Cool Classroom Examples – iPad

Communicate & Collaborate (examples)

1. Load iPads with eBooks and then select and assign reading groups for certain books. Simply hand the iPad to a group of students and have them read a book together.

2. Select movies to view and again, hand them to groups of students. Then, have them use the iPad to write to a class blog or online course site, responding to discussion prompts.

3. Use the iPad just like any Internet-connected computer, having students use Google Docs for collaborative writing and multimedia creation activities. 

4. Have students search for podcasts in iTunes on a topic of study and listen to them on the iPad.

5. Subscribe to various periodicals and newspapers on the iPad and include a daily reading and discussion period.

6. Watch any number of quality online shows, searching by the topic of study, bookmarking and maintaining a list and critique of sources. 

7. Research the various iPad apps and have students list and critique them, creating an online resource guide for the iPad and school activities using Google Sites.

8. Try out various Twitter apps for the iPad, such as TweetFlow and set up a class Twitter account to keep track of activities throughout the school year.

9. Purchase the Keynote app and teach your students how to prepare professional presentations, using multimedia learning principles.

10. Learn along with your students and take a class on iPhone and mobile development, working on an iPad app for your school.
     
11. Use the iPad to visit each student individually and easily pull up their ongoing grades and homework for review at their desk.