Tomorrow is a three-hour iPad basics course. I wanted to avoid some of the topics we are covering later in the week. This is the list that I came up with. I will update my presentation wiki after the Tech and Learning Academy session at http://jenlegatt.wikispaces.com/iPad+Basics.
Do you have any items that I should include?
You have had your iPad for a few months. Come explore the iPad settings that you may not have seen. Discover how gestures can enhance your experience. Try out some basic apps that will increase your productivity on your device. Then, let’s spend some time troubleshooting together and move on to sharing exciting ways to use your iPad.
Connect to Wifi.
Open Safari. Visit and post your questions at http://todaysmeet.com/192ipads
Tour the iPad (Diagram)
- Home button
- Sleep/wake
- Volume
- Lock rotation/mute
- Camera: front/back, still/video (Photobooth)
Organizing the iPad (Organizing iPad Apps)
- Move / delete Apps
- Make folders
- Close open Apps
- Searching Apps
Multitasking Gestures (Explanation of Gestures)
- Settings- turn on multitasking gestures
- One finger between screens
- Two finger zoom in and out
- Four finger swipe up, to the side for open apps
- Five finger close
Settings
- Passcode lock/Restrictions
- Notifications (Understanding Notifications)
- Accessibility (Accessibility Info)
- Individual App settings
Keyboard Practice in Notes (Keyboard Shortcuts)
- Accented symbols
- Swipe up on period, period
- Split keyboard
- Caps lock
- Spell check
- Magnifying glass
- Double click for period
- Undo/redo
- New note
- Undo
- Hide keyboard
- Email note
Keyboard shortcuts (in Settings) (Create a shortcut)
Maps –
- Search for a location (the home you grew up in)
- Practice zooming
- View- standard, satellite, hybrid
- Street view
Taking a screen shot
- Home button and sleep/wake button
Save picture in Safari
- Touch and hold image
- Calendar events
- Reminders
- Contacts
- Set emails to stay on the iPad longer
- Higher Ed
- University of South Florida
- Notable
- Lit2Go
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- STEM: Classroom Lessons
- Online Course Development
- University of Minnesota Library
- Walker Art Center
- Minnesota Zoo
- Science Museum of Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Kathy Schrock’s iPads in the Classroom site: http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-classroom.html
An extraordinary list of apps by grade level, tutorials, and other iPad resources.
APPitic- 1,800 Educational Apps: http://www.appitic.com/
App lists sorted by Bloom’s Taxonomy, different themes, multiple intelligences, and NETS standards.