"Future Learning with iPads and Tablets"
8-13 May 2016
Graz, Austria

The city

Graz

• the capital of Styria
• the second largest city in Austria after Vienna
• a "university town": its six universities have more than 44,000 students
• old town: UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Atempo (1)

• works with people with disabilities and supports them on their path to work
• people with disabilities and learning difficulties get ready to work in a company
• everyone will be able to work with a computer and receive a certificate for it

Atempo (2)

• 80 employees
• 25 %: people with disabilities
• among the leading social corporations in Austria
• motto: "Equality of treatment of all people in our community”
• {a youtube video}

The course

• 24 participants from Portugal, Greece, Romania, Liechtenstein, Latvia, Germany, Norway, Finland and Hungary
• a wide range of activities and applications
• attention to the needs of all participants
• lively and supporting atmosphere

working...

... and socialising

... and socialising

Jennersdorf tablet school

What did I learn?

The applications you'll see today:

• Plotagon
• Playposit
• Coogle
• Socrative

1. Plotagon

• a free 3D video making app
• loads of different character traits, backgrounds, clothes and accessories to choose from
• you type actions, lines, and settings
• ... and your movie is produced!

here is an example for you...

2. Playposit

• attach questions to specific moments in a video
• in the free version: multiple-choice questions, true-or-false statements, free response, reflective pause)

an example:

• the short film is about the Finnish education system
• I always show my students the whole film first
• extra practice for the audience (a short commercial)

3. Mindmapping

• a diagram that connects information around a central subject
• at the center is your main idea
• the branches are subtopics or related ideas
• a multitude of uses (studying a subject, revising for exams, solving problems, etc)
• great for teams to use as well, for group brainstorming and interactive presentations

Coogle

• https://coggle.it/
• you can invite others to view and edit your mind maps
• mind maps can be downloaded as PDFs or PNG image files
• you can also just invite others to view by sending them an email through Coggle
• easy to use

an example

• a mind map about the use of mindmapping
• please collaborate and add your ideas

other mindmapping tools:

• Popplet
• Mindmeister
• Simple Mind
• Mindomo

some problems with other mindmapping tools:

• you may have to download it
• you cannot collaborate with others
• in the free version you cannot create more than 1-3 mind maps

Socrative

• Assessment
• Classroom management
• Three types of questions: multiple-choice; true or false; short answer
• Results can be made immediately available to both the student and the tutor

Let's play

• visit Socrative Student
• enter your name
• Room Number: 375297
• answer the questions

Thank you