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Lesson One - Be Curious!
DIGITAL TOOLS: Cameras on iOS devices
RESOURCES:The Everyone Can Create Early Learner Teacher Book and the Everyone Can Create Photo book
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: It’s helpful (but not necessary) if students already have a basic knowledge of how to use the camera on an iOS device.
RESOURCES:The Everyone Can Create Early Learner Teacher Book and the Everyone Can Create Photo book
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: It’s helpful (but not necessary) if students already have a basic knowledge of how to use the camera on an iOS device.
1. Read the story to students. Focus on the “be curious” page. What does it mean to be curious? What are you curious about?
2. Take the iPads and go on a photo walk around or near the school. Have students take picture of things that they notice and are curious about. Model how they can use the iPad to get different perspectives (close-ups, bird’s eye view, etc).
Directions you can take from here:
- Use the images as writing prompts
- Let students use the image of the thing they found most interesting to launch a personal inquiry
- Create “can you guess what it is?” puzzles for classmates, using close-up pictures taken on photo walk
2. Take the iPads and go on a photo walk around or near the school. Have students take picture of things that they notice and are curious about. Model how they can use the iPad to get different perspectives (close-ups, bird’s eye view, etc).
Directions you can take from here:
- Use the images as writing prompts
- Let students use the image of the thing they found most interesting to launch a personal inquiry
- Create “can you guess what it is?” puzzles for classmates, using close-up pictures taken on photo walk
Click on the pictures to see the videos!
Lesson Two - Be Adventurous!
DIGITAL TOOLS: Keynote
RESOURCES: The Apple Teacher Keynote resources
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Some knowledge of how to use Keynote is helpful but not necessary.
RESOURCES: The Apple Teacher Keynote resources
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Some knowledge of how to use Keynote is helpful but not necessary.
1. Begin by talking about what it means to be adventurous. Try to highlight the fact that people’s definitions of what is adventurous can be quite different.
2. Have students work in small groups to discuss things they did during the summer that were adventurous. If they are struggling with the concept, give them some examples and once they start to get the idea, encourage students to contribute their ideas.
3. Now have each student brainstorm their own list of three adventurous things they did during the summer. If your students are old enough to understand the idea of “icons” have them also think about an icon that could represent each adventurous thing they did. If they are too young, this will require another discussion!
4. Once students have decided on their ideas and perhaps thought of icons to represent their adventures, you’re ready to dive into Keynote and the Motion Path. Use the information in the video tutorial on this page as well as information from the Apple Teacher website to help teach yourself and your students how to use Motion Path to show how adventurous their summers were!
2. Have students work in small groups to discuss things they did during the summer that were adventurous. If they are struggling with the concept, give them some examples and once they start to get the idea, encourage students to contribute their ideas.
3. Now have each student brainstorm their own list of three adventurous things they did during the summer. If your students are old enough to understand the idea of “icons” have them also think about an icon that could represent each adventurous thing they did. If they are too young, this will require another discussion!
4. Once students have decided on their ideas and perhaps thought of icons to represent their adventures, you’re ready to dive into Keynote and the Motion Path. Use the information in the video tutorial on this page as well as information from the Apple Teacher website to help teach yourself and your students how to use Motion Path to show how adventurous their summers were!
Lesson Three - Be Kind!
DIGITAL TOOLS: Voice Memo
RESOURCES: How to Use Voice Memo, Everyone Can Create Music
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: None
RESOURCES: How to Use Voice Memo, Everyone Can Create Music
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: None
Darcy show us lots of ways we could use the not-so-well-known tool, Voice Memo, in educational settings.
- The main one that connects to the book is using Voice Memo to record and kind oral note to someone special, telling them why they are special and what you appreciate about them.
- Another way this could be used at the beginning of the year is for one student to record their interview with another student in the class and then present it as a way of getting to know them.
Other great ideas for Voice Memo:
* Recording soundscapes and using them as writing prompts
* Have students record their thoughts as a pre-writing exercise
* Record students oral reading and keep as a form of assessment
* Use Voice Memo as a way for students to talk about something important to their family our culture
If you’re really feeling brave, check out the resources on Garageband and learn how to layer on sound effects and music! Wow!
- The main one that connects to the book is using Voice Memo to record and kind oral note to someone special, telling them why they are special and what you appreciate about them.
- Another way this could be used at the beginning of the year is for one student to record their interview with another student in the class and then present it as a way of getting to know them.
Other great ideas for Voice Memo:
* Recording soundscapes and using them as writing prompts
* Have students record their thoughts as a pre-writing exercise
* Record students oral reading and keep as a form of assessment
* Use Voice Memo as a way for students to talk about something important to their family our culture
If you’re really feeling brave, check out the resources on Garageband and learn how to layer on sound effects and music! Wow!
Lesson Four - Be Brave!
DIGITAL TOOLS: Apple Notes
RESOURCES: How To Use Apple Notes
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: None
RESOURCES: How To Use Apple Notes
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: None
Setting goals at the beginning of the school year is a time-honoured tradition.
Apple’s Notes can be used in a variety of ways to support this start-of-the-year activity.
Notes can allow students to track goals via a checklist, a spreadsheet or even a vision board.
This lesson might need to be modified, depending on the age of your students. For very young students, perhaps they can start by learning the checklist tool in Notes. It is the easiest!
Apple’s Notes can be used in a variety of ways to support this start-of-the-year activity.
Notes can allow students to track goals via a checklist, a spreadsheet or even a vision board.
This lesson might need to be modified, depending on the age of your students. For very young students, perhaps they can start by learning the checklist tool in Notes. It is the easiest!
