The iPad and the Bazaar

The Maryvale Christmas Bazaar was held today and students set up tables to earn some money for their classes. One group used their iPad as a guide to facepaint others.

Even Apes use iPads

Tablet of the Apes

What began as an April Fool's Day gag - a Photoshopped image of a gorilla using an iPad - soon became a reality when the Milwaukee County Zoo handed the device to its orangutans. Since iPads are allegedly so intuitive that anyone can use them, Trish Khan, supervisor of the primate and ape area at the zoo, thought the tablet could be a great enrichment opportunity for the great apes and donated her old one. At first, the orangutans were just shown pictures and videos of themselves and were not allowed to handle the device. "Their reaction was rather interesting," says Khan. "They took to it immediately. One of them put his arms above his head and clapped while the other stared intently." Then there were allowed to tinker with painting and drawing apps while a zookeeper protected the iPad from damage. The apes have a basic understanding of how the touch screen works, which is good for their cognitive development, Khan says. Next the zoo hopes to develop its own apps for apes and help them Skype with apes from other zoos.

Lauren Brousell
CIO
December 1, 2011

See http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3503234/Gorillas-get-iPads-to-aid-alertness-and-keep-them-happier-in-zoos.html for the Photoshopped images.

Using their iPads After School

Students often sit on the steps and use their iPads after school.

11:11 on 11-11-11 from the iPad

We had a little fun today in computer class and the girls made screen shots of the date and time.

Teachers and iPads

Two teachers using iPads in art and English.

Absent? No Problem! Facetime works just fine!

Two students at school and another students who is home sick using Facetime to participate in the class.


One of the issues that arises for students who are absent is how to get good science lab notes from other students who were actually in school and did the lab that day. A student who is absent due to mono was able to participate with her lab group by using FaceTime. One student in class set up her iPad so that the student at home could watch and listen to what was happening during the lab. How cool is that!?! She will be able to keep up with her class and not feel so far behind when she comes back to school.

There are several ways that the iPad can be used in the classroom. Teachers can use the iPad in place of a computer to deliver content using an LCD projector and white board or screen. It can also become a student work station as well as a collaboration device between the teacher and among the students.

Below are some of the apps that teachers have been using:




AirSketch Free (free) is an app allows teachers to connect to a laptop that is on the same network and then project what is written or drawn on the iPad onto a screen using an LCD projector. As long as the laptop is able to project through an LCD projector, what is drawn on the iPad can be seen.





Science 360 (free) from the National Science Foundation. These beautiful images and videos can be used as writing prompts in English and be visual aids in math and social studies.



Photos and videos can take up a lot of room on your iPad. Try one of these apps to move photos from your iPad to your computer or another iDevice. After they are moved, they can be saved to a jump drive or CD.


Bluetooth Photo Copy (free) is a photo share app that allows you to move photos from one iDevice to another one. Both devices must have the app installed and running for this to work properly.




Photo Transfer App ($2.99) is another app that allows you to move photos from the iPad to another device including a PC, a Mac, or another iPad or iPhone.