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November 2013 iPad User Group Meeting

**Thursday, November 14, 2013** ** Agenda: ** ** Troubleshooting Your iPad ** Join us as we take a look at ways you can troubleshoot your iPad, including: How and when to reset your iPad Wireless connectivity issues Keyboard compatibility issues Audio issues Backing up and restoring Problems with apps As always, we welcome questions and sharing. You are welcome to bring your lunch.
 * noon-1 p.m.**
 * 16A Bluemont Hall**
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** How text messaging can be useful in your classroom. ** ** Remind 101 and Study Boost ** ** There are lots of these services, but these two seem to be the most popular. **

Studying Through Text Messages


 **@https://studyboost.com**

Here's a fun challenge to give to students and most adults; try to wait ten minutes before looking at your phone when you hear your text message notification. It's a difficult challenge for most people. [|Study Boost] knows this and is trying to leverage that compulsion to check text messages in order to make studying a part of students' text messaging habit.

Here's how it works; students sign-up on [|Study Boost] and link their favorite IM service or SMS (mobile number) to their Study Boost accounts. Then students create batches of questions or find batches of questions made by others. After creating and or selecting batches of questions students "activate" those questions. Activating a batch of questions means that those questions will be sent via IM or SMS at intervals specified by the student. Students answer the questions and get feedback via IM or SMS. media type="custom" key="24365390" [|Study Boost]  could be a good service for students to use to study on the go. Using Study Boost students traveling for club or sports activities need to only take their mobile devices with them study. As a teacher you can register and submit batches of questions that your students can study. Or students can create their own sets of questions to study.
 * Applications for Education **

//Before you have students use Study Boost, you may want to consult with their parents to get permission for using the service. Study Boost is free to use as long as you have an unlimited text messaging plan within the United States. // Remind 101 @https://www.remind101.com/resources ===



 Remind 101, the popular free service for sending text messages to groups of students and or parents, has released new support documentation for students. The new documentation is available in Spanish and French. The documentation explains to students and parents how to opt-in to receive messages from you via Remind 101. Remind 101 also has a new 60 second video overview of their services. Most of us can't help but look right away when we receive text messages. Compare this to email messages that we can easily ignore and you'll know why sending text message reminders is more effective than sending email reminders. media type="custom" key="24365494"

The Article above article on Study Boos and Remind 101t are from the blog Free Technology for Teachers, but Richard Bryne

Good article about how a team of teachers is using Remind 101: []

Assignment: Now that we have given this a try, In a New Post, discuss how you think you might use a tool like this in your classroom. But before you write your post for your website, do a little research and find out how text messaging is be begin use by teachers. Make sure you link to your sources and include screen captures. Do your research before writing.

Title the Reflection: Text Messaging in the Classroom





=We are going to use the Free side, but there are some great examples on the education site= =@http://animoto.com/pro/education=

=I know 30 seconds does't sound like much, but it is astounding how much information can be pushed out in 30 seconds.= ===Educators can apply for a free Animoto Plus account for use in the classroom. Its powerful features can be used to create stunning presentations incorporating images, video clips, music and text. === =Create the Free account first and then apply for the educator Plus account.= =@http://animoto.com/education/classroom= = Assignment: After looking at the examples on the site, Create a short Animoto video and add to your site of course. Title the Post: Animoto in the Classroom. Add your video and short reflection about how you will could use Animoto in the Classroom. Add to your website using embed code. You will find the embed code under the MORE button to the right of your video.= =The topic for your Animoto video should be something you plan to teach, maybe an introduction to a unit, Think of it as a hook, anticipatory set, engage your students and get them excited about the unit you are about to teach. Think about the classes you are taking this semester, is there a lesson you are creating now that you could use for this video?= = Title: Animoto in the Classroom = = OR you could make one as an introduction to YOU. Add in two places, in the new post post and on your About Me page.= =Title: Animoto in the Classroom=



**A better way to to add youtube videos to your WordPress Website.** = **Embedding a You tube video on your site:** = media type="custom" key="24365554" Click the share button below the video, copy that URL, for example: []

Thing make some changes....


 * **Delete the** http: //youtu . be / synntqin2Ks//
 * //Replace the http:// with a bracket [ youtu . be/synntqin2Ks
 * Then delete the . between the u and the b [ youtube / synntqin2Ks
 * Now eliminate the slash / but leave the space [ youtube synntqin2Ks
 * Then had the close bracket to the end [ youtube synntqin2Ks ]
 * Then publish and your video should be there

[youtube synntqin2Ks] ** the url should now like like this.... **

** How to add a SPAM filter to your WordPress website. ** media type="custom" key="24365572"

1. ** Add your 2 reflection ** posts to your website; Refection Week 12, and the second Reflection Week 12. Details on Week 2, this is an every week assignment. NO exceptions. There is never substitution for the weekly reflections form the blog list, everything we do is in addition to this.

2. Write your Post about Remind 101

3. Create your Animoto and reflection post.