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The iPad Toolkit

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Getting an iPad can be a scary experience. Even worse when you are asked to use it in your teaching practice. The iPad Toolkit aim to help you get the most out of your new device with only out of the box features and apps.
Knowing how to use your iPad is only part of the conversation. Knowing where to use your iPad – especially in class – is just as important. This guide will give you some ideas on ways to get creative with iPadOS features and apps. All of these are integrated into your iPad and can be used – Out of the Box.

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Apple REgional Training Centre

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Apple Regional Training Centres deliver courses to build the skills and confidence of educators to use Apple technology inside and outside the classroom. They are a community who share best practices and inspire excellence through teaching with Apple technology.

Being selected as an Apple Regional Training Centre highlights our commitment to facilitating training for teachers to develop skills and build confidence to use Apple technology in the classroom. 

Apple Regional Training Centres create a community to share best practice and support teaching staff to attain Apple Teacher status, a professional learning programme designed to support and celebrate educators.

Teachers from across the region can attend courses to build their knowledge and skills using technology in the classroom and earn badges to achieve their Apple Teacher recognition.

Across the UK and Ireland, the goals of all Apple Regional Training Centres are to:

• facilitate training opportunities for teachers to develop skills using Apple technology in the classroom

• promote Apple in Education and share new products and innovations with educators

• build Apple Teacher across the region

• share best practices, build community and inspire excellence.

Developing ideas with animation using Keynote Advert

27 March 16:00, Develop ideas using animation with Keynote

Animating ideas is an excellent way for pupils to visualise and share their knowledge. From animations describing the journey of Jacobite soldiers, to story boarding ideas for a creative writing project. Using out of the box tools and features, pupils can easily visualise the story they wish to tell and share their understanding in a modern and exciting way.

Find out more: Create Editing Effects

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Podcasting in the classroom Advert

13 March 16:00, Podcasting in the Classroom

Podcasts are a great way to share the learning journey taking place in school or at home. The beauty of podcasting is that it doesn’t need to be a face to face activity as they can be recorded remotely, edited easily and shared from any location.

Podcasts can easily become part of any learning activity. They can help staff and students reflect, review and reinforce their learning in a number of key areas. They also provide excellent opportunities for collaborative and cooperative learning approaches. Planning and producing a Podcast doesn’t need to take a lot of work but can be a excellent way to develop literacy skills in pupils. For staff, sharing a podcast can be an excellent way to showcase the excellent work taking place in your classroom, introduce new topics for learners, or cohost with like minded teachers looking to make an impact on student creativity.

Podcasting can be carried out with ease and little equipment. An iPad, a microphone, an app and an idea are all you need to get started with producing a series of informative podcasts that show that everyone truly can create.

Find out more: Podcasting with iOS

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Accessibility Webinar Advert

20 February 16:00, Accessibility features to support learning & teaching

Having an accessibility need can be a daunting prospect for learners. Having an Additional Support Need that isn’t visible c`an impact pupil confidence and ability to take part in classroom activities. Accessiblity features on iPadOS can benefit all learners. Especially those with SEN/ASN.

  • What are some of the built in features that can support learner needs?
  • What are some of the ways these features can be used to enhance learning & teaching?
  • How can these be used?

Find out more on the Accessiblity: Apple Support

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Classroom Management advert

06 February 16:00, Classroom Management with iPad

Classroom management can be difficult with or without technology. This session aims to give staff the tips and techniques that they can use to ensure that learning & teaching is enhanced rather than hindered. Learn how to use the Apple Classroom app to guide learning, share work, and manage student devices — all from the same app. Manage individual, group, and whole-class activities with just a few taps and discuss the methods for managing whole class deployments of shared iPad. How do you cope when multiple pupils have access to the same device? What strategies do you employ? What hasn’t worked?

Find out more on the Apple Education Community: Apple Teacher

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02 March AM, PM and evening, NCSC Childminders in Scotland session and play-along for children (early level)

As childminders, you want to create a safe and secure environment for the children in your care. As we become ever more reliant on digital technology it is increasingly important that you protect data (on children, and families), finances and also the integrity of any digital systems you use, including email, communication channels and databases.

This webinar is for all childminders working in Scotland. It is run by the National Cyber Security Centre and supported by the Scottish Government, Education Scotland, Scottish Childminding Association and the Care Inspectorate, as part of Cyber Scotland Week. It will provide you with advice and steps you can take to minimise the likelihood and impact of a cyber attack, and information about where to get help and advice if you need it.

Join us to identify a handful of steps you can take to minimise the potentially costly and disruptive effect of a cyber incident, and better safeguard the children in your care, as well as your business’s finances and reputation.

Part of the 9.30am and 1.30pm sessions include a story ‘Monkey Cow’ by Stuart Spendlow and a hands on activity for children, focusing on creating secure passwords. To take part in the children’s activity, you will require some resources to hand:

• bag/box

• random household objects/ toys

• post it notes/small pieces of paper

• pens/pencils

Please click on one of the time slots below to join us in one of the 50 minute interactive online sessions for all childminders in Scotland and the children in your care.

Click here to sign up to the 9.30am -10.20am session

 

Click here to sign up to the 1.30pm -2.20pm session

 

7PM SESSION IS FULL SIGN UP NOW CLOSED (shorter childminder only session, no children’s activity)

 

When you have signed up, a join link will be sent to you via the email you use to sign up.

The link will ask you to join an online Microsoft Team’s meeting. No log in is required.

02 March 09:30, Tech She Can live assembly ***NEW DATE***

***NEW DATE***

Join Poppy from Tech She Can for this exciting assembly and explore the world of cyber in this LIVE Tech for Safety and Security assembly. This is aimed at Second level learners but could still be enjoyed by younger and older learners with teacher support. There will be an open-ended and adaptable challenge activity at the end of the session.

Find out more about Tech Che Can with this link: TechSheCan website

 

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