Imagine this with me.... You are in the middle of an amazing lesson and you decide to turn on your Apple TV to Airplay the most awesome student work you've ever laid your eyes on. You turn the projector on and it happens. A bunch of movie titles appear before you can get your iPad connected. From the back of the room you hear a student say "Are we watching a movie today?" or another student says "Suicide Squad! I love that movie." And then the discussion starts about which movie was best and who has seen what. Now, you spend the next few moments reigning them back in to the lesson. If you have an Apple TV in your room, this or something similar has probably happened to you at one point or another. There is a way to prevent this derailment from your amazing lesson plans. Let me introduce you to the Conference Room setting. The Conference Room Setting allows you to set a static picture to be displayed when you turn your Apple TV on. Yay! No more distracting and/or inappropriate movies to disrupt your class. When you turn on the Conference Room Setting, you select the picture you want displayed and then restart the Apple TV. When the Apple TV turns back on, you will see the picture you selected along with information about how to connect to your specific Apple TV. For specific directions on setting this up for your Apple TV, watch the video below.
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Have you experienced Apple's new amazing resource for teachers called Apple Teacher Learning Center? If you have, then you probably already finished or are working towards your Apple Teacher recognition. If not, keep reading and find out how you can expand your Apple knowledge and become an Apple Teacher. Apple has always had a place on their website dedicated to Education highlighting the awesome things teachers and schools across the world are doing to transform education with Apple products. Recently, Apple has released a more dedicated place for teachers to learn more about using Apple products in the classroom. The Apple Teacher Learning Center can be found at appleteacher.apple.com. When you visit the site, you will first need to create an account with your Apple ID. Once you get signed in you will see that Apple has divided their resources into different categories. You can get inspiration for new lesson idea, find learning resources for teachers, find out about Apple's new initiative "Everyone Can Code", and you can dive into the collections for iPad and Mac. Choose the collection you want to learn more about. Each section is broken into 8 different categories or badges as they refer to it. When you click on one of the badges, you will be taken to resources specific to that badge. For example, if I want to earn the Pages for iPad badge, the resources there will teach me more about the Pages app. Each of the badges has its own Starter Guide you can download into iBooks. These Starter Guides are AMAZING! Really! They are for those that have never used the apps before and those that have been using the apps forever. There is something in there for everyone. Each Starter guide gives step by step instructions and activities for learning how to use the app. Even if you don't want to earn your Apple Teacher recognition, you should go to iBooks and search for Apple Starter Guides for Teachers or click the links below. They really are one of the best tools I have used! After you go through the Starter Guide, you can complete a 5 question quiz to test your knowledge of that device or app. If you pass, you earn a badge. After you collect all 8 badges for your chosen device, you become recognized as an Apple Teacher. Complete with your own digital badge and everything. We have several teachers in our district that have already completed all 8 badges for either Mac or iPad and many more working on their badges! Download your starter guides below to start your journey today. Download the Apple Teacher Starter Guides Right NOW! |
This blog is a collaborative effort between the Technology Coaches at the Palmyra R-I School District and the Knox County R-I School District. We are passionate about integrating technology into the classroom and hope we can inspire others to engage their students with technology.
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