Apples For Kids

Episode #9 - Share them Apples!

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:48:30 +1000

What does Challenge Based Learning look like? - http://applesforkids.org/archives/309
RNPS Recovery Squad - http://web.me.com/recoverysquad/
RNPS Time4Change - http://time4change.posterous.com/

Podcast’s new format
How to contribute - http://applesforkids.org/archives/377
email me here

iBrainstorm - by http://twitter.com/#!/jnxyz
Slide2Learn - http://slidetolearn.ning.com/

Biodiversity App Reviews
Spore - http://time4change.posterous.com/spore-creatures-app-review-by-adam
Four Seasons Earth Day - http://time4change.posterous.com/four-seasons-earth-day-app-review
Back To The Beach - http://time4change.posterous.com/back-to-the-beach-app-review-by-matt

Wunderlist - http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/

Toontastic - http://launchpadtoys.com/toontastic/

Bad Old Papa Smurf - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/smurfs-village/id399648212?mt=8

Episode #8 - Taking The Challenge

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:25:46 +1100

Challenge Based Learning
How we are going
- what are the kids doing?
- tech being used as a real tool (Edmodo, Mobile Me Galleries, iWeb, Google Docs, cameras, flip cameras, variety of Apps)
http://www.apple.com/education/challenge-based-learning/
RNPS Recovery Squad - http://web.me.com/recoverysquad/

Victorian iPad Trial Visit
Stephen Heppell
Reflections - http://applesforkids.org/archives/249
iPads4Learning - http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/
http://twitter.com/ipads4learning

Edtech Crew
1:1 is now Many to 1
http://bit.ly/eFPBbj

IPad 2

iPad Apps
Life Planner - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/life-planner-for-ipad/id403684746?mt=8
Garageband - focus on composition, way you interact with it, opportunities as a tool for not only music lessons http://www.apple.com/ipad/from-the-app-store/garageband.html
Read Me Stories - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/read-me-stories-childrens/id362042422?mt=8
Footy Live HD - http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/afl-aussie-rules-live-2011/id306930083?mt=8

Coming Events
Slide2Learn - http://slidetolearn.ning.com/
Innovations Showcase - http://www.education.vic.gov.au/researchinnovation/showcase/default.htm

Episode #7 - An 'Epic' journey

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:30:08 +1100

applesforkids.org
eMug meeting
iPad Trial Professional Learning Session
Ringwood North PS iPad Trial Website
Manor Lakes P-12 iPad Trial Website
Epsom PS iPad Trial Website
IPads for teachers
Not about the app
Podcasting and higher order thinking
iMovie for iPad?
Keynote - exporting movie files and recording audio?
Emails
No camera = yes!
Export your work

Epic Citadel
http://epicchallenge.posterous.com

Apps
InaWorld app
Photopad
Surfwrite
Early Edition
Contacting developers and updates
Lifeforms
HyperMac

Events
Event - Vitta 2010

Contributions - thanks Fred!
http://ipodsiphonesineducation.wikispaces.com
Daryl and Tony from the Edtech Crew

Episode #6 - Who says you can’t create on the iPad?

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:23:38 +1000

What a device!

Collaborative
Reflective

Good reader
iBooks
Keynote
Reel Director

Parental Controls

iPad trial website

AppShopper
Zumocast
Epic Citadel
DoodleBuddy
Strip Design

iOS 4.2 for iPad- November?

Episode #5 - The Opening Ceremony

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:39:00 +1000

The big day finally arrives.

The Lead Up
- Preparing the iPads

The Opening Ceremony
- Engrossed
- The Kids’ Initial Reactions
- No save!
- Excitement at having their own device
- iPads in cases
- Challenge activities
- They have them. Now what?
- What can you do with with 8 apps?
- Pages Document
- Wallpapers - one step ahead
- Lack of LMS. Dropbox didn’t do the job. MobileMe saves the day.
- http://tiny.cc/
- Goodreader saves the day. Export PDF to iBooks.

