Here are some simple ways that you can use your iPad's camera tool in your classroom.

1. By Joanne Villis
Inter-tech Education
http://intertecheducation.edublogs.org/

2. Not everything needs to be planned
for class time. I use my iPad all the
time! I thought I would share some
simple ideas for using your iPad that
don’t require any planning. You can
apply the ideas in this Power Point
to a range of curriculum areas and
for a range of year levels.

3. Invite student to stack
blocks to create
different towers. Use the
camera tool on the iPad
to take photos. Students
can then swap iPads and
see if they can recreate
each other’s towers. No
apps needed!

4. Students can use a free app called Educreations to
capture images of their work and annotate their
learning. The image below shows an example of a
student’s work when they were exploring patterns.
The app used allows
students to type,
write or record
audio.

5. This is just another example.

6. Some apps do not allow you to take a screen capture or they ask
you to upgrade in order to enable this function. On any app you
can capture an image by touching your home button and your
on/off button at the same time. Then there should be a quick
flash and the image is saved automatically to your photos.
This image shows a screen
capture of a student’s work
who was using a free app
called Number Pieces.

7. This image shows a screen
capture from a free app
called Geoboard that has
been inserted into
Educreations to allow
students to annotate.

8. I love having my iPad in my classroom as I can pick it up and
take photos of students’ work for their digital portfolios. No
longer do I need to send a student to the library to borrow a
digital camera.
My Photos are synced to
Drop Box account but I
find it quicker and easier
to take my photos off
my iPad using my iPad
charging cord and
plugging the USB into
my laptop.

9. I often use the record function
of the camera as an assessment
tool. The image to the right is a
picture of a student completing
a Math Mental task in my year
3 class. When she was half way
though, I asked her to pause
and explain how she was
working out the answers, what
strategies was she using?

10. I use the record function
on my iPad to record
students retelling
scripture stories, role
playing the relationship
between the
Earth/moon/sun, mini
plays and much more.
Again, it is quick and easy
and you don’t have to
send someone to the
library to borrow a flip
camera or video recorder.

11. If you liked this resource you can visit my edublog at
http://intertecheducation.edublogs.org/ and or
subscribe for free. I also run Professional Development
for teachers using iPad and/or Android devices. Here is
the link to my upcoming sessions:
http://intertecheducation.edublogs.org/conferences/