Session+2

= iSchool Initiative Agenda: Curriculum, Music and Podcasts =

**Self Start (15 minutes) **

1. Start your Computer. As you start the computer hold down the options key and choose whether or not, you want the PC or MAC.

2. Open iTunes and log into your iTunes account. (Click where it says “Sign In” in the upper right hand corner of iTunes.) We will need to be logged into our accounts so that we can enter our iTunes $50 cards.

3. Over the last month you have become an expert on one app. This needs to be a new and different app from the ones that were demonstrated in our first session. Open the iSchool Wiki. http://ischoolinfo.wikispaces.com. Click on Twin Peaks Elementary in the Participating Schools Section of the Navigation Links on the left. Then choose today's training session. Click on the discussion tab at the top of the page and open the Twin Peaks Elementary discussion Link. Enter the name of the app, the price of the app and a short description of the app you have become an expert on. Make sure the app is running on your iPod Touch.

4. Download the [|“Dice Shaker”] app on your iPod Touch for our opening activity. Do this from the App Store on your touch. Do not connect your ipod to the computer and download the app.

5. Explore the Publicity/News section of the iSchool website. Read one article. Connect your earphones/mic to your Touch. Open the Voice Memo Recorder App on the home page. Record 3-5 things you learned or found particularly interesting from the Publicity/News section. Be sure to also state your name and which article you read. Save the voice recording. We will share these in a few moments.
 * Welcome** **(15 minutes)**

Questions? Be sure everyone has redeemed the $50 iTUNES cards. Share voice memos about the articles read in the Publicity/New section.

**Opening Activity: App Sharing (30 minutes) **

1. Facilitator demonstration of Dice Shaker (make sure you have downloaded this app :[|Dice Shaker]) 2. Set the dice shaker to: 12 sided dice/3 dice. Everyone shake or roll the dice 3. Line up without talking from lowest to highest number from the results. Pair off with the person at the opposite end. 4. Now roll or shake the dice again with your partner. All those who get the higher number go to one side of the room. The low rollers move to the other side of the room. 5. Form circles with your new group. Participants take turns sharing/demonstrating the app they became an expert on over the last month. Be sure you have posted your app to the discussion page also. 6. After everyone has shared their app, then dicuss how the Dice Shaker app could be used in your classroom.
 * Mental math facts: How else could you get the number 24 for example using 3 dice?
 * Grouping Strategies
 * Probability or Statistics
 * Predictions
 * Generate data for graphing
 * Order of Operations
 * Discussions: who shares first, second, etc.

Speed "App"ing (60 minutes)** i. eClickr Host $24.99 (demo). Have participants download eClickr Free. ii. Grader $.99 cents (demo) iii. Teacher’s Pick $.99 (demo) iv. gFlash+ (Free) v. gWhizMLA (Free) vi. Dropbox (Free) vii. iTranslate (Free) Ultimate version will play the translation.
 * Objective: Become familiar with 4-6 new productivity apps in a short amount of time.
 * Facilitator uses the [|Teacher's Pick App] to form two groups.
 * One person from each group is assigned the same app to learn and share during the activity. This will create a total of 4-6 apps that will be shared during the activity.
 * Download and practice the app you have been assigned to demo. You have 15 minutes to accomplish this.
 * Sit in two lines facing each other with the opposite group. Start out by sitting facing the teacher who has learned the same app as you.
 * For 5 minutes discuss what you have learned about your common app. Decide together what is important to share. Plan a 2.5 minute presentation of the app.
 * One row will be assigned to move. The other remains stationary. For the first "date" one row will shift one person to the right. Each pair will demo their apps for one another taking 2.5 minutes each for a total of 5 minutes. Then shift when the time is up. Continue in this pattern.
 * After the Speed "App"ing activity is completed, hold further whole class discussion about the apps and how they could be helpful in the classroom *(note: some of these apps are only appropriate for the teacher to use).
 * 1) iChoose
 * 2) G-Flash
 * 3) Mover-Lite
 * 4) Teen Dictionary
 * 5) Dragon Search
 * 6) Dragon Dictation
 * 7) Other apps to include or later demo:


 * Curriculum Applications ** ** (60 minutes) **

1. Log on to []. Look at the core curriculum for your grade level. Jot down some of the key concepts from your core.

2. Break into Grade Levels (join another group if there is nobody to team or group with)

3. Half of your grade level will explore Language Arts and half will explore Math applications. The wiki contains good starting suggestions for both subject areas.

4. Explore individually and collaboratively during this time. Collaboration will help ensure that apps are not unnecessarily purchased before finding out how they really function.

5. Share some of the apps with your group that you have found. Make sure to include in your discussions how it is educational, what core objective it meets and how it can be incorporated into the classroom.

