I am doing two sessions for parents in our school district to show them how they might help their student(s) to use these devices more effectively for learning. Here is my agenda ... What do you think? This particular group will be junior high parents and the majority of students are studying algebra.
Parent iPod Touch / iPad Presentation Agenda
- The iPod Touch and iPad is a multi-faceted tool.
- Communication - Email, Text, Chat, Skype
- Organization - Calendar, Todo, Notes
- Internet Browser
- Video
- Audio
- Apps
- Gaming
- How do I find good quality apps?
- IEAR.org
- Our District List
- Other School Districts
- Canby School District
- How to Search iTunes App Store
- Beware the App
- Learning in Hand - Tony Vincent
- Example Apps that we are investigating?
- Show district devices to parents to try out
- Demo app examples
- Share images of students in action
- Podcasts / Videocasts
- iTunes Education Podcasts - Search Algebra
- K12 Podcasts - The Math Dude for example
- Khan Academy
- Search Youtube for How To Videos
- District Mathcasts / Mathademics
- Internet Safety / Digital Footprint
- Mobicip
- Location Based Social Networking Discussion
- iTunes Parent Preferences / Device Preferences