Tips for iPads as Centers From Teq

Teq.com is a wonderful resource you need to explore. They offer trainings in the NY area mainly, but are expanding their reach to deliver more online Professional Development content.

Their blog is a great one to follow and their news letter comes in handy. In fact, this comes directly from their last newsletter that I received.

3 Tips for Using an iPad as a Center in Your Classroom
One of today’s best classroom technologies is the iPad, however many times schools don't have enough for each individual student. One great way to address this issue is to use your iPad as a center in your classroom. Check out our 3 favorite tips for using an iPad as a center in you classroom below!

1. Be clear and concise with the goal at each iPad center.
Provide written instructions at each iPad center that include the expectations of the student for each app the student should be using. If possible, provide a QR code that connects to a video or written instructions explaining the center’s activity. This is great because at any time the student can refer back to the directions without having to ask the teacher.

2. Organize apps in folders appropriate for each iPad station.
If you expect a student to use 3 specific apps for a center, put those 3 apps together in a folder. This is a great visual cue for the student to find that center’s appropriate apps as well as cut down time locating the apps on the iPad.

3. Use the Guided Access that is built into iOS on the iPad.
Guided Access allows you to “lock” a student into an app by disabling the home button. This is great to keep the students on task and stop them from exploring whatever else is on the iPad. Guided Access also lets you customize what parts of the iPad screen the student is able to interact with. If there is a part of an app that you do not want the student to be able to touch (like for in-app purchases), you have that ability.

Make sure to check out the Community resource page http://www.teq.com/blog/ . There you can follow their blog, download lessons and SMART resources from the Educator Resource Center, view previous webinars and tutorials in their Video Archive, and pick up some eBooks and How-tos in their Teq Resources.

Need some Summer PD?

Online Webinars are the way to go for some really good "your time" PD. Look no further than TEQ's Professional Development Webinars website.

TEQ has uploaded all of their recorded webinars, covering topics such as SMART Notebook, the Educreations app, Edmodo, Digital Citizenship, Prezi and much more, on one convenient location.

Go visit http://www.teq.com/webinar-video and learn something new this summer to try out in the fall with a new group of students. You will be glad you did.

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Teq has been a great resource for me for about a year or more. They are a company that offers professional development mainly to the New York area, but offer many online webinars and resources. Many of them cover SMART Board resources, but they do offer other technology PD as well.

Make sure to check out the main portions of their site.

Their Blog - a great place for quick tips and tricks

Educator Resource Center - offers many interactive whiteboard lessons and resources like objects and game templates

Video Archive - Check out archives of their Webinars, and quick tutorial videos on a variety of other technology.

Teq Resources - offers several eBooks covering topics such as SMART Notebook, Apps, flipped classroom, and their latest one All Things Google.

Links - this is a page that links to many resources they refer to in many of their presentations. You might have to sift through the Hebrew and common core links, but there are many great links already gathered here.

They have also just started an Online PD site of over 50 courses of live web-based PD, but it does cost an individual $200/year to join.


It would definitely be worth your time to check out the free resources at Teq.