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Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School

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Teachers at Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School create custom learning materials with iPad, iTunes U, and iBooks Author. As the city's largest tuition-free K–12 charter school, it offers a STEAM curriculum that emphasizes academic and artistic excellence equally. And with Apple technology at the core of teaching and learning, teachers design their own curriculum, and students create multimedia projects that reflect their individual creativity and knowledge.

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Teachers at Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School create custom learning materials with iPad, iTunes U, and iBooks Author. As the city's largest tuition-free K–12 charter school, it offers a STEAM curriculum that emphasizes academic and artistic excellence equally. And with Apple technology at the core of teaching and learning, teachers design their own curriculum, and students create multimedia projects that reflect their individual creativity and knowledge.

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Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School 2:31

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e Akau ki Papamoa Primary School transformed from a failing school to a nationally recognised model school for integrating technology into teaching and learning. They created a learning environment based on M?ori values, supported by a one-to-one iPad program. There has been an acceleration literacy and numeracy of up to two times faster than expected year-level progress and 90 percent of students are now reading at or above the expected standard. Te Akau ki Papamoa engages every learner with no exceptions - 'He wake eke noa'.…

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Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School 3:36

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Teachers at Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School create custom learning materials with iPad, iTunes U, and iBooks Author. As the city's largest tuition-free K–12 charter school, it offers a STEAM curriculum that emphasizes academic and artistic excellence equally. And with Apple technology at the core of teaching and learning, teachers design their own curriculum, and students create multimedia projects that reflect their individual creativity and knowledge.…

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Philadelphia Performing Arts- Students tap into their creativity. 1:48

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In thinking about new ways to develop and deliver curriculum, Philadelphia Performing Arts decided to abandon traditional textbooks in upper-middle school and high school. Teachers are free to develop their own customized curriculum the way they want to teach and the way students will learn best. By allowing students to express their newfound knowledge however they choose, iPad helps them become more self-reliant. It's how Philadelphia Performing Arts is producing a generation of creative problem solvers.…

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Prince George’s County Public Schools 4:43

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A one-to-one iPad program at four Title I middle schools in Maryland helps to improve teaching and learning, and has raised student performance in both reading and math.

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Special Education 7:41

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For special education teachers around the world, iPad opens up a world of possibilities. Meet educators at three schools and discover how they use iPad and apps to motivate learning, improve social interactions, and encourage independence in the classroom and beyond.

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Nanyang Girls' High School 4:10

11 years ago4:10

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Interactive books and apps on iPad and Mac help students excel at this historic girls’ school.

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Burlington High School 4:49

12 years ago4:49

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The iPad one-to-one program uses technology that’s already a big part of students’ lives to make them more excited about learning.

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RDFZ XISHAN School 4:27

12 years ago4:27

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RDFZ XISHAN in Beijing is the first school in China to participate in a Mac one-to-one program and has transformed learning into a collaborative and engaging experience — without sacrificing test scores.

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RDFZ XISHAN SCHOOL Math with Keynote and iMovie 1:57

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In China, schools traditionally have not empowered students to be active participants in learning. So independent thinking and taking initiative are key values at RDFZ XISHAN. Math teacher Jin Zhengguo assigned his student Xinran an independent project on polygon. Xinran chose the problem herself and used Keynote, video clips from iMovie, and photos taken with Photo Booth to give an interactive presentation to her fellow classmates.…

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Northwest Kansas Technical College 5:05

12 years ago5:05

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Teachers and students at Northwest Kansas Tech find a common touch point in iPad.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College Auto Tech 1:49

12 years ago1:49

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When first-year auto instructor Jim Kennedy contemplated using iPad as a teaching device, he asked, “This is a neat deal, but how is it really going to be a tool to help me fix cars in the shop?” After using iPad with his students, he says, “I was really surprised at the amount of things we can do with it.” Among the most useful is faster car realignments — made possible by the Hunter TouchRemote app, which lets a mechanic working under a car view on iPad all the readings needed to turn a toe to spec.…

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Northwest Kansas Technical College Video Cosmetology 1:56

12 years ago1:56

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Northwest Kansas Tech cosmetology teacher Christa Bergsma initially could see a million ways to use iPad in the classroom, but she wasn’t sure how to make it relevant for her profession. Then she discovered tools like the Vagaro Pro app, which her students use to track clients, customer formulas, allergies, and services performed. Bergsma knows her students will be well prepared when they take jobs in salons and bring their iPad devices with them: “You can’t cut hair with them, but you can do a lot of other things.”…

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Flitch Green Academy 4:27

12 years ago4:27

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Students at the UK public school Flitch Green Academy use iPad, Mac, and iPod touch to create unique learning experiences.

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Flitch Green Academy: More to the story 1:59

12 years ago1:59

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The Mac, iPod touch, and iLife help 1st grade students create a cross-curricular learning experience with a battle animation.

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Punahou School 5:27

12 years ago5:27

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Students at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawai?i, use Mac notebooks to research class assignments and show results in ways they never could before.

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Punahou School: Elementary Hydroponics 2:17

12 years ago2:17

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Promoting environmental sustainability is a major educational initiative at Punahou School. This theme found a perfect medium for expression in learning projects created by Danette Kobayashi’s 4th-grade class. Instead of planting regular gardens, the teacher and students decided to grow them hydroponically. They used MacBook computers with applications like iPhoto, GarageBand, and iMovie to document their learning, creating brochures and videos complete with effects, music, and voiceover.…

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Missouri School of Journalism 4:12

12 years ago4:12

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MacBook Pro helps students at the Missouri School of Journalism effectively learn and practice the skills of modern journalism, including reporting, writing, and editing in different media. And it allows faculty to focus on teaching journalism — rather than managing technology.

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Missouri School of Journalism: Practicing Video Reporting 2:51

12 years ago2:51

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As they advance through the Missouri School of Journalism, students use MacBook Pro and Apple applications to create video projects of increasing complexity. For their freshman interest group, Natalie Cheng and Samantha Hill used Final Cut Pro to document their experiences in a Charlie Chaplin-style video with old-school effects. For a senior capstone project, a dozen students pushed their skills and learned new tools — including Final Cut Pro — to produce Project 573, an intensive online reporting effort to discover the effect of the recession on typical citizens in Columbia, Missouri.…

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Greene County Schools 2:36

12 years ago2:36

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The Mac has transformed teaching and learning in the Greene County school system in rural eastern North Carolina. A new project-based curriculum has engaged and motivated students, and college-going rates have risen dramatically.

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Ohio State University 4:42

12 years ago4:42

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iPod touch enables medical students at Ohio State University to listen to lecture podcasts on their own time. This allows for a deeper understanding of the course material and inspires professors to transform their class time into more interactive discussion sessions.

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The Ohio State University: Podcasting 4:42

12 years ago4:42

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See how Dr. Sorabh Khandelwal uses a Mac, Podcast Capture, and the Podcast Producer 2 service to produce and distribute his lecture podcasts.

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Central Elementary School: Morning Announcements 1:49

12 years ago1:49

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A group of very engaged fourth-grade students at Central Elementary has translated their enthusiasm into a daily routine of writing, producing, recording, and editing the school’s morning announcements. They use an iPod touch to record students and teachers and an iMac and its built-in GarageBand software to edit the recordings, add effects, and create a daily podcast. The podcasts are then posted to a school server using Mac OS X Server.…

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Central Elementary School 4:34

12 years ago4:34

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iPod touch has transformed the learning experience for fourth-grade students at Central Elementary School in Escondido, California. These students are excited about learning. And they have the test results to prove it.

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