Nov 29 2011
A Framework for Innovation in Pedagogy
On Thursday afternoon I will be presenting on our G21 initiative at the VASCD conference. I’ve put together a condensed version of this talk in the podcast below.
Nov 29 2011
Supporting Education in the Copy-Paste Revolution
I am looking forward to presenting at the 26th annual VSTE conference, in December.
Supporting Education with 21st Century Skills from John Hendron on Vimeo.
Nov 16 2011
Busy Day
On Tuesday, I worked with teachers at BES on learning about the iOS devices just delivered to their schools. We looked at the ebook I published here on my blog, explored some apps, and I answered questions for teachers
Then it was on to GMS to check-in with Bea, leading a session on using Activotes with our middle school teachers. Ms. Parker from GHS joined the group. Votes have already gone out to participants to begin using these response devices in the classroom in conjunction with online activities and with Promethean flip charts.
Nov 11 2011
On Making iPad Video Demos
I hope the videos posted earlier today are valued by folks for getting a feel for Comic Life and Keynote. I plan to do more.
I used a Lumens-brand document camera with the lights off, and recorded the videos without editing. Using the queue software from Lumens, it used the Mac’s built-in microphone for audio. For using some tools we already own, I thought they turned out pretty well.
Nov 11 2011
Keynote for the iPad
Keynote can be used to present Keynote presentations without a laptop: add a video dongle to an iPad, and you can present to an audience.
But did you know you can use the Keynote app to create decks of slides without a computer? Watch the video below and John shows you how!
Nov 11 2011
Introduction to Comic Life on the iPad
John covers the basics of creating a comic strip using Comic life on iPad.
Strong reasons to use this app with students:
- Encourages Revised Blooms levels of cognitive engagement: evaluation, synthesis
- Storytelling – critical to answer questions who, what, why, how
- Mixed Media Production – photos and text (visual with language)
Watch the video below!
Nov 10 2011
iOS in Education Resource
I’ve put together two different versions of a short electronic book about iOS Devices. It will be of interest to our teachers because it contains a list of the apps we’ve installed on our iPod Touch and iPad devices for students.
- ePub Edition (for iBooks on iOS)
- PDF Edition
The ebook was created with software we already own—Pages ’09.
Nov 4 2011
iPads Land at GMS/GHS
Mr. John Dacey was our first teacher to try iPads in the classroom this year at GHS. Mrs. Cantor and Mrs. Cooley helped me with this video to communicate the cart’s availability.
Folks might be wondering which apps are installed?
They are running iOS 4.35.
- 3D Brain
- Adobe Ideas
- Algebra Touch
- Camera Protractor Lite
- Coaster Physics
- Comic Life
- Contig (Math Game)
- Data Analysis
- Diigo
- Doodle Buddy
- Dragon Dictation
- Dropbox
- eClicker (Response System)
- Professor Garfield Fact or Opinion?
- Professor Garfield Forms of Media
- Garage Band
- GeoMaster Plus
- Google Earth
- Google Search
- History: Maps of the World
- iCatch Squares (Math Game)
- iBooks
- iMovie
- K-12 Periodic Table
- Keynote
- LogoDraw
- Molecules
- MotionMath HD
- NASA App
- Pages
- Plain Text
- Professor Garfield on Cyberbullying
- Professor Garfield on Online Safety
- QR Code Scanner
- QuickGraph
- Qwiki
- Science360
- Sketchbook X
- Stats of the Union
- Virtual Cell
- Wikipanion
- Wolfram Alpha
- Wolfram Algebra
- Wolfram Pre-Algebra
Next out of the door will be iPads for GES, BES, and RES.
