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 and learning December 7, 2013 | slide 2

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 | slide 4

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 7

8. Web solutions QRStuff.Com http://www.qrstuff.com/ http://blog.dundee.ac.uk/acc essibility/2011/10/qr-codesand-accessibility/ December 7, 2013 | slide 8

9. Web solutions QRVoice.Net www.qrvoice.net December 7, 2013 | slide 9

10. Web solutions Robobraille.org December 7, 2013 | slide 10

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 | slide 12

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! December 7, 2013 | slide 14

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 | slide 17