{"id":997,"date":"2015-10-29T12:31:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T12:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=997"},"modified":"2015-10-29T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T12:31:02","slug":"prepare-deliver-communicate-an-ipad-workflow-for-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/10\/29\/prepare-deliver-communicate-an-ipad-workflow-for-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Prepare, Deliver, Communicate: An iPad Workflow For Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right; margin-left:20px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5042102399833742\";\n\/* blog *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1394526448\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the past few years, more and more institutes have been making use of the iPad as their \u201ctool of choice\u201d in their academic lives. It is a big financial commitment for schools that decide to build an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=923\" target=\"_blank\">iPad program<\/a>. Resources need to be allocated and extensive changes in teaching practices need to be implemented to make sure that the iPad program becomes successful. For teachers, it is essential to develop an iPad workflow that meets the instructional needs to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=923\" target=\"_blank\">successfully deploy iPads in schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Workflow is as much about inspiration and elegance as it is function and efficiency. iPad workflow should address the daily interactions between students and teachers and promote new instructional practices that is specific for mobile learning. Having a workflow in place will make it straightforward for teachers to use iPads more routinely with their students. It will also increase overall iPad use in the school and supports students in accomplishing academic tasks and participating school activities.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where <strong>Prepare, Deliver, Communicate<\/strong> comes in\u2013three words that clarify a basic sequence that can realize the potential of mobile <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=878\" target=\"_blank\">technology in education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1002\" alt=\"iPad_pathway\" src=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iPad_pathway-911x1024.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iPad_pathway-911x1024.jpg 911w, https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iPad_pathway-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iPad_pathway-624x700.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/iPad_pathway.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>1.Prepare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Transformation from paper to digital is crucial for teachers embracing iPad teaching. Teachers should be able to create their own teaching materials or acquire high quality off-the-shelf\u00a0content through their iPads. There are plenty of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=352\" target=\"_blank\">tools available for teachers<\/a> to prepare multimedia content for instructional purpose. For example, iPad app \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/rec-pad\/id506007781?ls=1&amp;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Rec Pad<\/a>\u2019 allow you to record audio or video from reading transcripts which can be used to create different types of recorded content, including short lessons, demonstrations or class answer keys.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:left; margin-right:20px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5042102399833742\";\n\/* blog *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1394526448\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.71429; font-size: 1rem;\">2.Deliver<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A coordinated iPad curriculum should enable teachers to efficiently distribute educational resources\u00a0to students. To support teaching and learning in a classroom environment, you can display your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=435\" target=\"_blank\">iPad on a big screen through either connectors<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/02\/11\/effective-ipad-classroom-through-apple-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple TV<\/a>. Web or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/01\/28\/smarter-ipad-classroom-with-cloud-based-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\">cloud delivery<\/a> can be achieved by numerous mobile apps such as\u00a0Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud etc. Some iPad tools such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/e-lecture-producer\/id446660225?ls=1&amp;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">E-Lecture Producer<\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b>help teachers to transfer static presentation (.ppt or .pdf) into HTML format presentation to publish online.\u00a0YouTube\u00a0is also a credible platform for teachers to deliver video content through web.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right; margin-left:20px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5042102399833742\";\n\/* blog *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1394526448\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.71429; font-size: 1rem;\">3.Communicate<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Interactions with students should be two-way communications and students need a way of feedback within the digital curriculum. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=246\" target=\"_blank\">Social networks<\/a> such as Facebook,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/?p=508\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, Pinterest and Google+ etc. can be used as tools to discuss and collaborate online. There are also iPad compatible platforms to help teachers and students communicate for educational purpose. For example, you can use <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/showbie-paperless-classroom\/id548898085?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\">Showbie<\/a> to share different file formats with students and it also allows them to work on and submit assignments back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TouchApp_uk\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/twitter.png\" alt=\"twitter\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-686\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TouchApp_uk\" rel=\"publisher\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"position:absolute; margin-left:40px; margin-top:10px;\"><b>Follow us on Twitter: @TouchApp_uk<\/b><\/p>\n<p><\/a><br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\nFrom Mobile App development company\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>TouchApp<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-395\" alt=\"touchapp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/touchapp-300x41.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/touchapp-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/touchapp-624x85.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.touchapp.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/touchapp.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few years, more and more institutes have been making use of the iPad as their \u201ctool of choice\u201d in their academic lives. 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