iPadProgram

Applied Technology High School / Secondary Technical School

Academic Year 2014-2015

2014, Instructional Technology Department, Applied Technology High School Directorate.

The Purpose of this booklet is to inform stakeholders about the rationale behind the iPad
inclusion in our schools e-learning paradigm. This document will also explain how
students are expected to use the device inside and outside the school to enhance their
engagement in learning. In addition, descriptions about the provided professional apps
will be included at the end.

Why the iPad?

Technology is becoming more and more integrated into our society, which has changed
the way people conduct their daily lives including how knowledge is digested in the
classrooms. Technology integration encourages teachers to enhance student learning,
engage students in the learning process and share resources. It also provides students
with access to valuable information anytime and anywhere.
Our schools provide endless opportunities to students and teachers to go beyond the
classroom and build personalized learning experiences. With iPads in the classroom,
every lesson is brought to life through using state-of-the-art tools, apps and content that
are geared just for education. Teachers can develop their own interactive materials,
communicate with their students in real time, promote collaborative work in the
classroom, and effectively assess students work. Consequently, learning will be more
engaging and memorable to students who are encouraged to use their iPads to construct
knowledge and develop interactive materials as part of their course assignments and
school projects.
The iPad is so easy to use and students get familiar with it in no time. It is the familiarity
and richness of the supporting educational apps that makes the iPad the mobile device of
choice. Students have demonstrated their satisfaction with their iPads through different
surveys in previous years.
ATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015

We began integrating technology into the

classroom in 2009 through a program we call
One-to-One E-learning Solution. At that time, the
Apple MacBook Pro was the only device given to
students once they joined our schools. The iPad
was first introduced in 2012 with a goal of
improving students learning. All students who join
our schools receive the latest high-specs iPad. They
will also receive a MacBook Pro once they pass the
year and go to the next grade. This year, students
will receive the latest iPad Air 64GB model in
addition to a set of 23 paid apps. Students will need
to use their Apple ID in order to download these
specific apps into their account. Students are
supposed to use their apps in the different subjects
until they graduate in Grade 12.

Do you think using iPads helps you

understand your lessons better?

Never

Rarely

4.35%
(28)

All the time

3.27%
(21)

22.71%
(146)

31.57%
(203)

Sometime

38.10%
(245)

Most of the time

Answered: 643

Skipped: 0

Technology Integration in the Curriculum

Our educational standards in the curriculum are supported by the use of technology across all subjects.
Among other technologies, the iPad is used as a tool to facilitate students learning and extend it in ways
previously thought impossible. We believe that iPads can help students achieve more learning outcomes
through active engagement and increased enjoyment.
Students are required to bring their iPads to school fully charged every day. They also need to download
the schools apps as soon as they receive their iPads in order to be prepared for the new academic year.

ATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015

Required Educational Apps

Below is the list of Apps we provide to all students so they can use them in the diferent subjects
throughout the years they spend in our school:
Photoshop Touch for iPad lets you
combine images, apply professional
effects, and share results through
Facebook and Twitter - all from the
convenience of your iPad.

Air Sketch enables students to turn the iPad

into a wireless interactive whiteboard.
They can annotate PDF slides and images &
project them in real-time. This is a very
powerful tool used to present, explain, &
demonstrate work.

Animation Studio allows users to

create their own personalized films in
an easy way! Students can create
their own animated movies, add
characters and soundtrack with voice,
music & text to speech!

Book Creator for iPad provides a simple

way to create beautiful iBooks, right on the
iPad. Students can read them in iBooks, send
them to their friends, or submit them to the
iBooks Store. This app is ideal for the
classroom. Students can create picture
books, photo books, art books, cookbooks,
manuals, textbooks, and the list goes on.

Explain Everything is an easy-to-use

design, screen casting, and interactive
whiteboard tool that lets you
annotate, animate, narrate, import,
and export almost anything to and
from almost anywhere. No account is
necessary to use and share creations.

Files Pro store and view your documents,

transferring them easily from any Mac or PC.
It is fully integrated with Box, Dropbox, and
Google Drive & One Drive. It embeds high
quality viewers, including excellent support
for PDF, Office, iWork & images. Students
can play music; watch movies; access their
cloud storage or download from the
internet.

Geometry Pad+ allows students to

create fundamental geometric
shapes, explore and change their
properties, and calculate metrics.
They can save the work on the device
itself, iCloud or to Dropbox. Students
can also export their work into PDF
and images.

GoodReader can help students read

virtually anything, anywhere: books, movies,
maps, pictures. It also provide the ability to
mark-up PDFs through typewriter text
boxes, sticky notes, lines, arrows, and
freehand drawings. Besides reading,
students can also sync their files with
remote servers such as iDisk, Dropbox,
SugarSync, WebDAV, AFP, FTP or SFTP server.

Notability is the one place to create,

share, and manage notes. It combines
handwriting, typing, audio recordings,
and photos so students can create
notes that fit their needs. In addition,
with iCloud support, notes are always
available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Anytime. Anywhere.

Popplet is a platform for managing ideas. Its

super simple interface allows students to
move at the speed of their thoughts. With
Popplet, students can capture their ideas,
sort them visually, and collaborate with
others in real time, quickly and easily!

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Sounds is the ultimate interactive

English pronunciation tool, for both
students and teachers. Sounds helps
students study, practise and play with
pronunciation wherever they are. The
app features a fully interactive
Phonemic Chart for both British and
American English. Students can look
up and listen to words, phrases in the
provided wordlist, and can record and
compare their own pronunciation.

Vernier Video Physics brings physics

video analysis to iPad. Students can
use the app to capture video of an
object in motion, mark its position
frame by frame, and set the scale using
a known distance. Video Physics draws
trajectory, position, and velocity
graphs for the object. Students can
share video, graphs, and data.

Dynamic ART is a graphical

programming environment on iPad.
Students will find it easy to create
amazing artwork, animations,
interactions and music with
Dynamic ART. They can also share
their creations with their friends.
Students will have fun learning
programming without the need to
study complex syntax of computer
languages. They just drag and drop
a set of blocks and connect them
together. Dynamic ART is a powerful
tool that can be used for beginners
to learn and practice mathematical,
computational ideas and creative
thinking.

ATHS / STS iPad Program AY 2014-2015

Multi Measures HD is the most handy

measuring tool kit in the world. Students can
use the app to turn their iPad into a
multi-functional measuring device with
metronome, stopwatch, timer, seismometer,
ruler, surface level and many more.

HTML Studio is a professional web design

software for the iPad that provides a visual
interface for creating and editing websites
and mobile web apps, as well as previewing
and publishing options on the go. In
addition, HTML Studio provides a
professional way to manage and share
created work on iOS devices.

WebDAV Nav+ is a WebDAV client and file

explorer for iOS. Students can use it to
navigate their remote storage folders and
perform common file and folders operations
like delete, copy, move, and rename.
Students can also open browsed documents
and files in other applications.

The device

iPad Air

64GB

WiFi

Charger

Cable

Additional accessories
iPad Smart Case & Soft-Touch Stylus Pen

Smart Case

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Stylus Pen