Ellen Kraska Mark Hammons

Tales of An UnTethered Classroom

Today’s Meet

Introduce yourself! !

What did you enjoy learning when you went to school?

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Trends today

Affordance TheoryEnvironment shapes behavior

In schoolwe want students to be engaged, focused, creative…

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Yet, these are the spaces we give them.Photo from Wikimedia Commons

Myth of Averages Video http://goo.gl/Pt0d53

OpportunityPhoto from Flickr - Stuartpilbrow

• Social• Mobile• Multi-modal

• Contextual• Integrates technology

Learning is…

Tim Springer Hero Inc. @heroesdrtim http://goo.gl/x9DQV0

What do you want learning to look like?Turn and Talk. Share your answers in Today’s Meet.

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Where do you gofor inspiration, to be creative, to learn, to work…

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Design with learning in mind

If someone walked into your room, when the students were using iPads,

what would learning look like?

How is the iPad changing the learning experience in your classroom?

Sugata MitraLearning behaviors are changing because of technology.

Photo from flickr: TED Conference

Using iPads to…

• Enable movement

• Enable independence and autonomy

• Personalize learning experience

One iPad

Using AppleTV to…

• Enable movement

• Celebrate work

• Create community

• Elevate voices

• Shift the attention from the teacher to the students

The Untethered Classroom with AppleTV: Nuts & Bolts

• System requirements

• Settings

• Apple Remote

• Home share to distribute media

Choice Time

More Apple TV Nuts and Bolts with Mark

Brainstorming possible “app”lications with Ellen

Educreations Doodlecast Pro Explain Everything

Camera app, iMovie, Garage Band, Croak.it!

Tellagami, Toontastic, Puppet Pals, Sock Puppets, Chatter Pix

Book Creator, My Story

Windows to Student ThinkingWhiteboard Apps Educreations, Doodlecast Pro, Explain Everything !Digital Storytelling Apps Camera App, GarageBand, iMovie, Croak it!, DoInk Green Screen !Avatars & Puppets Apps Sock Puppets, Puppet Pals, Toontastic, Tellagami !Book Publishing Apps Book Creator, My Story Presentation Apps Haiku Deck, Keynote, ThingLink !Notetaking Apps Google Drive, Evernote, Notability

Create Individualized Learning Opportunities

• Ignite curiosity and inspire creativity

• Open windows to student thinking

• Provide opportunities for students to demonstrate knowledge and learning in multimedia formats

• Screencasts, iMovies, podcasts, tellagamis and more!

Flexible and reconfigurableHillbrook iLab

Agile SpacesWheels, nesting and stacking

Hillbrook iLab

Public Platformsfor galleries of thinking

Choice

Seamless

Zackees Turn Signal Gloves

Thank you!