Using Apple’s iPad to Maximize Your Effectiveness as a Leader Justin Baeder .
Transcript of Using Apple’s iPad to Maximize Your Effectiveness as a Leader Justin Baeder .
Using Apple’s iPad to Maximize Your Effectiveness as a
Leader
Justin Baederwww.eduleadership.o
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iPad Can Help You Become
• More mobile• More aware• More productive• More organized• More thorough…in order to impact student learning.
Five iPad Productivity Functions
• Notetaking• To-do management• Reference• Email• Calendar
But…
If you NEED an iPad
an iPad won’t solve your problems.
Notetaking
Writeeverything
down.
iThoughtsHD
Evernote
Classroom Observations
• Plaintext observation form template• External keyboard
or keyboard case• Email feedback
To-Do Management
OmniFocus
Workflow
• Limit number of “actionable” apps• Send action items through these
apps• Batch whenever possible• Decide what NOT to do on iPad
Reference
Reference
• Safari/Web• Saved PDFs & books in iBooks• Personal database, e.g. Evernote• Contacts
Email Workflow
• Monitor/filter/delete• Respond in person OR• Quick replies OR• Mark as unread
Calendar
Calendar
• Subscribe to online calendar (Google, iCal)
• Sync via Exchange• Sync via MobileMe• Alerts• Appointments in person
Living with iPad
Sync Scenarios
• App-specific sync service– Evernote– OmniFocus
• Cloud-based file sync– DropBox– JungleDisk
• iTunes (cable) sync– Music– Photos
Working with Files
• Files live in apps• Send via email• Store/sync with DropBox• Use iTunes sync only when necessary
DropBox
DropBox iPad InterfaceDropbox
• 2 GB space for free• Syncs with desktop
Choosing Apps
• Reputation– Reviews– History– Recommendations
• Sync– DropBox– Custom sync servers
• Data flow
What NOT To Handle on iPad
• Complex MS Office documents• Number-crunching• Printing (yet)
Fun (and Useful) Stuff
• Reading– RSS: Reeder– Saved articles: Instapaper– PDFs: iBooks
• Watching & listening– Music, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu Plus– Audible & podcasts
• Web
Bottom Line
Focus on the work,not the tools.
But enjoy the tools.
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