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Are you teaching with an iPad this fall?
If you are, or you are considering it, then our four-day iPad teacher training is for you! Designed by educators for educators you will learn core skills and then apply them to your classroom by designing an iPad lesson you can use in the fall. Our curriculum is based on our experience teaching and learning with iPads in a 1:1 setting since 2010.

2013 dates are now finalized! Join us July 8 - 11, 2013.
Course Details
Overview
This course will cover basic topics such as classroom management and device setup, as well as advanced topics like flip teaching, and new innovative tools. Each participant will design an iPad lesson plan for use in the fall.

For a full list of course topics see below. All participants will also receive an eBook created with iBooks Author: Teaching With the iPad. An iPad is required for participation in this course.

New in 2013
Interested in a deep dive into basic iPad use or iBooks Author? New in 2013 are two pre-conference sessions focusing on these topics.

Pre-conference Session 1 - iPad For Beginners
Are you completely new to the iPad? This pre-conference session focuses on everything you need to know to get up and running including:
  • Buttons, ports & connectors
  • Charging, cleaning & syncing
  • Gestures
  • The App Store
  • App Management
  • Multi-tasking shortcuts
  • Settings, parental controls & accessibility
  • Tricks & tips
Pre-conference Session 2 - iBooks Author
Are you interested in creating your own teaching materials? This session will include everything you need to know about creating interactive iBooks using Apple's free eBook authoring tool iBooks Author. Topics will include:
  • Templates
  • Chapters & sections
  • Interactive widgets
  • Glossary
  • Copyright & Creative Commons
  • Publishing on the iBookstore
  • Distributing iBooks to students outside the iBookstore

Dates
July 8 - 11, 2013

2013 Course Fees
  • $900 Course tuition, which includes all instruction, lunch, coffee breaks and iBook: Teaching With the iPad
  • Optional: $100 Pre-conference Session 1: iPad for Beginners OR Pre-conference Session 2: iBooks Author
  • 10% Discount available for groups of three or more
Curriculum
The course will be taught hands-on so teachers will have ample opportunity to understand, practice and apply new concepts. Course topics will include:
  • Philosophy of teaching with the iPad
  • Core teacher & student tasks
  • Assessing apps
  • Content creation
  • Teaching & classroom management strategies
  • eTextbooks
  • Flip Teaching
  • Innovative presentation tools
  • Developing a teaching unit with peer feedback
Faculty
Hans Mundahl
Director of Technology Integration, Art Instructor
603-677-3546

Rebekka Joslin
Science Instructor
603-677-3537

Justin Joslin
Director of Experiential Learning, Math & Science Instructor
603-677-3504

Wouldn't it be great if there was a guidebook for teaching with the iPad?

We looked everywhere and couldn't find anything we liked so we decided to create our own. This collaboratively written eBook has just about everything in it we know about teaching with the iPad and is now available in the iBookstore.
Additional Information
Individual Participant Requirements
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Sample Daily Schedule
7:00am - 8:00am Breakfast
8:00am - 9:00am Interactive activity
9:00am - 10:00am Course content
10:00am - 10:30am Coffee break
10:30am - 12:00pm Guest lecture
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:00pm Content creation activity
2:00pm - 4:00pm App Demos