iPad Resource for Tuesday - Zaption

Zaption lets you embed questions within the video

 

Flipping your class and using videos. We all know that it is better to ask questions throughout the text rather than only at the end of the chapter, so asking questions after a topic is covered in the video and not waiting until the end is a better plan as well. Although that’s what we do most of the time because there is not easy way to do to ask question during the video.  

Whoo Hoo….Problem solved with Zaption!  If you want to create your first Zaption and share interactive video lessons, head over to www.zaption.com on your computer. Your students will use the app to access your video creation. This is a new way to do assessment!

Zaption lets you embed questions within the video. Students can't move forward in the video until they can correctly answer the question. 

Whether you’re flipping your classroom or in-flipping, this is a powerful tool.  Go to the Zaption Gallery and check out examples from a huge variety of content areas and grade levels: https://www.zaption.com/gallery 

Official Description: Zaption allows teachers to easily create interactive video lessons by adding images, text, quizzes, and discussions to existing videos from YouTube or Vimeo. These “learning tours” can be shared privately with a simple link, or embedded in any learning management system -- making Zaption perfect for blended learning, flipped classrooms & online classes in K12 as well as Higher Ed and training. Zaption’s Analytics also track all learner activity, so teachers get immediate and actionable data to improve instruction and personalize learning.

Here is a good tutorial by teacher Klista Rader: 

Link to all the tutorials for using Zaption: https://www.youtube.com/user/GoZaption/videos 

iPad Resource for Tuesday-Dropbox

Moving files and presentations around between your iPad and your computer is a challenge sometimes.  I use iCloud for some things, bu mostly,  I use Dropbox. 

What exactly is Dropbox?   

Dropbox kinda of a superhero!! — a tool that’s first class and extremely powerful. I am constantly discoveingr new ways to use Dropbox. Mostly to store and sync documents and files across computers, tablets, and smart phones. Create a lecture or lesson on your computer at home, put it in your Dropbox folder and whamm – it is synced with all your other devices, immediately. 

Most iPad apps have a Dropbox sync option. Since Dropbox works across all platforms and devices, you can use a Mac, a PC, an iPad and anything else you have. You will have access to your documents on all of them. Thanks to the magic of Dropbox’s syncing, your documents will be up to date at all times on all devices. No need to drag around external drives anymore, just sign up for a FREE account and your files are always available, even while using a shared computer at a conference or in the library. Just login using your web browser at dropbox.com. 

Sign up for a free account and receive 2 GB of storage. For more space, purchase a Pro account https://www.dropbox.com/plans. Dropbox utilizes standard encryption methods to transfer and store data, keeping your personal data secure.  Read more about Dropbox’s security policy.  

Dropbox can be a great teaching/learning tool. The first thing to do is to create a sharing folder for my iBooks that my students will need to download during the semester.  Any type of file you need to make available to your students – PowerPoints, hand-outs, reading assignments, videos, images, iBooks, ePubs, whatever. You can call this folder anything. 

For example, here is a link to my iBook on How-to Make iMovie Trailers, it is in a folder with all my iBooks for DED 318.  You are welcome to download any of them, just remember, the assignment for class in on the last page of most. I challenge you to make a movie and share with me!! :-) 

iPad Resource for Thursday- HaiKu Deck

Haiku Deck - Presentation and Slideshow App with Beautiful Charts & Graphs 

Yes, Haiku Deck is another excellent alternative for PowerPoint, and super EASY!!

Description
 
Haiku Deck makes it a snap to create beautiful presentations that will wow your audience – whether you’re pitching an idea, teaching a lesson, telling a story, or igniting a movement.

If you're not familiar with it or haven't tried Haiku Deck, here's what you need to know. 

It is a FREE iPad app for creating slideshow presentations. There are a few features of Haiku Deck that stand out. 
  1. Haiku Deck intentionally limits how much text that you can put on each of your slides. 
  2. Haiku Deck helps you find Creative Commons licensed images for your presentations. When you type a word or words on your slides you can have Haiku Deck search for images. The images that Haiku Deck serves up are large enough to completely fill your slide. 
  3. Yes, you can even upload your own images from your iPad or import images from Instagram and Facebook. 
  4. I have even used Haiku Deck to find images and design slides before putting them into Keynote. 
  5. On the same track, Haiku Deck has directions for exporting Haiku Deck to PowerPoint. Available in both the iPad and web app versions of Haiku Deck. 
  6. And if you want to import PowerPoint or Keynote slides into Haiku Deck, you can do that too,  Find those directions here.

iPad App Resource for Wednesday: Mid-week FUN with Bitmoji

Bitmoji

Official Description http://goo.gl/zvGypO

Bitmoji is your own personal emoji – that you can use right from your keyboard!

• Create an expressive cartoon avatar
• Choose from a growing library of moods, stickers and comic scenes - featuring YOU!
• Use it in iMessage, WhatsApp and more

Just download and sign into the app with Facebook  or email– your unique collection of Bitmoji is already waiting for you!

I have to admit, I have reached that point in life where I absolutely hate pictures of myself, clearly I have not embraced the selfie craze.  I saw this on the Today show this morning and on my, what fun it is.  Ok, admittedly I went a little crazy, but the cool thing is I just made my Avatar and there are tons of options and it just puts your Avatar face or whole body into the scene. So I really only made one.

And there are lots of ways to share, iMessage, Mail, FB Messenger, Facebook, twitter, save to your photos, etc.

This would be a great tool to use with kids in the classroom, they could each make their own avatar and use it on their blogs, in projects, anywhere. 

By the way it is an iPhone app, so if you are looking for it in the APP store on your iPad, look for iPhone Apps! http://goo.gl/zvGypO 

Yes, iPhone apps work on iPad too!!

Here is a link to the Today show report: Customize your cartoon avatar with Bitmoji

The app Bitmoji enables you to create a customized avatar, choosing such details as the shape of your nose and eyes, clothing, build, hair, and more. And you can share it with friends. http://www.today.com/video/today/57061878#57061878