Teaching in Higher Ed

Teaching in Higher Ed


#022: Using iPads in the higher ed classroom [PODCAST]

November 06, 2014

Dr. Guy Trainin joins me for episode 22 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast to talk about using iPads and tablets in the classroom.

 
Podcast Notes
Guest
Dr. Guy Trainin

Bio
Blog
On Twitter
TechEdge on Pinterest
TechEdge on YouTube: iPads in the Classroom

Life in the classroom before the iPad
iPad integration in a higher ed classroom

Padlet
Exit Ticket
Socrative

When the professor has invested, but the institution has not

Educreations
Explain Everything
Touchcast (requires new iPad)
PollEverywhere

Supporting students with disabilities

Visual thesaurus
Visual thesaurus on the iPad
Dictionary.com iPad app
Virtual keyboard as a built in feature to support students
Anne Lamott emphasizes having "shitty first drafts" in Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing, by Peter Elbows

The “haves” and “have nots”
Collaborative learning assignments

Augmented reality book report covers
Twitter tutorial - collaborative project with kids (imagine what is then possible with higher ed students)

Recommendations

Mine craft (Guy)
Minecraft.edu component 
Feedly (Bonni)

Closing credits
Review on iTunes or