.

● Google Drive○ Attendance

○ Notes on in-class interactions

● Nook/Amazon Kindle/iBooks○ Free books (including textbooks)

○ Annotation of documents/papers

● Edmodo○ Classroom Planning App

○ Geared for High Schools

In The Room, 3

● AirPlay○ AppleTV ($99 new, $75 used on eBay)

○ Connects to projectors via HDMI or wifi

● AirSketch Pro (free is only B&W)○ Whiteboard or slideshows projected over wifi (must

be on same network)

○ Creates a webserver on the iPad, requires HTML 5

browser on a computer connected to projector

● VGA Connector ($30)○ Stationary

○ NoteTakerHD

In The Room, 4

● Socrative Teacher/Student○ Both require login accounts (not ideal)

○ Teacher can control what student accounts see/if

student has gone off the class

● LogMeIn○ Requires computer software installed

○ Access your computer remotely

○ Could get access to MS Excel

● Prezi/Keynote○ Flash-based Prezi is a bad idea

○ Keynote is the Powerpoint of Apple products

In The Room, 5

● Numbers○ Other spreadsheet applications

○ Best tablet interface

● Dropbox-Get your stuff to your iPad

● MoodleMobile- Obvious Reasons

● Drive○ Word Processor

○ Spreadsheets

Outside The Room

● Google+○ Video chats

○ Chat sessions

● Facebook○ Alumni

○ Leaving notes of events, etc.

● Soundcloud○ Listening to Audio

○ Uploading Your Course Audio

Outside the Room, cont.

● Google Voice○ Free phone number for SMS/Calls

○ Raises the standard for communicating with

students

● Google Scholar○ Researching

○ Posting wonderful articles for students

● Calendar○ Scheduling meetings with students

○ Scheduling life

Outside The Room, 3

● Google Drive○ Create advising documents/share with students

○ Create collaborative documents with colleagues

● Google Hangouts○ Nested in Gmail

○ Videochat/chat with students/colleagues

● Gmail-Moving from MS Exchange to Gmail

Last-Minute Notes

● iPad Mini○ Good size, efficient, less expensive

○ Probably too small to use as a whiteboard

● iPad○ Good power, size

○ More expensive ($500 on the low end)

● Refurbished○ Apple sells refurbished devices--no scratches

○ Identical warranties

○ At least $50 cheaper

Last-Minute Notes, cont.

● iPhone○ The same apps (most of them) will work on the

iPhone.

○ More portable

Links

● http://emergingtech.tbr.edu/

● http://www.topmbaconnect.com/mba-

tips/item/85-business-education-apps-for-

mba-success.html

● 55 Best iPad Education Apps

Closing Comments

● Aren’t many apps for business education

● Not practicing all that I preach

● Not worthwhile if you won’t use them

● Lots of work is required to transition courses

● Reviews reflected the use of these tools

● Buy a stylus