iPad+Basics+From+Accessibility+to+Assessment

iPad Basics In this session we will discuss the basics of using an iPad in your classroom. The direction and topics of the session will be determined by the participants and may include:

Accessibility
iPad incorporates numerous accessibility features, including:


 * VoiceOver screen reader
 * Zoom magnification
 * Large Text
 * White on Black
 * Speak Selection
 * Speak Auto-text
 * Mono Audio and balance
 * AssistiveTouch
 * Support for braille displays
 * Playback of closed-captioned content


 * Zoom, White on Black, and Mono Audio** work with all apps.
 * Large Text** works with Mail and Notes.
 * VoiceOver** works with the built-in iPad apps, and with some third-party apps.
 * Closed-captioning** works with videos and podcasts that support it.

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[|Readability App: A Great tool for all readers]

Basics
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Using Gestures

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Cut and Paste

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Roll Out
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Assessment



 * Assessment. Is there an app for that?**

No! but many apps, at best, act as tools that could increase the efficacy and efficiency of how we look for growth in knowledge or practice; at worse collect a lot of data.

Yet these same apps are so multifaceted and participatory in nature they require different skills and social practices that current assessments don't measure; and many believe can never be measured.

Simultaneously the Common Core calls for embedded "online research and media skills" and the use of digital texts and tools specifically in the writing anchor standards

We will discuss the challenges and potentials of using the ipad as an assessment device. Then we will discuss: -Recording feedback for writers -Interactive Think-Alouds -Dealing with data -Differentiating the Learning Experience

More in-depth learning on each topic will be available throughout the week in other DT&T sessions.

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