Do you feel as though you are buried under paperwork? If so, you can use your iPad and GoodReader to simplify your life and digitize your classroom. In this session, we will explain how to use this low-cost app to streamline the paperwork you are faced with every day. Whether it's conference notes, assessments, sign-out sheets, or something else, you can take the paperwork part of teaching and digitize it with GoodReader. We will cover how to use this app to free up your time and energy so that you can focus on what's most important during the teaching day. We’ll show you how to ditch the file cabinet and keep digital paperwork right at your finger tips with GoodReader on your iPad.
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Simple K12 webinar - Digitize & Streamline Class Paperwork 020913
1. Digitize & Streamline
Classroom Paperwork
Simple K12.com webinar - 2/9/13
Simple K12.com webinar - 2/9/13
Chris Casal
Technology Coordinator/Teacher
P. S. 10 Brooklyn (15K010)
ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
2. P. S. 10
New York City Department of Education public
school
Park Slope vicinity, Brooklyn
~950 students
Pre K- 5th grade
40 classroom teachers, 7 clusters, 10 Related
Services (OT/PT/SETTS/Speech) 2 coaches, 2
administrators
http://ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
3. GoodReader
View almost any file format
Search the web within the app and download
files directly
Annotate PDF files with typewriter, shapes, and
freehand tools
great for “paperless” form signing, running
records, etc.
App - $4.99
4. Benefits
Go paperless
running records
conference notes
classroom forms
All “paperwork” digitized & always at your
fingertips
5. Select a file to view it
Select a file to view it
Built in
Built in
web
web
browser
browser
Available
Available
servers
servers
Alphabetical file
Alphabetical file
structure - both
structure - both Similar user interface
Similar user interface
files and folders
files and folders (folder/file nav & structure)
(folder/file nav & structure)
to most OS’ and apps
to most OS’ and apps
such as Dropbox
such as Dropbox
6. Add new servers to access
Add new servers to access
files
files
GoodReader will access
GoodReader will access
Google Apps accounts,
Google Apps accounts,
cloud services, and
cloud services, and
instructional servers
instructional servers
7. Manage
Manage
GoodReader
GoodReader
files just as you
files just as you
would on your
would on your
PC
PC Move
Move
files
files
Rename
Rename
files
files
Create
Create
folders
folders
8. Various annotation
Various annotation
options
options
Example of a
Example of a
Teachers College
Teachers College
Running Record
Running Record
being completed
being completed Various view options
Various view options
directly on the iPad
directly on the iPad
via GoodReader
via GoodReader
9. Text tool
Text tool
Annotation options
Annotation options
such as typing,
such as typing,
highlightening,
highlightening,
underlining and
underlining and
shapes...
shapes...
Freehand
Freehand
drawing/writing
drawing/writing
10. Replace the original
Replace the original
of save a copy
of save a copy
Before annotating
Before annotating
GoodReader will
GoodReader will
prompt options -
prompt options -
save an annotated
save an annotated
copy or replace the
copy or replace the
original
original
11. Freehand tool &
Freehand tool &
toolbar - change
toolbar - change
color and line
color and line
thickness
thickness
12. Typing tool -
Typing tool -
Text box can contain
Text box can contain
as much, or as little,
as much, or as little,
as needed. Also,
as needed. Also,
author names can be
author names can be
set to track multiple
set to track multiple
user edits
user edits
13. Finished text
Finished text
When finished
When finished
typing you can
typing you can
move it around the
move it around the
page - clicking
page - clicking
“Done” sets the text
“Done” sets the text
location (and can
location (and can
be moved again if
be moved again if
need be)
need be)
16. Example of a
Example of a
Teachers College
Teachers College
Running Record
Running Record
completed via
completed via
GoodReader
GoodReader
17. Customizable
Use personalized forms
Import any PDF files you want to annotate and
keep out of the traditional file cabinet
Use Microsoft Word or Apple’s Pages to export
text files as PDFs for annotation
go “paperless” with all your existing
documents
18. Created a Word
Created a Word
document “sign
document “sign
out” sheet.
out” sheet.
Saved as PDF.
Saved as PDF.
Imported to
Imported to
GoodReader via
GoodReader via
Dropbox
Dropbox
19. Teachers sign
Teachers sign
directly on the
directly on the
iPad - only need
iPad - only need
to print when a
to print when a
hard copy is
hard copy is
required
required
22. GoodReader
Very flexible & versatile
View almost any file format
Search the web within the app and download
files directly
Annotate PDF files with typewriter, shapes, and
freehand tools
great for “paperless” form signing, running
records, etc.
App - $4.99
23. Contact
Christopher M. Casal
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
P. S. 10 (15K010)
Email: ccasal@ps10.org
Twitter: @mr_casal
Diigo: mrcasal
ps10ipads.wikispaces.com
www.mrcasal.com