Part 1: iPad Skills (Assessments & Instruction) 1 day

Lesson Objectives:

1. Students will complete a skills based assessment consisting of multiple step processes to demonstrate their current level of skill using an iPad.

2.  Students will learn basic navigational skills on the iPad and will successfully use these skills to create a digital note with appropriate name and format.

Preparation:

Print out Pre-Assessment form for classroom teacher to enter tally marks (2 copies)

Sign teacher up for Socrative account and import knowledge check quizzes

Instructional Activities and Strategies:

Teaching Activity Type

Digital Application

Engage: 

Introduce self(ITC) & project. Discuss importance of/reason for Media Release form.

Discuss:

-        Care and handling of iPad

-        Clean hands

-        No pencils or pens

-        Cleans screen with cloths provided

-        Purpose and operation of Smart Cover (Smooth side out to keep clean) & how to set up ergonomics

-        Precautions (Center of desk, two hands)

-        Don’t carry iPad by smart cover

-        Procedures for hand out and hand in

We will distribute an iPad to each student in the class. (Students will receive the same iPad each day).

-        Review discussion above

-        How to turn on/off

Students participate in iPad PreAssessment

Learn and practice safety procedures.

Complete and Assessment

iPad

Apps include:

Safari

Evernote

Google Earth

Photos/Camera Roll

Modeling/Guided Practice:

ITC will model the integral functions of the iPad for student use and give student the opportunity to practice each skill.

-        Use of the home button

-        Adjusting volume

-        Lock Rotation/mute switch

-        Launch Safari – search for an image – save the image – go back to the address – copy – open (Pages/Evernote) – find their notebook – create a note  - and paste the  URL –

-        Rename Document (Room #, Name, Topic) whether in Evernote or Pages

-        Gestures (pinch, 4 finger left & right, 4 finger up & down for recent apps, double tap to zoom) 5 fingers to return to home screen)

-        Open Google Earth – find a place you would like to visit – take a screen shot

-        Open the Photos app to find your screen shot

Activating/Generating Knowledge

Students carry out procedufres

iPad

Apps include:

Safari

Evernote or Pages

Google Earth

Photos/Camera Roll

Independent Practice and Elaboration:

 Students have time to explore the Apps

Exploration

iPad – exploration of all apps

Modeling/Guided Practice:

Introduction of Socrative App

-        Students open app and join teacher room

-        Teacher runs iPad poll as teacher-paced quiz to model use of app

-         

Students carry out procedufres

iPad

Apps include:

Safari

Evernote or Pages

Photos/Camera Roll

Assessment/Evaluation:

Teacher checks the Evernote Notebook to see that each student has created a note with URL

Teacher also conducts informal walk-through to check that each student has navigated Google Earth and saved a screen shot

Teacher runs Lesson 1 knowledge check as student-paced quiz to assess student understanding

iPad

Apps include:

Evernote or Pages

Photos/Camera Roll

Socrative

Modeling/Guided Practice:

End of class procedures:

-        close Safari tabs

-        return to home screen for Pages or Evernote

-        delete all photos

Students carry out procedufres

iPad

Apps include:

Safari

Evernote or Pages

Photos/Camera Roll

Resources, Materials and Technology Needed:

Printed tally sheet for pre-assessment

iPad

Apps include:

Safari

Evernote or Pages

Google Earth

Photos/Camera Roll