6. In the wiki on the left hand navigation column, under the School Applications heading, choose the content area you worked on (Language Arts, Math...etc.). Then go to the discussion tab at the top of that page. Under Elementary, Jr. High or High School (the one that applies to you) add any comments, discoveries or opinions to the discussion link at this time about apps you have explored and see potential in. We will continue to use the discussion tabs under each content area in the future to collaborate with teachers at other schools participating in the iSchool initiative. This will be a good place to hear what others are doing and what apps are being used successfully in the classroom.

7. What apps did you find that you would really like to have on the student ipods? Open your notes app on the home page of your iPod Touch. Enter the names of the apps you want on the student iPods and then email the list to me (the envelope icon on the notes app is where you click to email me your list.)

Music and Podcasts **
 * Lunch​ (60 minutes)**

Podcasts a. Browse education specific podcasts, [] i. Open iTunes. ii. Look at the left hand side of iTunes. Click on the iTunes store link. (Be sure you do not have your library selected.) iii. Find the search box in the upper right hand corner of iTunes. Enter keywords in the search box. The more general a topic the better. (Although I have been surprised & thrilled by the content I have found with very specific searches.) iv. The search box will return music, videos, books, podcasts and much more. v. Find the podcast section and click "see all. i. K12 [] ii. Utah Electronic High Schol itms://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/ehs.uen.org
 * 1) Importing Music: Play the “Importing music from a CD How-To Movie”. [] . Explain about the default import setting being AAC format. This can be changed inside of Preferences. (In order to use media on a Windows PC inside of PowerPoint, choose import setting as .mp3.)
 * 2) Playing music: Double click on song.
 * 3) Burning music to a CD: Create a Playlist (see below) of the songs you want burned to a CD. Open the said playlist, insert a blank CD, and click Burn Disc.
 * 4) Converting song format. Choose song>Advanced>Create (file type) version. To change the file type listed, edit the import setting inside of Preferences.
 * 5) Creating Playlists: Watch the “Create a Playlists How-To Movie”. [] Playlists allows one to manually organize your music by artist, song type or even randomly. Playlists make it easy to pick and choose which music to put on your iPod. This is especially useful if you have more music than your iPod can hold.
 * 6) Smart Playlists. Create a specific playlist of music according to rules you define.
 * 7) Genius Mix: Music playlists iTunes creates for you based on music genres found in your library.
 * 8) Genius Playlist. An easy way to create a playlist based on Genius Mixes.
 * 9) Downloading Music: Downloading Music from iTunes is easy! Start at the iTunes store. Look at music which is most popular, newest, or even free. Choose the song, play the 30-second preview clip. Then click the "Buy “button" found at the far right of the song.
 * 10) Music Lyrics: Display lyrics on your iPod. [] . This feature is only available on AAC & MP3 file formats only. Choose song>Right Click>Get Information > Open Lyrics > Copy and Paste Lyrics.
 * 11) Copying Music from iPod to Computer: Copying music from your iPod to your Computer is not an iTunes function. Apple has worked hard to make it difficult to pirate music from computer to computer. If you own the music on your iPod, but have lost your backup copies, one of the following programs may help you to copy the files back to your computer. The website lists a few options if teachers need this capability.
 * 1) What is a Podcast? A podcast is basically an audio file (most commonly in mp3 format) that is distributed over the Internet via a technology called RSS (Real Simple Syndication). A podcast is much like an audio magazine subscription. You subscribe once and newly published content is delivered to you without any additional effort on your part. Podcast audio files are available online in a way that allows software like iTunes to automatically detect new files and download them. Podcasts are a new web resource to support life long learning. The WHAT, WHEN, and WHERE under your control!
 * 2) Locating Education Podcasts: iTunes Store
 * 1) Education specific video podcasts, []
 * 2) Education Specific audio podcasts, []
 * 3) Or search by keyword
 * 1) Browse iTunes U (learn more about iTunes U) []
 * 1) Optional: Use a Podcast Directory (not in iTunes). Information about Podcast Directories can be found at: http://itunes.wikispaces.com/Podcast+Directories
 * 2) Optional: Browse Secondary Topics found at "The Secondary iTunes Podcast Wiki Page". (Scroll to the bottom of the webpage.) http://itunes.wikispaces.com/great+podcasts


 * [|iTunes Cheat Sheet]
 * Music & You Uses of music in the classroom, and other locations besides iTunes for locating music.
 * ITunes Music Features - Playlists & Lyrics, Importing Music from CD/Other sources, Burning CD's, etc.
 * Audiobooks on the iPod Touch.

**Shopping Race Scavenger Hunt (if we have time).**

=**Closing/Homework** =