iTeach 1:1: Student-Created Interactive QR Code Bulletin Boards It’s no secret that I love using QR codes in my classroom, but this year I’ve been trying to incorporate more student-created QR code activities. I recently made an inference activity I’ve been doing for years more interactive by turning it into a student-created QR code bulletin board. After having some fun with this inference riddle website, my students created their own inference riddles in a similar fashion. I had them type their riddles in Powerpoint and then generate a QR code with their top-secret answer. To generate the QR code, they went to QRStuff.com and clicked the “Plain Text” option. Then they typed their answer in the text box and clicked “Download QR Code.” Once I had their riddles printed and hung up, I let a few students at a time go up to the board and try to solve their peers’ inference riddles. We did a similar QR code bulletin board in math using student-created word problems. I can't wait to share our new interactive bulletin board with you very soon!
ThePhysicalEducator.com | Physical Education Ideas, Resources, & Professional Development 10 tasks every iPad classroom should be able to do The Educational and Mobile Learning site highlighted a great step by step iPad task tutorial by the folks over at iSupport. They outline five tasks that “every modern teacher” should be able to do and use in their classrooms. It’s a great list: A PDFA presentationAn interactive bookA podcastA movie I really like how they put together an easy way to see how using iPad tools can lead kids through low level to high levels of thinking and doing. But the list isn’t comprehensive. So I’ve added five extra iPad basic skills that I think every teacher using iPads needs to have: Edit PhotosUsable photos are the basics of many different apps and tasks. What skill or task would you add to the list? Like this: Like Loading...
The P.E Geek | Bridging the gap between Physical Education & ICT...Yep I'm a P.E Geek 5 Ideas for the One iPad Classroom I am excited to be part of a plan to roll out iPads to all teachers in my school this spring. All classroom teachers in our schools will be getting an iPad, an Apple TV for projection and a stand to utilize the device as a document camera. The initial goal of this one iPad classroom is to allow wireless mirroring of an iPad through the projector in the classroom. This will add some interactivity and recording capabilities. I can think of many good ways to utilize this iPad equipped classroom, but of course, this is not yet something I have gotten my hands on so my depth of knowledge and experience has a lot of room for growth. iPad Anchor Activities Make efficient use of instructional time by taking advantage of the projection device to capture students’ attention during transitions and provide a focus for discussion or to prompt writing, blogging would be a good fit. Project videosProject the newsProject an image of the day. Virtual Field Trips on the iPad Create Video on the iPad
Physical Education Teaching Ideas and Resources | PE4Learning.com 10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics Advertisement Who can resist a colourful, thoughtful venn diagram anyway? In terms of blogging success, infographics are far more likely to be shared than your average blog post. This means more eyeballs on your important information, more people rallying for your cause, more backlinks and more visits to your blog. In short, a quality infographic done well could be what your blog needs right now. Designing An Infographic Some great tips for designing infographics: Keep it simple! Ideas for infographic formats include: Timelines;Flow charts;Annotated maps;Graphs;Venn diagrams;Size comparisons;Showing familiar objects or similar size or value. Here are some great tutorials on infographic creation: Creating Your Infographic Plan and research.If required, use free software to create simple graphs and visualisations of data.Use vector graphic software to bring these visualisations into the one graphic. Free Online Tools For Creating Infographics Stat Planet Hohli Creately New York Times Many Eyes Wordle
Top Apps for PE Teachers – Part 40 iDance An incredible app by the developers of the successful iMuscle, Essential Skeleton & iYoga Apps. One of the features that makes this app unique is the fact that the animations have been captured via motion tracking technology. However, the best feature by far, is the ability to piece together your own seamless dance routine combining all of the individual elements into something unique. Peloton Cycle Finally, a quality indoor cycling & spin class app has hit the stores, making it possible for you to stream live and on-demand Peloton indoor cycling rides to your iPad. Smiling Mind I absolutely love exploring how Mindfulness can be introduced into students lives. Extimer Rather than focusing on complexity, the Extimer App is the simplest & flexible timer apps I’ve ever used. Have an app that I should share on the next top apps for PE Teachers series?