Tag: iPads

ITBabble Virtual Learning Solution Webinar

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I’ve developed a very flexible solution with iPads and some ergonomic tools/devices.   

The main goal was to have tech that was useful all the time, not just during quarantine, and tech that didn’t strain the network with video standards that can’t be handled by personal home networks. The investment would be useful for 3-7 years, or the duration of the equipment lifecycle. The tablet form factor I chose was the iPad, but this could be done with Android or Chromebook tablets.

This model eliminates document cameras, allows for hand writing on paper or real whiteboards, allows for digital whiteboards, and you can ergonomically adjust things so people feel like they are sitting next to someone. 

Teachers can freely move around the room to demonstrate labs and other experiences that are eliminated in most virtual scenarios. 

You can even do choir, band, and art. 

If teachers/hosts have laptops, this allows for  two cameras in every space. Students can flip between the iPad and the host device. 

The conferencing software doesn’t matter. You can use anything for your video conferencing. 

If people need to work from home they just take the iPad, and literally replicate their teaching environment.

This idea can be summed up in a single simple statement: The iPad is a Person in your Classroom.

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Episode 154 – Poop on the Desk

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Tony and Patrick are back and what an episode! Check out the talking points below and be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes or on your favorite podcasting app.

  1. The best gadgets are the ones you know how to use by Dieter Bohn
    1. https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/2/17302680/best-gadgets-tech-gear-liveblog-bag
    2. This applies to schools: hardware, software, SIS, gradebooks, etc.
    3. When is it good to make those changes?
  2. Access Denied: Controlling What Students Can Access by Tony DePrato
    1. https://itbabble.com/2018/05/05/controlling-what-students-can-access/
  3. iPads vs. Chromebooks update
    1. Student survey
  4. Tony’s testing with Amazon Work Spaces
    1. Tony tested Windows 10 with Amazon Work Spaces on a Chromebook
    2. It works
  5. End OF YEAR Process

You can download the episode here.

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Episode 148 – Olympic Fever

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This episode Tony and I make some big statements about the Olympics, talk about Gmail extensions, what ed tech really is and a whole lot more. You can subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcasting app. Check out the talking points below.

  1. Happy Olympics and Valentine’s Day!
  2. Smarthphones – Let’s experiment and see by Patrick

    1. https://itbabble.com/2018/02/02/smartphones-lets-experiment-and-see/
    2. Tony how is your experiment going?
  3. Devices – Students, teachers, schools by Patrick

    1. https://itbabble.com/2018/02/07/devices-students-teachers-schools/
    2. Tony’s thoughts
  4. School Shooting Simulation Software (and the Problem with How People Define ‘Ed Tech’) by Audrey Watters of Hackeducation

    1. http://hackeducation.com/2018/02/08/what-is-ed-tech
    2. Should we consider Ed tech to such a broad degree?
    3. Thoughts
  5. Gmail extensions – do you use any?
    1. https://itbabble.com/2018/02/05/my-three-gmail-extensions/

As always you can download this episode here.

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Episode 145 – Chrompocalypse

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Patrick and Tony are back! This episode they talk about cheaper iPads, cell phone bans and the Chrompocalypse that happened. Oh and Patrick’s kids stop by to say hi 🙂

  1. Much Cheaper iPad Expected in 2018 by Henry T. Casey of laptopmag.com
    1. https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/ipad-2018-specs-price
    2. Will this help vs the Chromebook in schools?
    3. Predictions?
  2. France to impose total ban on mobile phones in schools by Henry Samuel of the Telegraph
    1. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/11/france-impose-total-ban-mobile-phones-schools/
    2. Could they actually do this?
    3. Distraction for schools?
    4. FOMO – Fear of Missing Out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_of_missing_out
  3. Chromageddon Come Down: Educators are Wary After Thousands of Google Devices Fail by Sydney Johnson of edsurge.com
    1. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-12-13-chromageddon-come-down-educators-are-wary-after-thousands-of-google-devices-fail
    2. Schools here called it Chrompocalypse which is a better name
    3. Should schools be dettered by this?

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Episode 106 – Save Tony

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Today we discuss why Tony is missing, is Sesame Street on its way out and should schools even consider purchasing iPads now that Google Chromebooks make up more than 50% of devices in US schools. Check out the show notes below.

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What Will HBO’s Sesame Street Look Like? by Jessica Pressler of Vulture

a. Link: http://www.vulture.com/2016/01/what-does-hbo-mean-for-sesame-street.html
b. Is this the beginning of the end?
c. Thoughts? Do schools still use it much anymore? d. Reading Rainbow –https://www.readingrainbow.com/ e. Malcolm Gladwell The Tipping Point –http://gladwell.com/the-tipping-point/

Apple loses more ground to Google’s Chromebook in education market

a. Link: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/01/11/apple-loses-more-ground-googles-chromebook-education-market/78323158/
b. iPad Mini 2 – http://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-mini-2
c. If you’re looking for devices do you even consider iPads anymore?

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