Aprendiendo a Distancia

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Dag Gust,

Deze uitgave bestaat intussen ook in een Nederlandse vertaling. Zie http://www.apptiviteiten.eu/hot-apps-4-hots-8-lesactiviteiten-op-bloom-niveau-voor-de-ipad-vertaald-app-het-met-bloomen.html

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Bloom and apps

I think this question will eventually become almost completely moot. Voice to text software/apps are becoming more and more robust. I wrote my last book using Dragon Naturally Speaking. 

I believe that in a few years most writing will be done orally. Just as cursive handwriting is disappearing, keyboarding will diminish. Speed will not be as important because for large jobs, dictation will replace it. Editing and note-taking can be accomplished without so much concern for speed.

In the meantime, it is interesting to see that there was only negligible speed difference among the students in this study.

This free app for the iPad will help students learn how to code! It is geared to students between the ages of 8 and 12. Using drag and drop students should be able to create games and animations. 

A ongoing debate in education is around the issue of teaching programming to students. This app may provide opportunities for students to begin to explore the concept of programming easily.

Another programme to make coding accessible. 

Here's something we need most even more than algebra. Girls and Boys that can code are in high demand for awhile.

Work of genius. Capture images of your notes, your course book, the white board, students work or whatever you want. Then edit as you please, save and share. 

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Visual note taking on the ipad

Mind mapping technoques with IPad

Great ideas and excellent modelling from Rachel. I like her suggestion that you can practise using Youtube or TED talks and create your charts as you follow along. Amazing. Thanks for scooping, Rod!

ännu ett verktyg för att använda ipad i undervisning. Det är gratis.

This is Saturday, November 15 and it is my favorite price, free!

Animoby. Creare presentazioni, tutorial e animazioni

A MUST check!!!

Check also:

- http://www.scoop.it/t/apps-for-any-use-mostly-for-education-and-free/?tag=Apps+Magazine

A MUST check!!!

The impact for Boy's Literacy is important.

In my view this really is the future and is worth investing your time in it.

 iPads are an effective tool used within classrooms as it keeps students engaged with their work. Walsh (2009) discusses the affect technology is having on society as well as in the classrooms. As students are now given the opportunity to read electronically, allowing students to visually and interactively view novels through technological advancements such as iPad’s, enhances ones understanding of specific issues as it allows information to be read, listened to and comprehended in an interesting manner. Nonetheless the use of technology in the classroom does not come without opportunities as well as challenges for the teachers who use them to support learning. The main aim of the research project throughout this source was to see the effect iPads as an eBook has on students and if it has any impact on their learning. Results showed that although the students participating in the study reported an increase in engagement when using the iPad, there was not a corresponding rise in achievement. It was also seen that at times it served as a distracter and it also frustrated attempts to engage the students in “offline” discussion, suggesting there are strong implications for pedagogy. This source allows teachers to be prepared for any problems they may encounter when using iPads in the classroom as well as being able to relate to the other teachers that had mixed feelings.

Teaching strategies that can be implemented in the classroom with the use of iPads include having students use a range of applications that the teacher can download relating to any topic. For example when teaching Maths the teacher can resort to the range of application that teach students how to add and subtract in an engaging manner. Students can also use their iPads as an eBook and read and write about a range of books. This will ensure that all students are engaged and interacting with their work. Following on, as a form of assessment, the students can then read and write about the same book without the use of technology and have students discuss their experience with the rest of the class. Observing and recording how students respond is also an effective tool when assessing students.

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