Digital+Cadre

=Digital Cadre=

**Ideas**
"How iPads Transformed My Classroom in 20 Days" []

**2012-2013 Trainings:**
10/29 - Digital Teachers 11/12 - Digital Cadre 11/26 - Digital Teachers 12/10 - Digital Cadre 1/7 - Digital Teachers 1/28 - Digital Cadre 2/11 - Digital Teachers 2/25 - - Digital Cadre 3/25 - Digital Teachers 4/8 - - Digital Cadre 4/29 - Digital Teachers 5/13 - - Digital Cadre


 * 2011-2012 Trainings**

**January 25: iPad Intro**

 * Basics of using the iPad
 * Using the Camera app
 * Apps- BrainPop, Magnetic ABC, Smart Recorder
 * Handouts:
 * [[file:AppInfo.pdf]]
 * [[file:Intro to iPads.pdf]]
 * [[file:iPad 2 Quick Start.pdf]]
 * [[file:Tips and Tricks.pdf]]
 * Sample Elementary Lessons- []

**February 15th: Sharing**
1. Keynote graphs- Will be covered more in depth at a later training. 2. Popplet- Used for thinking maps. Insert text, drawings or pictures (from camera or Photo Library). Will be a station in the Amazing Race. 3. Show Me- Screen capture recorder. Students press record and explain their learning through words and writing. Will be a station in the Amazing Race. 4. Doodle Buddy- Drawing tool. Saves pictures as jpg. Will be a station in the Amazing Race. 5. SmartRecord- Voice recorder. Practice fluency, record student’s reading their own writing. Can be uploaded to Dropbox. Will be a station in the Amazing Race. 6. Simple Note- Students type research or notes. All tied to same account so everyone can read everyone else’s. Teacher can login to simplenoteapp.com to view all the notes in real time. 7. Sock Puppets- Pretend interview about topic to demonstrate understanding. Upload to our protected YouTube account. Will be a station in the Amazing Race. 8. Scribble Press- Create an eBook. Can draw your own pictures or insert from Photo Library. Share the link with parents so they can download to their computer/device. 9. Bump- share pictures between devices. Have students create question pictures in Doodle Buddy and trade with a friend to answer. 10. Socrative- go to http://www.socrative.com to register your own account so you’ll get the results emailed directly to you.

**March 22nd: Toontastic, QR Beamer**
Toontastic- Create comic strips using storyboard QR Beamer- Continuous stories. Students type a few sentences, beam to a partner, continue, repeat. Math Duel- partners practice math facts Futaba- partners practice simple words
 * Apps:**

Wonderopolis - [] Write-n-ator- The short video won't work on the iPad but you could show it whole group on your projector and then the kids can write and submit their responses on their devices. [] Create-a-Graph- http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx PBS Kids Mobile- http://m.pbskids.org
 * Website:**

April 4th: Creating Lessons with Dropbox

 * Ladybug Lesson-** Dropbox, Pages, Popplet, Doodle Buddy, PDF Notes
 * Using Dropbox**- See handout

Apps:
Ideas: poetry, character traits, "I've learned that...", mood, setting, beginning/middle/end, shapes/attributes, seasons (wear, do, looks like), social studies (3 events leading up to...), anything with 3 parts
 * Visual Poetry**- Combine imagery and text to create 3 panel "poem"
 * Painting with Time and Painting with Time- Climate** – Predict changes over time.
 * iBrainstorm –** Sticky note brainstorming
 * MadLips**- Like Blabberize. Make a picture "talk"
 * Build a Word**
 * Splash Math Grades 1-3**