Using Apple’s iPad
to Maximize Your
Effectiveness as a
Leader
Justin Baeder
www.eduleadership.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsuph001/2613804125/
iPad Can Help You Become
• More mobile
• More aware
• More productive
• More organized
• More thorough
…in order to impact student learning.
Five iPad Productivity Functions
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Notetaking
To-do management
Reference
Email
Calendar
But…
If you NEED an iPad
an iPad won’t solve your
problems.
Notetaking
Write
everything
down.
iThoughtsHD
Evernote
Classroom Observations
• Plaintext observation form template
• External keyboard
or keyboard case
• Email feedback
To-Do Management
OmniFocus
Workflow
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Limit number of “actionable” apps
Send action items through these apps
Batch whenever possible
Decide what NOT to do on iPad
Reference
Reference
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Safari/Web
Saved PDFs & books in iBooks
Personal database, e.g. Evernote
Contacts
Email Workflow
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Monitor/filter/delete
Respond in person OR
Quick replies OR
Mark as unread
Calendar
Calendar
• Subscribe to online calendar (Google,
iCal)
• Sync via Exchange
• Sync via MobileMe
• Alerts
• Appointments in person
Living with iPad
Sync Scenarios
• App-specific sync service
– Evernote
– OmniFocus
• Cloud-based file sync
– DropBox
– JungleDisk
• iTunes (cable) sync
– Music
– Photos
Working with Files
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Files live in apps
Send via email
Store/sync with DropBox
Use iTunes sync only when necessary
DropBox
• 2 GB space for free
• Syncs with desktop
DropBox
Dropbox
iPad Interface
Choosing Apps
• Reputation
– Reviews
– History
– Recommendations
• Sync
– DropBox
– Custom sync servers
• Data flow
What NOT To Handle on iPad
• Complex MS Office documents
• Number-crunching
• Printing (yet)
Fun (and Useful) Stuff
• Reading
– RSS: Reeder
– Saved articles: Instapaper
– PDFs: iBooks
• Watching & listening
– Music, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu Plus
– Audible & podcasts
• Web
Bottom Line
Focus on the work,
not the tools.
But enjoy the tools.
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