Using Mobile Devices for Remote Learning
Join us as we dive into to some under utilized features of the iPad and iPhone. We will show you how to record your screen, annotate on image pdfs and websites, as well as use the iPad's amazing multitask feature to split your screen and get more done. This course will show you some ways to make remote learning accessible for anyone with a mobile device.
Scan Documents with iPad or iPhone
Do you have worksheets, attendance lists, or other documents you need to digitize? No need to buy an expensive home scanner - you've got one already built into your iPad or iPhone. Join us to learn about how to use the Notes and Files apps to scan and share documents with ease!
Using Apple iWork for Remote Learning
Apple iWork - Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps - have wonderful collaboration and sharing features that can be utilized for remote learning solutions. You can even use these tools on iPads or iPhones with ease.
Share Your Voice with Voice Memos
Voice Memos is an app on your iPhone or iPad that you can use to record your voice. Making voice recordings for your students can be particularly meaningful when working remotely. In this session, we will show you how you can use this app to create, edit and share your recordings with your students.
Most teachers who use Google Classroom are probably familiar with its desktop website. However, what if you, or your students, need to access Google Classroom on an iPad? Join us as we look at Google Classroom on the iPad, and review where you can find all of those important features including, where to create and submit assignments, add attachments, and see student progress.
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.
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! The content of this course is shown using iOS 11.
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!
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!
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 (OS X El Capitan)
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.
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.
