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=** Beacon Hills iPad Sessions - 16 April 2012 **=
 * with Pennie White, Xcitelogic **

** 9:00 – 10:00am iAnnotate/iThoughts HD Room BM13 **
Potential Uses in the classroom:
 * Collaboration
 * Giving feedback on drafts
 * Classroom activities such as highlight the pronouns - students could attach a sound and click it when the word is reached.
 * Students can annotate news items or other resources to demonstrate understand and identify information in a text
 * Assessment/Peer Assessment
 * Mindmapping
 * Brainstorming/Writing Starter

How to use iAnnotate, including making annotations. Use Bodhi’s Chapter 1.
 * iAnnotate App **
 * [] or in dropbox “iannotate”. **

iThoughtsHD is a very useful app in preparing mindmaps. Ask participants if they have used it before.
 * iThoughts HD App **

Discussion of how it can be used in the classroom. Quick Demonstration of the basics Play how to video
 * [] **


 * Hands On - Mindmapping Activities **

If there is time you can develop a class activity with either iAnnotate or iThoughtsHD.

** 10 – 12:30pm Junior School Sessions (Junior School) **
Using IPADs in the classroom in a meaningful way.


 * Animoto - student sample [] **

Introduction of some good Apps for the Junior School classroom.


 * Introduction: **
 * How to download audio, video files (Teachers have AVPlayer HD - demo uploading an .avi file and playing it)
 * File Management
 * Cutting and Pasting between Apps
 * Using Drop Box

Building on this then work on developing resources in Creative Book Builder. Make reference to general skills outlined in the introduction.
 * Creative Book Builder: **

http://creativebookbuilderpd.wikispaces.com/

I think perhaps focus in on things such as:
 * If time permits **
 * ** work on some additional Essential Apps (I have attached our list) **
 * iThoughtsHD
 * Keynote
 * Finish off: **


 * Demonstration of some other Apps that you have had exposure to that could be picked up by our teachers in planning for 2012 and 2013. **
 * How to make a screenshot **
 * Voice Recorder - Reading Chinese Cinderella **
 * Popplet [|http://www.popplet.com] **
 * Garage Band **
 * [] **
 * [] **
 * [] (/in your hands ipads for learning) **

Extra exploring: http://ipadschools.wikispaces.com/


 * LUNCH **

** 1:15 – 3:15 General Help Desk BM16 **
For follow up that you have in any app you are wanting to use but in particular those covered in the morning sessions.
 * Keynote
 * iThoughtsHD
 * iAnnotate
 * Explain Everything


 * Other apps could include: **
 * ** Number **
 * ** Pages **
 * ** Goodreader **


 * Also if there are any issues pertaining to your general use such as: **
 * ** Dropbox **
 * ** Syncing your iPad **
 * ** iTunes accounts **