The CIMSS iPad Library
and ESIP Teacher Workshops
Steve Ackerman1, Lin Chambers2, LuAnn Dahlman3,
Nina Jackson4, Margaret Mooney1 and Tom Whittaker1
1Cooperative
2009
Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, SSEC, UW-Madison
2NASA Langley
3NOAA’s Climate Program Office
4NOAA NESDIS
2010
2011
AMS 2013
2012
About CIMSS
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
CIMSS is a Cooperative Institute between:
– University of Wisconsin-Madison
– NOAA
– NASA
CIMSS operates within the UW-Madison
Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)
CIMSS scientists conduct research using
remote sensing systems for meteorological
& surface-based applications.
CIMSS Education and Outreach efforts
prioritizes weather and climate literacy
– http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education
ESIP Teacher Workshops
Earth Science Information Partners
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Funded by NOAA NESDIS
Started in 2009 at the ESIP conference in UCSB
Main theme - Earth Science Data
Regional teachers & a lighter carbon footprint
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/teacherworkshop/esip/
CIMSS Climate Literacy Ambassadors
• Funded by NASA GCCE (NICE)
• Added a dedicated climate literacy theme
to ESIP Teacher Workshops starting in 2010
Knoxville TN 2010
Santa Fe NM 2011
Madison WI 2012
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/cla/
CIMSS iPad Library
In 2012 CIMSS launched a new initiative to engage teachers and
students in data acquisition and regional climate studies. The
CIMSS iPad Library, loans iPads to science teachers for an entire
school year! The first units were distributed at the ESIP Teacher
Workshop where educators learned about climate-related Apps,
including SatCam, where users collect observations of cloud and
surface conditions coordinated with a satellite overpass.
FREE
http://satcam.ssec.wisc.edu/
Let’s walk through the four main SatCam screens
Settings
To start, you’ll need to register
(sign in) with SSEC
You can turn voice cues on to
be notified 10 minutes prior to
a satellite overpass
You can also set the start & stop
time for voice cues
Passes
The top of each screen
indicates time remaining
until next overpass
If you click on a satellite,
you’ll get a new screen
showing the orbit path!
Sweep your finger on the
screen to see passes for
the next 7 days
History
Eventually you will have a record of
your observations, each one shaded
based on user-classified sky
conditions
Regardless of what screen you’re on,
(or whether your iPad is open) the
voice cue will notify you 10 minutes
prior to an overpass
For 5 minutes, a satellite will move
along the top of your screen with a
countdown clock
Let’s make an observation!
Click on “Make Observation”
to read the directions on
subsequent screens, SatCam will
guide you through the process
You can make a manual
observation (and take a picture of
the sky) or set your unit down and
let SatCam take the picture
automatically
Manual
Point and Click!
Automatic
Set your unit down
and let SatCam take
the picture
Next, point your iOS device at the horizon to
take a picture and classify your surroundings
About an hour after you
submit your observation,
SSEC will send the
corresponding satellite
image to you, indicated by
a badge (red-bullseye)
near the History icon.
The badge will have a
small white number inside
indicating the number of
new satellite images.
You will see
• Your sky observation
• Your ground picture
• Your sky classification
• Your ground
classification
AND - the corresponding
satellite image!
Click on the satellite image to enlarge!
CIMSS iPad Library
iPads with bar codes & loan agreement forms
Wait, what about the CIMSS applets?
iPads cannot run Java or Flash, so applets we want to share
must be re-coded into HTML5 to run on web browsers
iPads will only run media & apps distributed via the APPLE online store
So, are the teachers using the iPads?
results from a recent survey
Never (please elaborate)
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My school will not give me the password to log onto WiFi because it is not a
school iPAD, even though I have explained it to them.
I plan to use it when i cover earth science second semester.
Please share specific way(s) you've integrated the CIMSS iPad into
your teaching or augmented your curriculum with the iPad.
