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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Presenting At The ITEM Spring Conference April 8

I'm excited to be presenting on creating a green screen station in the library at the ITEM Spring Conference on April 8.

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Arts For All - Create Interactive Books With Book Creator

Ever wish that you could whisper in your student's ear while they are reading or working a math problem? What if every iBook you created had a personalized instructor or eCoach that could prompt students with metacognitive questions or remind them to use particular strategies? You could provide just-in-time support to your students even when you're not at their elbow or looking over their shoulder. If this sounds like a way to clone yourself and provide extra support to your students, then this session is just what you need.

Meet Your Personalized Instructor

Session Description:
Learn how to create talking metacognitive eBook coaches with free and low cost iOS apps. Snap a selfie or use a photo of a pet or even a cartoon, add a movable mouth, and record directions, homework hints, timely tips, and encouragement, and then app smash these recordings into your eBook creation app of choice. Voila ~ you have a personalized metacognitive coach to guide your students through tasks or to create a read aloud eBook.

Apps:
Download some or all of the apps below to play along today.
Book Creator for iPad

Book Creator Free

Book Creator is also available for Windows and Android.

Book Creator Basics - How to get started creating your first book.

Book Creator Support - Help topics and tutorials for iPads and Android devices.

Camera App - Video - Use the camera app on your iPad in video mode to record yourself giving directions or hints.

Photos and built-in audio tool in Book Creator - Take a picture of something with your camera app on your iPad and add narration with the audio tool in the Inspector in Book Creator.

ChatterPix Kid

Sunday, February 12, 2017

iPad Tips: Use Markup To Annotate Photos On Your iPad

Did you know you can use the Markup extension to annotate photos on your iPad? Markup may be one of the best hidden gems of iOS 10.2.

Markup is available in the editing menu of your Photo app. Markup allows you to write on your photos, add text, and magnify portions of your photo to call attention to details. Annotated photos are saved in the Camera Roll of your Photos App where you can share them with ease.

Resources

Photos Markup - Annotate Your Photos

Additional iPad Tips

Creating a Screenshot Button on Your iPad

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Minnesota Apple Teacher Conference

I'm looking forward to attending the Edtech Team Minnesota Apple Teacher Conference coming up on February 4 in Minnetonka.

Join us at the Minnesota Conference featuring #AppleTeacher https://t.co/9dULUXworr #edtechteam @markwagner @benjaminfriesen @chadkafka pic.twitter.com/bXdvfsw34U
— EdTechTeam, Inc. (@edtechteam) January 11, 2017

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Apple Teacher with Swift Playgrounds Recognition Badge

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It seemed like a fitting close to December's Hour of Code activities to follow up on earning my Apple Teacher 2016 badge awhile ago with earning my Apple Teacher with Swift Playgrounds Recognition badge this morning by passing the Apple Teacher quizzes on Swift Playgrounds and Everyone Can Code resources.

Earning the Apple Teacher with Swift Playgrounds Recognition badge requires already having earned the Apple Teacher 2016 badge and passing four quizzes related to the Swift Playgrounds app and Swift coding.

Apple Teacher Swift Playgrounds Badges

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Resources
Apps:
Swift Playgrounds
Learn how to code in Swift by playing games and guiding characters through 3D worlds to solve puzzles and collect gems.

Swift Playgrounds is available for iOS.

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iBooks:
Learn To Code 1 & 2 Teacher Guide
Activities and supplemental resources for implementing Swift Playgrounds in the classroom.
The Learn to Code 1 & 2 Teacher Guide iBook is available for reading in iBooks on iOS or Mac.

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iTunes U:
Swift Playgrounds: Learn To Code 1 & 2 iTunes U Course
The Swift Playgrounds: Learn To Code 1 & 2 iTunes U course provides 10 lessons and videos to help navigate the Swift Playgrounds app and reinforce coding skills.
Available for iOS.

Other Resources:
Apple Teacher Learning Center
The Apple Teacher Learning Center website has links to all of the Apple Starter Guides and iTunes U resources to help prepare for the Apple Teacher badge quizzes as well as a host of tips and teacher inspiration and success stories about using Apple apps in the classroom.

Monday, December 19, 2016

Presenting At ISTE17

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I was honored to receive an email from ISTE today letting me know that I will be presenting at #ISTE17 in San Antonio this summer!

I'm looking forward to the opportunity to reconnect with members of my PLN and learn from edtech leaders about great instructional technology ideas, apps, and best practices for the classroom and beyond the classroom walls!

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Resources
Apps:
TouchCast
TouchCast Studio
TouchCast is available for iOS and for Windows.

Monday, December 12, 2016

TIES 2016: Presenting Live From Here... There... & Everywhere

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Tap into the award-winning power of TouchCast's easy-to-use free iPad app to create an engaging, interactive mobile recording studio featuring multi-cam control of extra iPads, green screen, onscreen pop-up documents, and screencasting whiteboard. With the help of a simple green screen, empower your students to share their learning live from within the structures of a cell to the surface of the moon or the depths of the ocean and other amazing locations that will get your students excited to share their learning. Ditch classroom newsletters and replace them with simple-to-create student-produced videos that build students' speaking and presentation skills and make learning fun. Or highlight your school and tell your success stories with principal-created videos parents will watch!