Thursday 10 November 2011
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Keilor Views Primary School.
Swindon Crescent, Keilor Downs.
This is the third of our directed unconferences. We will have a couple of short presentations. Members can then follow any of the directions below in discussions with other members.
iCloud and Education
Key Questions
• Are schools moving towards mobile devices? Are iPads the way people are going?
• What policies do our schools have around teachers and/or students bringing their own devices to school? Are they able to connect to the network? What issues to people see? Advantages/disadvantages
• How many people are working in cross-platform schools? Is finding cross-platform software an issue?
To get the most out of the meeting you need to have some background to iCloud, so have a look through some of these links before the day.
What uses of iCloud will there be for students and teachers? What are the advantages of an individual account? Would there be any advantages having an account for your classroom or school?
Features & Upsides
iCloud
http://www.apple.com/icloud/
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/
iOS 5
http://www.apple.com/ios/
What do others think?
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/cloud-computing/apple-icloud-to-launch-in-australia/story-fn8lu7wm-1226158998268
http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/what-icloud-means-for-education-you-can.html
http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ios-5-icloud-and-education-to?xg_source=msg_mes_network
http://education.une.edu/how-will-the-icloud-affect-education-800526024/
http://indiaeducationdiary.in/showebn.asp?newsid=10553
Flipped Classroom http://edreach.us/2011/06/09/icloud-for-education/
Apple TV, Airplay and the iPad in the Classroom, WOW! http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/6121
AirPlay: The Hidden Gem for Education in iOS 5 http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/airplay-the-hidden-educational-gem-in-ios-5
iPads for Learning [Victorian Government] http://www.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/
Apple iPad Case Study Our Lady of the Southern Cross PS
Aggregated links http://edreach.us/tag/icloud/
What if you have a MobileMe account already? MobileMe to iCloud transition http://www.apple.com/mobileme/transition.html
Downsides
What about iWeb Mobile Me hosting? What will replace it? See http://iwebfaq.org/site/iWeb_iCloud.html
Moving a website from Mobile Me http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4686
iCloud vs Dropbox / eBackpack / Google Docs & Calendars http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/06/does-apples-new-icloud-offer-anything-new-for-education/
Featured App [Software or Web 2.0]
EasyWebAnimator3 http://www.easywebanimator.com/
Come along and join in the discussion!