• Weather unit using various apps, showcasing images and taking photos.
• I am able to project apps related to climate and weather. Students can view data
collected with vernier sensors in the ipads
• Useful in accessing web information while teaching/presenting. Useful for
incorporating visuals into small group discussions
• OMG ... I use many apps like itunes university, and Morfo etc. to enhance both
the richness of the content and presentation to my classes.
• preview lab activities and use calendar for assignments
• Use the projector connector to share apps that I have downloaded
• At the beginning of each Atmospheric Science class (elective), we spend about 1015 minutes looking at the latest surface conditions, weather maps, and news. We
also used app called "Solar Walk" and "NASA" to find and locate the satellites that
we would take pictures of using "Sat Cam." In Regents Earth Science, I used the
"Coordinates" app to have students check their answers to a lab on latitidue and
longitude. The students got "carried away" locating points of interest in the
satellite function (Eiffel Tower, Mt. Rushmore, Grand Prism Springs, etc.)- I turned it
into a lesson where they had to record the coordinates of these places so their
classmates could find them! I also used the "MyTopo Maps" app to enhance a lab
in the topographic maps unit.
Please share specific way(s) you've integrated the CIMSS iPad into
your teaching or augmented your curriculum with the iPad.
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Students have watched current weather related stories. We also watch science films
When kids are using Khan it allows me to have instant feedback.
students collect data for satcam
For my each unit I have something to show to the students from apps. For intro i
shoesd the satellite paths and their contributions. For topography we used google
earth maps and satellite pictures and for the Astronomy (star, bigbang, galaxies and
celestial objects) unit that I am on right now I am looking for a perfect app.
i am going to use it as a data resource when i get to earth science second semester.
The Element app on the smartboard to illustrate elements
I have used "keynote" to create presentation for the classroom. Have added
topographic maps to ipad. Allows more clear presentation of maps on white board.
Finding apps pertaining to specific lessons.
While i dont have ipads available to the classroom, i am able to share with the
students apps i have that they can get on their smart devices
I use it mostly to search for new information, either on-the-fly, or in a more focused
session. It's so handy whenever I need it.
specifically showing an animation or how an app works,
lab work, class agenda, internet display
Please share specific way(s) you've integrated the CIMSS iPad into
your teaching or augmented your curriculum with the iPad.
• research, and I am trying to learn how to use the iPad as a smartboard substitute
• I use the google earth app. I also us the podcast to view lectures. VideoScience
has some great videos for students who are getting done early. I will be starting
my earthquake unit soon. I am going to try using the Popular Mechanics
QuakerTracker app.
• I regularly use short video clips and podcasts illustrating specific science concepts.
Dr. Carlson Science Theater is a favorite. As I taught weather I used many weather
apps with students. We often use the iPad to find information on the Internet. We
have used the camera and video camera to take pictures and videos during lab
experiments. We have used a word processor to write notes about a lab and then
used the pictures taken to illustrate the lab write up.
• Taking photos of the sky and horizon as closely to the satellite pass as possible
Never (please elaborate)
• I haven't needed to project since I have such a small group.
• I'm still trying to get it to work.
• I plan to, but I haven't figured out how to connect to the SMART Board unit yet.
• This is probably very easy, but when all students have iPads (I have a class set), it hasn't seemed to be
a problem that I haven't displayed on the big screen.
• I have yet to upload an app to control my smart board.
• I show students personally
• I plan to use it in upcoming units. I have not used it yet.
• Still working on it. I have a projector hooked up to the computer, but I am trying to learn ShowMe and
Educreations to use the iPad as a smartboard substitute.
• My district also said they will put Notebook software on the iPad for me.
• Have not had time or training to implement i-Pad use
Never (please elaborate)
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Am used to android tablets so i am saving this for 2nd semester.
It was stolen about 3 weeks ago by my students
Never (please elaborate)
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I am always using it at home.
