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Innovation, Education and
Technology
Arbutus Global Middle School!
Jan. 20th 2013!
Greater Victoria SD 61

2.
Dave Shortreed
Coordinator of
Educational Technology!
Greater Victoria SD 61!
@mr_shortreed
www.daveshortreed.com!
!
Tweet to #sd61learn

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Team Work
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Working_Together_Teamwork_Puzzle_Concept.jpg

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Collaboration and Innovation
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Farm_silos.jpg

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Overarching Goal
What is best for kids?
How do we develop significant and
engaging student learning?
How does it improve student success?
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archery_target.jpg

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Sir James Douglas Elementary, 1912

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What should classrooms as learning spaces look like?!
!
What structure suits innovation and creativity?

8.
What tools fit into your learning space?

9.
Teaching with
the end in mind
(with learning
intentions)
http://blog.williamferriter.com/2013/07/11/technology-is-a-tool-not-a-learning-outcome/

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www.p21.org

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Why iPads?
immediate and creative space
integrated technology
personalized learning
choice and flexibility
http://www.edudemic.com/5-critical-mistakes-schools-

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Implementation of iPads
Teachers with iPads

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Archery_target.jpg

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iPads at Arbutus Middle
School
1. Consultation!
2. Tech Plan tied to school growth
plan, vision, and community
3. Short Term Goals - 2 sets of 10
iPad Airs, with ProD support and
mentorship
Using them with AppleTV and LCD
projectors
Students contributing online to share
with a greater community

15.
Exploring the Digital World
Sharing creativity
Best uses- integrate
features of the camera,
microphone, and
interaction

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“how a small suite of apps related to annotating, curation, and image,
audio, and video production that [can] support a diverse student
performances of understanding”
(Daccord, 2013)

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Apps can’t do everything

18.
The iPad
iOS7
Control CenterTimer and Camera
Airplay
Bluetooth

19.
Searching for Apps

20.
App Resources
appitic.com
eraccommons.ca/mobileapps/
edudemic.com
ipad4schools.org
iear.org

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Included Apps

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Show Your Thinking Apps
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Popplet (free, 4.99)
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Educreations (free)
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Book Creator (free, 4.99)
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Explain Everything ($2.99)

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Popplet
Mind-Map
Brainstorming
Connections
Summary
graphic organizer

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Educreations
Show your understanding
Photograph, record stylus and
narrate
Export onto educreations.com

25.
Book Creator
non-fiction report writing
digital storytelling
photo, video, audio, animation,
paint, text

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Explain Everything
peer- editing
pre-made slides
reflections/assessments
presentations
www.explainingunderstanding.com

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English 12

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Creation Apps
Keynote
Telecast
iMovie
Tellagami

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iMovie Book Trailers
Task:
summarize story, introduce persuasive
voice, structure of a trailer
allow for time to create and re-create
build in on the iPad using iMovie
photo or video based

30.
Based on a short story “Greenel and Graynel” by
Gantschew Iran

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Tellagami
30 second clips with avatars

32.
Greenel And Graynel
Touchcast
Greenal and Graynel Live news report on green screen

33.
Explore Time
Your Task:
1. Explore the apps and consider your
pedagogy, purpose and content in a
lesson
2. Find an app you could see yourself
using tomorrow
3. Design an integrated activity
4. Prepare to share out next session!

34.
Share out
Please share the outcome of your explore time?!
Thoughts? Ideas? Inspirations?

35.
Using photos in education
blogs
presentations
inspiration
student creativity
Inquiry

36.
$1.99
Project-based learning
grant to purchase iPad
minis:
!
Goal:
To use technology to
connect with the
environment.
!

37.
$1.99

38.
Free

39.
Framing Apps for learning
What is your learning outcome?
What is your essential question?
What tools (in this case iPad apps) fit into that
learning outcome?

40.
Evergreen Apps
not tied to content!
limitless instructional possibilities!
integrate to foster creativity and innovation!
creating, annotating, curating!
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/05/28/the-evergreen-ipad-why-all-your-apps-should-fit-on-onescreen/

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Essential Questions
Inquiry Based Learning/
Project Based Learning
Good questions spark
more questions and
curiosity for learning

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Trends in technology in GVSD
Devices in GVSD
TEC packages
BYOD
WIFI
Web 2.0
Digital Citizenship
Social Media
Cloud Services
Informed Consent

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Management Logistics
Recommendations for iPads:
Tech Plan rooted in learning goals
Tech committee
Expectations for teachers and students
Accountability and catalogue

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Virtual Classroom
Kidblogs (private) Grade 3-7
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Wordpress (public) Grade 8-12
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Edmodo
Scaffold and begin conversation on Digital Citizenship

45.
The One iPad Classroom
cloud student notebooks
Evernote’s sketchpad
cloud video storage
recordable whiteboard

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Social media can be used for:
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sharing stories/ideas
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raising awareness
•
opening conversation
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bringing people together

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Thank you!
Resources:
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Twitter - #sd61learn
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daveshortreed.com

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http://ipad4schools.org/2013/08/10/teachers-who-just-got-ipads/