I-walk

iPad in the classroom 

Posted on June 12, 2015June 13, 2015 by ipaditeach

Our school has started the journey of using iPads in the classroom.  I have the awesome role of leading this journey, taking students and teachers on an amazing digital learning path.
I will include our adventures and share our experiences.
School Aim:
We are starting at the basics and are wanting the students to become familiar

the iPad to its maximum potential and would like our students to understand and be able to:
use the iPad camera to:

• Take quality photos, using focus and zoom
• Edit their photos to enhance, make changes and improvements
• Keep a record of their work and progress

use the ipad video to:

• record themselves and others
• pan
• produce movies (see iMovie plan)

honing their skills on the above sets them up for lots of the apps I will be introducing and also reinforces techniques such as using fine (finger) motor skills- pinching, swiping, sweeping etc.

1. Introduction to IPad- The Basic

Lesson Objective: students will learn how to use and protect the iPad in their classroom to optimize learning


2. IPad introduction:  use the camera and video

Lesson Objective: students will

 go on a scavenger hunt to locate certain listed items to capture on camera

edit their photos to enhance, change or improve them

 use the camera app to capture emotion and will connect the emotion to adjectives in their descriptive writing.

 use the camera/video to interview someone.

After completing the lesson above the students will be issued with

an iPad citizenship certificate- for mastering the basic skills

an iPad camera licence- once they become competent in using the camera