Never (please elaborate)
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Most of the applications for which I am using the iPad require more than
one iPad in the classroom
Students don’t have access to it
They won’t use it until second semester
I want to, but I haven’t had time to learn yet
Please share any problems, limitations and/or complaints you
might have related to the iPad technology.
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No flash player
I would love to have one for each kid
Trying to figure out how to use a cart of 30 for individual use
The iPad does not work with my smartboard.
I have difficulty to show the iPad app as we cannot attach it to overhead
projector and show it visually I have to give instructions to them to go on
computer and look for it. Many times they cannot down load as the district have
some restrictions on the websites
It is difficult to print at school without WiFi
There are too many ways for students to get lost with the technology in their
hands. Too many buttons and many of the students’ knowledge of the iPad is
much stronger than my own
internet not always available if the tech guys are not here to put me on-line
It would be great to be able to link to the computer wirelessly when projecting
on the big screen.
Cannot use it for any word processing capability.
Please list 3 to 5 science-related apps that your use
that you would recommend to other teachers.
App
General Topic
Price
Compasses
Dual Level- (Level)
Educreations
Environmental Science Buddy
Google Earth
iTunes U
Just Science
Keynote
Lewis Dots
Living Eath
MS Earth Science Buddy
MyRadar Weather Radar
MyTopo Maps
NASA
Nova Elements
Compass
Level
Education
Environmental Science
Maps
Education
Earth Surface Temp
Presentations
Chemsitry
Satellite Weather
Education
Weather
Topographic maps
NASA
Elements
Free
Free
Free
$1.99
Free
Free
Free
$9.99
Free
$1.99
$1.99
Free
Free
Free
Free
Please list 3 to 5 science-related apps that your use
that you would recommend to other teachers.
App
General Topic
Puzzling Plates
pxSatellite Tracking (ISS Tracker)
QuakeFeed Earthquakes
Science 360
Science Fridays
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard
Solar Walk - 3D Solar System Model
Space Junk Lite
Spacecraft 3D (JPL)
Stars new
Synthesizer
The Night Sky
The Weather Channel
Vernier Video Physics
World Bank Climate Change DataFinder
xperica
Tectonic Plates
Satellites
Earthquakes
Science
Science News
Education
Solar System
Game
NASA Spacecraft
Stars and Constellations
Music
Stars and Constellations
Weather
Physics
Climate Change
Education
Price
$1.99
Free
Free
Free
Free
Free
$2.99
Free
Free
Free
Free
$0.99
Free
$2.99
Free
Free
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/education/cla/iLibrary
Anything else related to the CIMSS
iPad Library that we should know?
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I have been enjoying the iPad and my students' learning has been improved.
Thanks!
Thank you! We are working to get our staff more comfortable using it and hope
to use it more frequently!
I am very much enjoying the Ipad and learning so much every week by using it!!!
i'm not going to want to gvie it back :)
I LOVE this program- GREAT idea for teachers!!
we will appreciate if we can keep ipads for longer time so that my next year
students will take advantage or if you could make it available for low price that
our school/teachers can afford to buy and keep it
I'm very grateful to be a part of the program!
SplashTop app has been useful for physically disabled student(s) to be more
involved with lessons/ notes by being able to change Powerpoint slides, etc
it is a nice resource.
Would it be possible to be issued another? would another one be available for
purchase?
I LOVE it, and thank you so much for the opportunity to use it.
Thanks for letting us use them.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for this opportunity.
Next Steps
• Two teachers are creating lesson plan(s) they are
tentatively calling “Change over time” (middle
school & high school version) using the SatCam App
• We’ll send another survey out in the spring
• Current plan is to collect the iPads in June and
redistribute at the 2013 ESIP teacher workshop
(UNC – Chapel Hill)
You can contact me at
Margaret Mooney margaret.mooney@ssec.wisc.edu
Thanks to NOAA & NASA
for supporting this work!