STANYS 2011 - iPods in the Classroom
“Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia." - John Green
Sarah Miller
Deposit High School
sarah@millerscience.com
Classroom Management
Creating and Measuring Understanding
One step at a time!
Don't assume your students have ever seen an iPod Touch or are at all tech savvy.
To make this look like a native app, use the link above,then select the button circled in red.
Select Add to Home Screen
"Checking out" and "checking in" iPods
Give it just a second to load the correct icon, then select Add.
Headphones
Cheap jewelery organizer, label the pockets with numbers matching the iPods (one per class)
Checking for understanding
eClicker
One pair of headphones per student will save a lot of issues. Students may bring their own, but many forget.
Making sure they're on task
Syncing, Charging and keeping track off
eClicker is a student response system. These are images from the "teacher side" of the app. While it does have a few bugs, I've been pretty happy with it. Google Forms as quick quizzes
- Try one!
SOP for Fire Drills and other unexpected interruptions (suddenly no wifi)
QR Codes - getting everyone on the right website all at once.
Collaboration
Assigning Roles in Lab
Differentiation
Note-taking speed
Reading Levels
What to do when I'm done
Lab Tools
Timer/Stopwatch
Camera
Calculator
Voice Memos