https://www.avemariapress.com/etextbooks Are you stressed out about teaching with your iPad? Try out these quick and easy ways to teach with the iPad, iPad2, or the new iPad.

1. 5 Quick and Easy
Jared Dees
Ways to Teach Digital Publishing Specialist
with Your iPad

2. 1
5 Minute Research
1. Teacher poses question
2. Student searches eTextbook for answer
3. Student Google’s for the answer
• Students post answers
• Teacher displays and discusses answers on the
board (LCD, SMARTBoard, Apple TV, etc.)

3. 2
Screen Check!
• Are you sure your students are focused on the
task at hand?
• Without warning, shout “screen check” and
students must flip and show you their screens.

4. 3
20 Minute Presentations
• Individual or Group Assignment
• Students summarize eTextbook reading
assignment (or lecture)
• Use presentation application to create 5-10
slides in under 20 minutes
• Share presentations with the class

5. 4
Surveys and Polls
• Teacher prepares a survey (Google Docs
Forms, Surveymonkey, eClicker, etc.)
• Teacher shares link
• Students respond
• Teacher discusses answers

6. 5
Mind Maps
• Summarize readings or lectures with a mind
map
• iPad Apps: iThoughtsHD ($7.99), Mindnode
($7.99) Popplet ($4.99), MindMeister (free),
SimpleMind+ (free)

7. Other iPad Opportunities
• Digital Storytelling
• Image Editing and Drawing
• Compose Music
• Skype with an Expert

8. GoodReader for the iPad
Best PDF Reader App
(according to most
schools)
Ranked 14th best iPad App
in “The Best iPad Apps”
list of 2012
(www.pcmag.com)
http://www.goodiware.com/goodreader.html

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Twitter: @jareddees
Email: jared@nd.edu
Ave Maria Press | March 2012