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Learning with iPad - Building Flashcards with Keynote outlines
Context There are many ways we can create quizzes to test ourselves. There is no shortage of platforms and tools that allow us to do this. It got me thinking if I could get different student groups t…
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Learning with iPad - Have a bit of fun with Art
Context Many schools have wanted to explore how to get into animation and augmented reality without it involving too heavy on the tech e.g. learning how to use 3D software and pricey payments to app…
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Learning with iPad - Tales from the past
Context As historians, we often rely on artefacts as sources to tell us about the past. To add a more imaginative twist to this approach we can challenge students to take a ‘first object’ voice and i…
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Learning with iPad - "Blast from the Past" - hearing stories from people in history
Context I always wished that I could make historical personalities or murals come alive. Would it not be great to have that "Harry Potter" magical moment where the walls, or a picture comes to live…
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Learning with iPad - My Heritage Video Planning and Resources on Freeform
Context I have always wanted a way where I could pull images, videos, sounds etc into a common document that is also my infinite canvas to order them into a a timeline, storyboard, concepts etc. That…
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Learning with iPad - PDF and annotate it.
Context As a humanities and language teacher, I love to tap on many online periodicals where I could get my students to read and analyse them. However some of these sites can be rather distracting w…
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Learning with iPad - Plan a a field trip with Maps
Context Field trips are great for experiential learning as they give authentic learning experiences for our students to connect with people and places first hand. But planning for a field trip is no…
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Learning with iPad - Plan what they watch, craft what they learn
Context As teachers we are so lucky to have so many resources to turn to for teaching. Many of us would turn to video resources as they are aplenty and engaging. But being spoilt for choices also pos…
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Learning with iPad - I was There in History (with Keynote)
Context This sharing is connected to a previous sharing of putting ourselves into history footage. While we can do this with iMovie, we can also achieve this with Keynote and the simple but powerful …
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Learning with iPad - "I Was There in History" (with iMovie)
Context Would it not be great to have us involved at the moment when Lee Kuan Yew cried in the studio? That’s right, using simple editing tips in iMovie, we can create exactly just that. Students wil…
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Learning with iPad - Using Notes for my Learning Journey at the Gallery
Context Going on a field trip? Its a great opportunity to bring lessons to life in more ways than one. Getting students to document their findings as they wonder the galleries for information using n…
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Learning with iPad - Classroom comes alive with Augmented Reality
Context As a history teacher, I would have love to bring my students to see real artefacts, say a statue or relic, and have them examine them up close and personal so to bring greater realism for the…
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Learning with iPad - Using Google App and Lens to find out more about sources
Context Getting students out into the field is a great way to combine exploration and engaging with primary sources. A simple example could be a trip to an exhibit where you will find a myriad of pos…
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Learning with iPad - "Sequencing of Events in History with Post-It Notes"
Context One of biggest challenges in learning history is “remembering” the sequence of events or how cause and effect comes into play. Using this lesson, students will be challenged to form logical b…
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Learning with iPad - Using 'Art' to explore History
Context Empathy for events and more importantly people in historical or even current events helps us appreciate those moments and actions more. Through drawing and narrating the characters and settin…
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Learning with iPad - "Tallest point in Singapore" with Live Videos in Keynote
Context magine having yourself immersed in a backdrop while interacting with the world you are exploring/explaining. This activity let’s you explore that with just an iPad and Keynote. Using Live Vid…
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Learning with iPad - "What's in a Chronology?"
Preparation and Flow For this lesson, teacher and students will need to use Freeform on the iPad. 1. Begin by setting the context of the topic/event. Good to contextualise the topic by indicating the…
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Learning with iPad - Oral Interviews with Pages and Voice Memo
Context Oral history is a very rich resource in the discipline of History. Hence, it is always an excellent activity for students to do especially when they have good candidates to interview. To bes…
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Learning with iPad - Finding and Rating Sources for an Issue in Social Studies with Numbers
Context As a humanities teacher, I am often confronted with the fact that students are more reactive than proactive when it comes to the subject. And I can't blame them since we tend to always give s…
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Walk A Mile In My Shoes - A CBL Journey
What does it mean to walk in someone else's shoes? How do the decisions that we make influence others? These were guiding questions that we recently investigated by my Year 5 (10-11 years old) studen…
