In this course, we will explore the most effective and exciting features iOS 12 has to offer. Released in June 2018, the iOS 12 operating system is sure to help teachers create an engaging learning environment for their students. With new tools for understanding how you use your screen time, and new iPad gestures for easier navigation, you'll definitely want join us in this session to learn about the latest updates!
Apple's Keynote: Creating Powerful Presentations
Do your teacher presentations need an upgrade? Or maybe you want to introduce a new tool to your students to enable them to create better, more polished presentations. In this session we'll look at the basics of Apple's Keynote software, and then move on to the more advanced features of the platform. By the end of the course you'll be ready to leverage this fantastic tool.
Apple's Numbers: Building Sophisticated Spreadsheets
Numbers, a spreadsheet creation software from Apple, can be incorporated into your curriculum in many ways. Numbers provides an easy way for students to collect and analyze data, and then display that data with interactive charts, graphs, and tables. Let's explore some of the key features of Numbers to enable students to make the most of their data collection.
Apple's Pages: Enhancing Documents
Pages is a powerful word processing software available on a variety of Apple devices. Join our session to discover how to enhance and customize your documents to support your students and transform your classroom into a positive learning environment. We'll discuss how to introduce a paperless assignment process, how to develop creative templates, and how to encourage a collaborative workflow.
Learn how to create and manage courses and materials using the iTunes U Course Manager. This organizational tool is full of quality educational content including iBooks, podcasts, documents, and more! Perfect for the blended classroom and free to use, iTunes U Course Manager enables you to share content with your students directly to their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
Using your iPad to Support English Language Learners
Explore how teachers and students benefit from using iPads in the ELL classroom. For example, did you know that Siri can translate your student's speech to text or voice in another language? Well, that's just one of the many features we will discover throughout this course!
In this course, the Curriculum team will explore the most effective and exciting features iOS 11 has to offer! Released in September 2017, the iOS 11 operating system is the most powerful version yet, setting a new standard for all to come. With new multitasking features, Markup options with Apple Pencil, and more potential for augmented reality in games and apps the updates to Apple’s iOS are sure to create more engaging learning opportunities for students in the classroom!
Classroom is a powerful mobile device management system built specifically for iPads. With this tool teachers can lock student screens, let students share thier work through the Apple TV, share documents with students, see what students are working on and reset forgotten passwords! Join us as we show you how to leverage the power of this tool to manage your classroom.
In this course, the PD team will explore the most effective and exciting features iOS 10 has to offer! Released in September 2016, the iOS 10 operating system is sure to help teachers create an engaging learning environment for their students. Updates to notifications and live broadcasting options within apps are some of the biggest changes that users will come to understand better after participating in this session!
Creating Multi-Touch Books with iBooks Author
The new generation, referred to as Gen Z, is growing up in a world where everyday they are immersed in technology. Students have become producers and creators of content, desiring to put their skills to use in the classroom and sometimes publish it to the world. The iBooks Author Apple application allows students to view interactive textbooks with 3D images, highlighting and note taking capabilities, study cards, and sharing. Students can also create their own material to support the way they learn and share it in multiple ways. Discover how to encourage Gen Z’s passion for technology and the fundamental way they interacts with the world by creating with iBooks Author!
Sheets and Forms with Numbers on the iPad
In this course, you will learn how to incorporate Numbers software into your curriculum using the iPad or other Apple mobile devices! Learn to create spreadsheets and interactive charts, graphs, and tables in the context of a comprehensive lesson. Numbers provide an easy way for students to collect and analyze data and create models to display the data in various ways. This course will review the basic and advanced features to help maximize its use in the classroom.
Digital Storytelling with iMovie 10.1
...Things are getting spooky around here at Teq! In preparation for Halloween, the PD team has prepared an exciting session that will discuss how teachers and students can utilize iMovie 10.1 to demonstrate creativity and convey elements of effective storytelling. We’ll point out useful updates and fantastic features including Trailer Templates, Storyboards, and Outlines that will help transform the ordinary classroom into an innovative film studio! See you there in your scary-wear!
Organize and Effectively Use Your Computer: Mac
Join us to learn some basic ways to keep your computer content organized and enhance your knowledge of programs that you can use in the classroom. We will be discussing how to successfully create and save documents, how to create favorites in an appropriate web browser, and how to organize all of this great content for easy access for your Mac computer.
Getting to Know the iPad - iOS 9.2
Join us to learn about the newest features of the most updated operating system for the iPad. In December of 2015, Apple released their newest iOS, 9.2. In this course we will take a look at the newest features and their application to the classroom.
Learning with the iPad - Part II
Educators nationwide are describing the iPad as a revolutionary learning tool. Discover why in this collaborative session and see how the iPad can enliven and expand the possibilities of your classroom. In Learning with the iPad - Part II, we will discover how the iPad can be put in the students' hands to experience this educational tool in a variety of contexts, providing the teacher with information to inform instruction. Join us to learn about successful techniques for implementing the iPad in instruction and educational practice.
Learning with the iPad - Part 1
Educators nationwide are describing the iPad as a revolutionary learning tool. Discover why in this session. See how the iPad can enliven and expand the possibilities of your classroom. In this course, we will highlight some ways to use the iPad as a teacher-driven tool to enhance instruction. Learn about ways to project information from your iPad and to set up techniques to enhance instructional practice. We will discuss a number of apps to assist with classroom instruction and management for the teacher to expand the use of these tools in daily lessons.
Creating Podcasts with GarageBand
In this course we'll cover the basics of using GarageBand to help you and your students create podcasts. Encourage students to get creative and think outside the box with this built in music creation studio. Record, edit, and share sounds from GarageBand to create exciting, educational podcasts.
Join us to learn about the updates to Apple's newest operating system, iOS8. Learn about some great tools in accessibility and management for the variety of devices you may be implementing in your classroom, school, or district. Learn how to maximize the use of these devices for teacher and student.
Digital Storytelling with iMovie OS X
With digital tools at our fingertips, we can create and tell our stories instantly including personal narratives, explanations of a process, and retelling of events from another point of view. When teachers build digital storytelling into their instruction, students are engaged in a creative learning experience that is strongly connected with reading, writing, and speaking across the curriculum. In this course, well explore the digital tools that make it easy to get started. This session will use iMovie for the Mavericks OS X.
