Ipad, Upad, Wepad

Jo ClyneEducation and Consultancy

Services Coordinator

Why Tablet Technology?

Many primary and secondary schools are now becoming ipad schools.

Apps are designed for concise, clear and accessible knowledge. Students can gain in the ability to express themselves succinctly through the use and development of Apps.

Apps are fast becoming a strong tool for the teaching and learning of history in a variety of educational contexts.

Students using and developing apps

http://www.good.is/post/this-sixth-grade-developer-is-teaching-students-how-to-make-apps/

The function of apps in the History classroom

Apps

Knowledge SkillsApplication of

Knowledge and Skills

Historical Skills

History in Place Project

Ted Talks

Ideas Worth

Sharing

Ted Ed

http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-inventions-change-history-for-better-and-for-worse-kenneth-c-davis

Puppet Pals

Ever Note

Easy to use Can be sorted by a

range a classifications

Options for clear formatting such as bullet points or tick boxes

Images, tags and sound files can be inserted

Chronology ‘On this Day’

Students are reminded of historical parallels and encounter an ‘historical event’ every day.

TimelinesEons (free)

Timeline of humanity – a good companion to the year 7 and 8 curriculum.

Highly visual and easily manipulated.

To be used more as an overview rather than a tool for students to construct their own timeline.

Gatsby’s Light Essay Writing Guide ($2.99)

Great definitions of key literary terms and techniques

Suitable for year 9-tertiary Pick out the important

History essay skills i.e. topic sentences, paragraphing, conclusions etc.

The ‘organisation wheel’ can be readily applied to History.

Structure, Content & Organisation

Diigo (free)

A free tool to help you annotate and manage web content.

Features include: highlighting, sticky notes and a function to let you save your notes in a cloud. Therefore, you can retain your annotations between devices.

Pearltrees (free)

This app allows the user to move web content into an interconnected graphic organiser.

SimpleMind +

Easy to use touch screen

Clear maps in a range of colours

Historical Knowledge

Alpha History

History: Maps of WorldBy Seung-Bin Cho

Scanned hard copy maps from different regions and eras.

Several are illustrated

A great resource for looking at the process of map making.

Ancient HistoryBy Stroika

A range of information on some of the less common features of ancient societies with a good search tool.

However, apart from opening information boxes, there is no active feature.

Ancient Egypt: Pocket History (Free)

General information about Egypt, pitched a bit too high for year 7

However, this app includes a Hieroglyphics calculator

World Customs & CulturesBy Hooked In Motion

MEanderthal

Take a photo with your iPad and upload to the app

Watch as the app converts your modern-day physic to that of your early ancestors

Created by the Smithsonian (free)

Applying Your Knowledge

Vic Heritage (free)

Concise information about Victorian heritage sites.

Great for primary students looking for places of historical significance in their area.

Creating Sound, video and photo-scape maps – Streetmuseum Londinium (free)

Locations pinned to a map with accompanying sounds, video and visuals

Students ‘dig’ with their fingers to reveal artifacts and information about them

iMovie

Film, research and edit videos or digital stories to demonstrate understanding of historical skills and content.

Test your Knowledge

How much do you know about History?

Limited questions on the free version of this app

However, it can be used to get students excited about drawing on their own general knowledge and making tests for each other