Back In The Classroom
- Activities continue
- Screenshots mastered
- Hands behind chairs

Links
http://www.applesforkids.net - comment on apps
Connecting Your iPad to a TV or projector - Thanks Frank
IWBnet Conference

Episode #4 - Baby Steps...

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:29:04 +1000

iPad Trial News
- Baby steps with setting up devices
- Wireless Certificates on iPads
- Internet access at home
- Wireless at home
- Wireless device for home
Airport Express $149 AU
Airport Extreme $229 AU
Netcomm 3G Travel Router $169 AU
CNet Top 10 Modems/Wireless Routers

Wireless and Streaming at Home
- ML Player Lite
- Nullriver
- Filebrowser
- Use at school?

Apples For Kids.net news
- App links
- Input and lesson ideas please!

More Apps
- Dodgy Apps - Read the fine print!
- Always check for suitability
- Add10
- Photoframe
- iCardSort
- Pedlar Lady
- PaperDesk LT

Feedback & Links
- iPad Resources for Administrators via Fred Delventhal (@riptidef)
- iPad Schools Wikispaces
- Thanks @edtechcrew - www.edtechcrew.net

Mac Program
- Pixelmator

Episode #3 - iPad Trial Parent Night, Preparing the iPads & Volume Licensing

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:23:58 +1000

Thanks for the feedback, comments.
Thanks to Fred Delventhal (@riptidef)

iPad Trial - Introduction to Families
- Acceptable Use Policies, Safe Use, iPad starter kit
- iTunes
- School philiosophy - Kids and parents as partners,sharing in the learning
- Safety
- Additional programs : gMail, Evernote & Dropbox)
- Learning to develop strategies and understand programs that will support their learning beyond Primary school
- Impact on Cybersafety
Victorian iPad Trial Website

Questions
- Battery Life
- Privacy (Parental Control)
Apple Support - Parental Controls
Setting Up Parental Controls on the iPad
Mobicip

Preparing the iPads
- Spreadsheet (names, serial number, asset number, device number, forms checklist)
- Library scanner
- Year 4/5 teachers allocated
- Future interviews

Volume Licensing for Education
Apple Insider
Apple App Store Announcement

Back2Basics
Using Favicons in the Dock

Episode #2 - iPad trial begins, Marco Torres, iPad apps & iCal

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:07:20 +1000

This episodes topics and links;

Thanks for the positive feedback from Episode 1.

Victorian iPad trial underway.

iPad trial Professional Learning session with Marco Torres
- Do your students see you problem solving?
- What evidence do you have of their learning?
- Teachers are takers
- Do you just deliver information?
- Analog Vs Digital
- Wolfram Alpha website and Wolfram Alpha App for iPad

Marco’s website

Jenny Ashby’s iPad trial Blog

Where is Ringwood North PS at with the trial?
- Big changes: buildings, Ultranet, iPads, curriculum
- Management, iTunes Cards, nature of the iPad
- Policies, Parent Involvement
- Teacher reviews: new learnings, demonstrating to students, a celebration

Managing your iPad
- Search screen, Window topics, 6 in the dock, Bookmark to Home screen

iPad Apps
- GoodReader
- Dropbox - Public Folder
- QuickOffice
- Thumbjam

MobileMe
- Sync calendars, Mail, Notes, bookmarks
- White list it and App store

Are you getting the most out of iCal?
- iCal vs Entourage
- Import from Entourage
- Location
- Repeat
- Alarm
- Invite
- Attachments
- URL
- Notes

Questions / Feedback

Episode #1 - First Impressions of the iPad.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:18:28 +1000

Download the episode and join in our discussion at the following locations;

ApplesForKids.net website
Apples For Kids - Twitter
Apples For Kids - Diigo Group

News
No place for the iPad in Education - link shared by Cam Bell

First Impressions of the iPad

Apps for the iPad
My Rule - SOS (Sync, Output, Simple)

Apps For Managing Files
Dropcopy - For the Mac
Dropcopy - For the iPad
FileBrowser
Dropbox

Content Creation App
Popplet

Finding other useful Apps
AppFire by AppStream - linked shared by Gary Bass