Category Archives: iPad Trial

Core Apps

The following were the core apps we installed on every iPad.  Staff have experimented with many others, but these found the most use across faculties. Diigo Web highlighter Dropbox ePrint Evernote NetVibes WordPress Google Mobile App OxleyLearning Web App button … Continue reading

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Rob Hughes – Activity and Reflection

Reflecting on Professional Practice – Rob Hughes I teach music to high school students in years 7 through 12. There are a great number of music Apps available at present, and these are continually changing and increasing. Considering the three … Continue reading

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Jacqui Pugh – Activity and Reflection

Jacqui Pugh – AGQTP iPad What I did Technology mandatory Year 8, 2011 Students in Technology spend 4 semesters over stage 4 in a rotation of modules. These include graphics, woodwork, cooking, and model making. In model making the students … Continue reading

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iPad Trial Review

The following post links to the main resources developed through the AGQTP project “Digital Learning with iPads.” Teacher Activities and Reflections Tristan Bevan – Science Nel MacBean – French & Maths Jillian Hall – English Jacqui Pugh – Design & … Continue reading

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Minimum Digital Device Requirements

1:1 Learning @ Oxley College – Minimum Platform Battery whole school day without recharging (+7 hours reliably) Basic software Flash? Or HTML5 Word processing (both online and off-line) Spreadsheets Presentation Mind mapping Calendar Email Web Browser Video player Audio player … Continue reading

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Jillian Hall’s iPad Activity & Reflection

Jillian Hall – English Faculty I teach Secondary English at Oxley College. I encourage the use of different technologies in the classroom and was excited at the prospect of exploring the capabilities of the iPad. Initially, I felt that the … Continue reading

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Feedback from Students: iPads

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Tristan Bevan’s iPad Pilot Reflection

Ipad Project – Science Part 1 – Year 9 Science – Dynamic Earth The students learn about the structure of the Earth, the theory of Continental Drift, plate tectonics, Earthquakes, volcanoes & tsunamis Lesson 1 – Earth structure Students are … Continue reading

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Nel MacBean’s iPad Pilot Reflections

Reflecting on professional practice What I did What I would do next time I wish this existed I teach French Beginners at Stage 6 level and wanted an app that sought to revise the grammatical structures of the course, as … Continue reading

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iPad Feedback

Oxley College teachers are involved in a pilot project using iPads with their students. These teachers have received extra training and access to an iPad and can check out the College’s iPads for their classes. After using the iPads, we’d … Continue reading

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