Category Archives: Professional Development

Here is a workflow we recommend for planning and writing a paper using the iPad and a number of different apps provided for all faculty and staff: Use Notability to collect notes, PDFs, class handouts and related research together in one place. … Continue reading →

Now that the new 3D printer has been installed in the old Math Office we are ready to start using it for classroom projects. This aim of this post is to give you an overview of the process of creating and printing an … Continue reading →

We are hoping that Notability becomes a key app for both students and teachers on their iPads to use for taking text and visual notes as well as storing, organizing and annotating class handouts, presentations, etc. We also hope that teachers … Continue reading →

Apple has recently released a major update for the iPad called iOS 9, which includes a number of important productivity improvements. We would like everyone on campus to upgrade to this version by going to Settings: General: Software Update and following the instructions. … Continue reading →

As mentioned in both faculty training and student orientation we are not subscribed to the Office 365 program so therefore have limited access to Word, PowerPoint and Excel on the iPads. These apps are available but only for viewing files. … Continue reading →

iBooks Author is a free app for the Mac that let’s you (or your students as a classroom project using the iMacs in the library) create professional and interactive ebooks that can be read on the both the iPad and Mac … Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia: “Flipped classroom is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning that reverses the traditional educational arrangement by delivering instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom and moves activities, including those that may have traditionally … Continue reading →

If you would like to create a website or blog, either as a separate class project or more as a way for students to create an online portfolio, there are a number of options available: WordPress As part of myHebron, … Continue reading →

Working with both audio and video in the classroom is a great way to integrate technology. You can use it to simply record student presentations and performances, either for practice or self and peer evaluation, or create a multimedia project such a … Continue reading →

There are a number of choices on your MacBooks and iPads (and the library for student projects) for creating presentations. 1. PowerPoint. This is installed on all faculty MacBooks and there is now a free app for all iOS devices (although you will … Continue reading →