iPad Training Friday, January 30, 2015 More points regarding technology and education can be found under the Tutorials section at: http://homepages.neiu.edu/~alam/ Apple_Users/Tutorials.html iPad User Guide iBook version: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ipaduser-guide-for-ios-8/id917481145? mt=11 PDF version: http://manuals.info.apple.com/ MANUALS/1000/MA1595/en_US/ ipad_user_guide.pdf Purchasing content from the App store requires an Apple ID. An Apple ID is needed to download applications, books, and multimedia. It is also needed to access iCloud features. 1 of 8 https://appleid.apple.com/ Anderson Lam iPad Training Friday, January 30, 2015 For more information about iCloud: http://www.apple.com/icloud/ To access iCloud from a Mac or PC: https://www.icloud.com Documents stored in iCloud can be accessed directly from Pages, Numbers, and Keynote by selecting File --> Open... and choosing iCloud. http://www.macworld.com/article/ 2838800/how-to-use-icloud-drive.html Dictation allows spoken text to be converted to type and can be accessed by tapping on the microphone button on the virtual keyboard. Dictation is available in all apps that allow text entry via the keyboard. Siri is a virtual assistant who understands commands spoken in natural speech. http://www.apple.com/ios/siri/ Note: Dictation and Siri require Internet access in order to function. http://www.macworld.com/article/ 2010277/my-day-with-siri.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/ fashion/how-apples-siri-became-oneautistic-boys-bff.html?_r=0 2 of 8 Anderson Lam iPad Training Friday, January 30, 2015 Dozens of foreign languages are supported in iOS 8. Siri currently understands about 8 different languages. Foreign language support can be configured in the Settings app under General —> “Siri”, “Language & Region”, and “Keyboard”. Stream content from an iOS device or Macintosh computer to an Apple TV. http://www.apple.com/airplay/ http://appleinsider.com/articles/ 14/06/03/apple-bringing-peer-to-peerairplay-to-ios-8-apple-tv http://support.apple.com/en-us/ HT204144 http://www.cnet.com/how-to/getting-toknow-airdrop-on-ios-7/ 3 of 8 Anderson Lam iPad Training Friday, January 30, 2015 http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/ continuity/ http://www.imore.com/continuityiphone-ipad-mac http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/07/ explaining-continuity-the-tech-tyingios-8-and-os-x-yosemite-together/ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ibooks/ id364709193?mt=8 iBooks support site: http://www.apple.com/support/ios/ ibooks/ • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass • CK-12 Earth Science for High School • E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth • https://www.apple.com/education/ ipad/itunes-u/ • https://www.apple.com/support/ itunes-u/ • https://itunes.apple.com/app/itunes-u/ id490217893?ls=1&mt=8 4 of 8 Anderson Lam iPad Training Additional Apps: 5 of 8 Friday, January 30, 2015 • NASA • NASA Viz • Moon Globe • • • • • • • • • • The Elements: A Visual Exploration Walking with Dinosaurs Solar Walk - 3D Solar System Model Shakespeare in Bits My Congress Miss Spell’s Class WhiteBoard HD Field Notes LT Nearpod Haiku Deck • • • • Louvre Museum Weather Channel iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand Pages, Numbers, Keynote Anderson Lam iPad Training Friday, January 30, 2015 General iPad support articles • http://www.apple.com/support/ipad/ Apple’s iPad Education page • http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/ “Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow • http://ali.apple.com/acot2/program.shtml - Today (ACOT2) is a collaborative project to help high schools get closer to creating the kind of learning environment this generation of students needs, wants, and expects so they will stay in school.” How to configure your iPad to access your Nmail e-mail and calendars. Plus, how to access the NEIU secured wireless network. • http://homepages.neiu.edu/~alam/Apple_Users/ AirPlay: “wirelessly stream what’s on your iPad (or iPhone or iPod touch) to your HDTV and speakers via Apple TV” • http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/airplay/ • http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437? viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US • http://mac.tutsplus.com/tutorials/os-x/airplay-onthe-mac-the-definitive-guide/ “Find My iPhone” App. • http://www.apple.com/icloud/find-my-iphone.html • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/find-my-iphone/ id376101648?mt=8 • http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/abc-news-tracksmissing-ipad-florida-home-tsa/story? id=17331937#.UGbevLR5lFI Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iOS • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/ id361309726?mt=8 • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/numbers/ id361304891?mt=8 • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keynote/ id361285480?mt=8 6 of 8 Anderson Lam iPad Training Friday, January 30, 2015 “CK-12 Foundation is a non• http://www.ck12.org profit organization dedicated to • https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/ck-12-earthincreasing access to high quality science-for-high/id503172126?mt=11 educational materials for K-12 • many other topics by CK-12 are available in the students all over the world. We iBookstore. offer free high-quality, standards-aligned, open content in the STEM subjects.” iPads use approximately 1/6th electricity of laptops and 1/20th the amount of desktops. • http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/09/28/studyfinds-iphone-5-costs-only-41-cents-per-year-tocharge-3-cents-more-than-iphone-4 “Apple Sliced” keeps track of price drops on apps and other Apple products. • http://applesliced.com/apps iTunes U support • https://www.apple.com/support/itunes-u/ “How the iPad Can Transform Classroom Learning” • http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipads-transformclassroom-ben-johnson “Teaching and Learning: Using iPads in the Classroom” • http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-teachinglearning-apps-ben-johnson “iPads in the Classroom are Changing the Face of Education” • http://www.maclife.com/article/features/ ipads_classroom_are_changing_face_education iPad Apps for Education • http://macdonaldtechforteachers.wikispaces.com/ iPad+Apps+for+Education • http://www.jeffreysgrovees.net/ipad-apps-foreducation.html 7 of 8 Anderson Lam iPad Training Friday, January 30, 2015 SparkVue by Pasco. Using an • http://scienceapps.blogspot.com/2011/06/pascoiPad to collect scientific data and sparkvue-data-collection.html measurements. • https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sparkvue/ id361907181?mt=8 • http://www.pasco.com/prodCatalog/PS/ PS-2010_pasport-airlink-2/ • http://www.pasco.com/products/probeware/ PASPORT/sensors.cfm? type=PASPORT&science=HighSchool&heading= All Temperature measurement accessory. • http://www.icelsius.com Mobile microscope accessory. • http://www.bodelin.com/proscopehr/ Can the iPad Rescue a Struggling American Education System? • http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2013/03/tabletsrevolutionizing-education/ 8 of 8 Anderson Lam