tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post9088304492061024715..comments2024-03-23T17:12:29.672-04:00Comments on Math Hombre: iPad BrainstormingJohn Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-13020782537681132722012-03-20T17:37:06.074-04:002012-03-20T17:37:06.074-04:00Try BrainSqueezer, a collaborative brainstorming a...Try BrainSqueezer, a collaborative brainstorming app for iPad.<br />http://brain-squeezer.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-45819457603411710772011-07-23T22:55:14.934-04:002011-07-23T22:55:14.934-04:00Thanks for sharing that!
My new colleague Robert ...Thanks for sharing that!<br /><br />My new colleague Robert Talbert (http://castingoutnines.wordpress.com/) emailed:<br />I found this article tonight that might have something to do with<br />John's thoughts about iPad uses:<br /><br />http://kathyschrock.net/ipadblooms/<br /><br />It's a list of 36 iPad apps, indexed by (modified) Bloom's Taxonomy<br />level, six apps per level. There's a form to add more. Seems like it<br />might get some thoughts flowing about how these devices could be used.John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-43555455609421878812011-07-22T22:13:35.988-04:002011-07-22T22:13:35.988-04:00I administer our schools 1:1 laptop program and th...I administer our schools 1:1 laptop program and this year we rolled out over 400 iPads to our year 7 students (12/13 years old, first year of high school here in Aus).<br /><br />From my perspective the iPad has been a huge plus for many reasons. First and foremost, the kids bring them and are keen to use them. There are an incredible number of apps that are available to the students and they are willing to download them and try them out.<br /><br />One immediate thing that came to mind was in our Year 7 Maths classes where every student did a project on Angles. One of the tasks required them to find (and measure) angles in real life situations. Many of the kids had photos and downloaded one of those angle apps that allowed them to place a protractor on a picture and measure the angle. The app was $1.19 here in Aus at the time. Quite a number of kids bought that app, downloaded it and used it on the spot. They would not have been a) able to, or b) inclined to, do that on a computer.<br /><br />From the rest of the staff's perspective, however, they would not be as enthusiastic as I am. First and foremost, the lack of Flash on the ipad is a huge negative in education. So many of the really good resources for education work on Flash. I am constantly finding really good things to do only to find they won't work on the iPad. And I think this is more pronounced the higher up in year level / age you progress.<br /><br />Happy to discuss the use of these fabulous devices futher for anyone interested.<br /><br />Regards.Numbathttp://notmaths.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235276292454918436.post-11211811809473781932011-07-22T13:38:40.584-04:002011-07-22T13:38:40.584-04:00Skip Via (@skipvia on Twitter) suggested this cool...Skip Via (@skipvia on Twitter) suggested this cool video of a 5th grade classroom with iPad.John Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212162438307044259noreply@blogger.com