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iPad Basics Workshop (redirected from iPad-2-Basics-Workshop)

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Learning Objectives

In this workshop, you will engage with basic skills related to your iPad including:

  • exploration of the iOS (iDevice Operating System), navigation, settings, battery info, and built-in apps, as well as
  • viewing, downloading and testing out of useful apps. 

 

NETS for Teachers

Throughout our time together, I will model use of NETS-T and NETS-S when applicable, in the design and

delivery of Going Mobile professional development opportunities.

 

The following NETS-T standards are overarching goals for this iPad2 Basics Workshop.

 

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional

in a global and digital society. Teachers: 

a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.

 

5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit

leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective

use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:

a.

participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction  10 mins 

Navigation

  • The Home button
    • Single click
      • unlocks iPad 
      • closes an app
      • takes you to home screen
      • takes you to search 
    • Double click - Quick app switching & controls
  • Wake/Sleep button
    • press & release - lock iPad
    • Press & hold - turn off/on iPad 
  • Side Buttons
    • Slider mute (can change to location lock in settings)
    • Volume
  • Double-sided camera & speakers
  • Opening Apps    
    • Double click home button - Quick app switching & controls
  • Typing
    • Clicking in a place where you can type brings up your keyboard
    • Keyboard shortcuts
      • special characters (e.g., é, å) - hold down the corresponding character 
      • Quick double click on the up arrow (caps key) for ALL CAPS
      • type to spaces to create a period and space
      • in mail, hold down the period key to get common email endings like .com
      • in Safari, there is a .com in the keyboard. Hold down .com to get other common endings
      • usually can skip the apostrophe in contractions. Auto-correct will add it.
      • if auto-correct word suggestion is word you are typing, can hit space to finish word 
      • click the .?123 & slide to a key to quickly select a key and switch back to ABC view.
  • Select, Cut/Copy/Paste 
  • Gestures
    • Tap
    • Double Tap
    • Swipe
    • Pinch/Unpinch
  • Settings
    • Location Services 
    • General
    • iCloud
    • Twitter
    • FaceTime
    • Video (notice CC) 
  • Search 
  • Sync, backup, and update
50 mins

Charging & Battery

  • Quickest way to charge your iPad is with the power adapter
  • Maximizing battery life 
    • Use your iPad regularly
    • Do not leave your iPad in the car 
      (iPad is designed to work in conditions ranging from 32° to 95° F. Ideally at room temperature)
    • Don't charge your iPad in a carrying case 
    • Lock your iPad when not in use
    • Adjust your brightness
    • Manage app use
    • Turn off bluetooth when not using it
    • Turn off WiFi when not using it 
    • Minimize use of location services
    • turn off push locations
    • Fetch data less often
    • Auto-check fewer email accounts
  

Built-in apps  

  • Safari
  • Mail
  • Calendar   
  • Camera
  • Photobooth
  • Photos
  • iTunes
  • iPod
  • Videos
  • YouTube
  • Contacts
  • Notes
  • Maps 
  • FaceTime
  • Game Center 
 15 mins 

Fun with Apps

  • iTunes Gift Certificates, sign out, add to iTunes 
  • Adding apps, add iBooks to practice
  • Search for and add an app, try NMSU Insider 
  • Add "fake apps" i.e. links, add http://learn.nmsu.edu 
  • Updating apps
  • Organizing apps (manager, dock, moving, deleting, folders)

 

Cool Apps to Consider, Also see in the course, Going Mobile with iPad Apps for Education and Productivity for more ideas...

  • Book readers - iBooks, Kindle, Nook, Google
  • Video Entertainment - Netflix, ABC Player, Hulu+, HBO Go, Redbox
  • Game Entertainment - Pocket Frogs, Words HD Free, Angry Birds
  • Health - MyFitnessPal, WebMD
  • Social - Twitter, Facebook, G+, LinkedIn
  • Flash support - Puffin, iswifter 
  • Note Taking - Notes, Catch, Evernote, Moe's Notepad, Penultimate
  • Documents - Docs to Go, Quick Office Pro 
  • Dropbox – sync files between multiple computers and devices (there is also now the iCloud)
  • PDF support - GoodReader, iAnnotate, etc.  
  • Google app
  • Dragon Dictation – transcribes audio narration into text
  • Idea Sketch – brainstorming mind mapping tool
  • Pocket ToDo – make to do lists
  • uTrack Lite – sticky note to do organizer
  • Google Translate – translate phrases to another language
  • Merriam-Webster Dictionary – dictionary and thesaurus
  • TED talks – interesting videos on a variety of topics
  • Flipboard – awesome aggregator
  • Skype – voice, video and text chat.
 40 mins 

 

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