Transcript of Natecla jisc rscyh 2
- 1. Using iPads to Support ESOL Chris Barber and Kathy Boyer
Jisc Regional Support Centre for Yorkshire and Humber
www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/YH Go to View > Header & Footer to edit
www.jisc.ac.uk/rsc December 7, 2013 | slide 1 RSCs Stimulating and
supporting innovation in learning
- 2. Purpose of the session To introduce some iPad apps and
features and also some websites to support ESOL teaching Hands on
and discussion as to how these might be useful in your own teaching
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- 3. Context www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/YH December 7, 2013 | slide 3
- 4. Why iPads Accessibility features Quality Controlled Apps
0ver 800,000 at the last count Can be used as a personal device or
as an institutional device Easy to set up and use December 7, 2013
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- 5. Why iPads Can be used to support and extend learning To show
videos, podcasts, e-books and electronic book, (as well as take and
show photographs) To find information To speak information To
record voice and video To use in the classroom for quick quizzes to
test understanding .and so on December 7, 2013 | slide 5
- 6. Why iPads Question Can you think of a typical ESOL student
and give some examples of the kind of problems that they may
encounter? December 7, 2013 | slide 6
- 7. Using iPads to Support Learning December 7, 2013 | slide
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- 8. Web solutions QRStuff.Com http://www.qrstuff.com/
http://blog.dundee.ac.uk/acc
essibility/2011/10/qr-codesand-accessibility/ December 7, 2013 |
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- 9. Web solutions QRVoice.Net www.qrvoice.net December 7, 2013 |
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- 10. Web solutions Robobraille.org December 7, 2013 | slide
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- 11. Voice Recording and Playback Simple voice recorders and
text to speech readers December 7, 2013 | slide 11
- 12. Creativity Various apps which allow you to create movies,
ebooks, create blogs, read QR codes or create photo diaries and
talk to a cat and have it talk back to you! December 7, 2013 |
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- 13. Productivity Vary from quiz makers, speech to text,
recorders with bookmarks, cloud saving apps and an app for saving
useful bits of websites! December 7, 2013 | slide 13
- 14. Drawing Much as the title implies! Skitch can save to
EverNote and the others have various degrees of sophistication!
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- 15. Sharing Information MS Office emulators and the real thing
plus apps for sharing writing and drawings and potentially creating
entire lessons! December 7, 2013 | slide 15
- 16. Reference Some ESOL based apps and some general information
giving apps December 7, 2013 | slide 16
- 17. Contact c.p.barber@leeds.ac.uk k.boyer@leeds.ac.uk
http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/YH support@rsc-yh.ac.uk December 7, 2013 |
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