Listen "Using iPads in the higher ed classroom"
Episode Synopsis
Dr. Guy Trainin joins me for episode 22 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast to talk about using iPads and tablets in the classroom.
Podcast Notes
Guest
Dr. Guy Trainin
Bio
Blog
On Twitter
TechEdge on Pinterest
TechEdge on YouTube: iPads in the Classroom
Life in the classroom before the iPad
iPad integration in a higher ed classroom
Padlet
Exit Ticket
Socrative
When the professor has invested, but the institution has not
Educreations
Explain Everything
Touchcast (requires new iPad)
PollEverywhere
Supporting students with disabilities
Visual thesaurus
Visual thesaurus on the iPad
Dictionary.com iPad app
Virtual keyboard as a built in feature to support students
Anne Lamott emphasizes having “shitty first drafts” in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing, by Peter Elbows
The “haves” and “have nots”
Collaborative learning assignments
Augmented reality book report covers
Twitter tutorial – collaborative project with kids (imagine what is then possible with higher ed students)
Recommendations
Mine craft (Guy)
Minecraft.edu component
Feedly (Bonni)
Closing credits
Review on iTunes or stitcher to help others discover the show
Weekly update /subscribe
Feedback /feedback
Podcast Notes
Guest
Dr. Guy Trainin
Bio
Blog
On Twitter
TechEdge on Pinterest
TechEdge on YouTube: iPads in the Classroom
Life in the classroom before the iPad
iPad integration in a higher ed classroom
Padlet
Exit Ticket
Socrative
When the professor has invested, but the institution has not
Educreations
Explain Everything
Touchcast (requires new iPad)
PollEverywhere
Supporting students with disabilities
Visual thesaurus
Visual thesaurus on the iPad
Dictionary.com iPad app
Virtual keyboard as a built in feature to support students
Anne Lamott emphasizes having “shitty first drafts” in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing, by Peter Elbows
The “haves” and “have nots”
Collaborative learning assignments
Augmented reality book report covers
Twitter tutorial – collaborative project with kids (imagine what is then possible with higher ed students)
Recommendations
Mine craft (Guy)
Minecraft.edu component
Feedly (Bonni)
Closing credits
Review on iTunes or stitcher to help others discover the show
Weekly update /subscribe
Feedback /feedback
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