1. MacBook & iTouch
In The Classroom
Curtis Kanigan
UBC Okanagan
August 2010

3. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions

4. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions

5. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account

6. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account

7. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account

8. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account

9. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account

10. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account

11. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account
Once you have filled out all of the information for your Gmail
account, the iTouch will show you a screen with
Mail/Calendars/Notes; be sure to turn Calendars ON

12. Access the ‘more’ tab on
the Google homepage and
select ‘Calendar’
* If you do not have a
Google account you will
need to create one by
following the instructions
Once you have set up your Google account you will need to
sync your iTouch to your Google account
Once you have filled out all of the information for your Gmail
account, the iTouch will show you a screen with
Mail/Calendars/Notes; be sure to turn Calendars ON
Now, any changes that you make to your Google Calendar will automatically sync to your iTouch
Calendar, so you can have an up-to-date organizational tool at your fingertips!

13. iCal & Google Calendar
Support
In order for Google Calendar to
recognize any changes you may have
made offline to your iCal, you must select
the email address that corresponds to
your Google account when making
changes.
These changes will automatically sync when you are
connected to the internet. However, how to sync “On
My Mac” calendar events to Google Calendar was not
discovered

14. iTouch Calendar
When you have added a calendar event
to either your iCal or your iTouch
calendar, you will have to sync the two
manually every time. This requires
plugging your iTouch in to the MacBook
and accessing iTunes

15. Teacher Organization
iTouch & Google Calendar
provides you the ability to edit lesson when I synced my iCal the times were 3
plans on the go without having to take out hours ahead of when I set them in iCal,
your laptop and I have not been able to figure out
colour coded calendars for ease of use/ why; same thing when syncing Google
identification; aesthetic appeal Calendar (Was able to troubleshoot and
changes made on iCal are easily synced to solve the problem)
the iTouch (don’t have to change things Google Calendar did not adopt calendar
manually on both devices) changes that had been made in iCal
ability to integrate personal and (barrier for keeping students connected
professional schedules on one calendar with the schedule?)
handheld calendar to take note of not an application to create detailed lesson
important thoughts/dates immediately plans; more of a topic guide
ability to sync Google Calendar with
iTouch

16. Teaching Financial Literacy using Stocks App
Touch to access Touch to access Type company name
edit page search page to search Touch to access
Safari for more
information
Turn iTouch on its side during main
page to access interactive graphs
Pros:
Very user friendly and it is already installed on
every unit, so there is no additional cost
Easy to access additional information from a Cons:
number of reliable sources Display for reading webpage information is quite
Easy to read display and easy to add more stocks small
to your watch list
Variety of interactive graphs

17. Financial Literacy Unit Plan
Day 1:
Begin class with a discussion about students spending habits, how the obtain money for
spending, and their intentions regarding savings/investments.
Establish that no matter what they are saving for, they are usually doing it with a goal in
mind. Contrast that mentality with that of their parents (i.e. They save for something they can
enjoy immediately; parents often save for the future/retirement).
Ask what students know about the stock market as an investment; correct any
misconceptions and discuss the following words & definitions (Simplified explanation here)
Investing: means making money available to companies, governments or financial
institutions with the expectation of earning a return on it. Investments can generate one
or a combination of three types of return: interest, dividends and capital gains.
Interest: is a set or floating amount that an investor is paid on a specific date or set of
dates. It's expressed as a percentage of the overall investment. Typically, interest is
earned on investments like bonds and term deposits. Compound interest is interest on
interest. For example, when a bank pays you interest, that amount is added to the account
balance. If you make no withdrawals or deposits until the next interest payment the
following month, that payment will be calculated based on the balance that includes the
bank's deposit into your account.
Dividends: are paid by companies to shareholders. For each share you own, you receive a
sum of money. Dividend amounts are determined and paid at the discretion of the
company. They are not guaranteed, and companies only pay them when they are earning
profits.
Capital Gains/Losses: is the difference between what you pay for an investment and
what you make when you sell it. If you buy a stock for $10 and sell it for $10.50, you will
make a $0.50 capital gain. If you buy a stock for $10 and sell it for $9.50, you will have a
$0.50 capital loss.
Provide students with $10,000 hypothetical dollars; allow them the remainder of the period
to research different companies and decide where they want to invest their money.
How to research with iTouch

18. http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/bsf-osb.nsf/eng/
br01656.html