A huge range of learning can be enabled or enhanced with the use of iPads. So what are some of the skills required for this to happen? Here are some iPad-specific skills and focuses we would like to see used within all sorts of learning outcomes.
AIMS:
- To enhance and enrich learning with the appropriate use of technology.
- To develop authentic student and staff skills and abilities enabling a wide range of possible tasks.
- To prepare our students for the world with valuable skills.
- To highlight some of what is possible with iPads.
- To be transparent and share our learning journey as we do this.
- To set minimum expectations for our students so that tasks can be set knowing that the students can undertake the task.
HOW:
The skills lessons are to be embedded into current class and coursework material for each of years 5 to 9, spread across subject and course materials. The lessons are differentiated with options for groups or individuals that may have already covered the content.
The Skills and Focuses Overview:
Note this typed version of the main categories and content is below along with links to pages or posts as they become active.
Main Themes:
- Access
- Responsibilities
- Content creation
- Consistency
Goal Content Areas:
- Responsibilities and setup
- Learning Management Systems -Schoology in our case
- Storage, Access, Backup, Collaboration and Sharing – Office365 in our case
- Content Creation
- iPad Apps
- Online Tools
- Digital Citizenship
- Research
- Creativity
Content Goal Further Skill breakdown:
- Note taking
- Better presentations and presenting
- Movie Clips
- Audio clips / podcasts
- Multi-media presentations
- Posters and Brochures
- Digital Books
- Graphics
- Web Publishing
Lessons to Achieve these goals: (specific subjects are being added as we run sessions)
- Note taking – handwritten including Notability App Page and Notability Session
- Note taking – typed
- Better Presentations and Presenting
- Explanation videos including with Explain Everything App and the Explain Everything Session
- Creating Movie Clips including iMovie
- Creating audio clips
- Better Movies including GreenScreening
- Posters and Brochures including Trifold Brochures
- Digital Books and Book Creator app and an example of a Book Creator Session
- Spreadsheets, Surveys and Data Collection
- Online Collaboration Tools
- Coding and Making
Going Further – enhancing learning outside of the classroom:
- Competitions – internal and external
- Clubs and groups
- Showcases
- Excursions/Incursions
- Student voice