Summary of "105 - Technology and Data Analysis - Session 1 - Lesson 4"

Overview

The video reviews five built-in iPad apps teachers can use to support classroom learning and assessment: Notes, Camera, Keynote, Pages, and Screen Recording.
Emphasis on practical classroom uses, low-tech accessibility (students can use a finger if they don’t have an Apple Pencil), saving paper, student self-evaluation, collaboration, and simple classroom workflows (sharing via AirDrop or uploading to an LMS like Canvas).
Tips include teaching students app basics, using peer helpers, and how these tools increase engagement and efficiency.

Uses

Quick whiteboard for handwriting practice (uppercase/lowercase), CVC/CVCe words, sentences, and free drawing.
Math: students write answers to story problems, play bingo/tic-tac-toe style number games, show quantities and erase as they go.
Saves paper and printing.

Features to teach

Classroom workflow tips

Uses

Practical notes

Two cameras available (front and back)—choose orientation so students can see themselves and be framed well.
Use partners to help with framing.
Share files with the teacher via AirDrop and keep them for longitudinal comparison.

Uses

Create presentations, class slideshows, or collaborative projects.
Assign slides to individual students so multiple students can work on a single Keynote simultaneously.
Insert video/audio, use templates and fonts, and draw on slides.
Use the built-in mic to record students reading or presenting (publish author + illustrator projects).

Classroom workflow

Students draft on paper, then publish in Keynote (type or use speech-to-text/speak selection), and add recorded narration.
Set up collaborative files so students can edit concurrently (best for older grades able to manage collaboration).

Uses

Practical features & workflow

Teachers can upload a worksheet/document and lock it in the background; students annotate/fill answers on top (finger or Apple Pencil).
Completed Pages documents can be AirDropped back to the teacher or uploaded to Canvas as an assignment.
Supports collaboration, but typically used for single finished documents rather than multi-slide presentations.

Uses

Troubleshooting: students record device issues and send footage to the teacher.
Assessment: record student responses while they read or interact with a timed slideshow (e.g., Keynote auto-advance), then submit the recording for review.
Self-evaluation and parent sharing: students view and assess their own performance; teachers can keep copies for parents.

How to use for classroom assessment

Teach students how to turn screen recording on and enable device audio.
Run a Keynote slideshow with auto-advance; students screen-record while reading aloud or responding.
Students share the recording via AirDrop or submit it into Canvas.

All five apps are preinstalled on iPads and are intuitive once students are taught the core functions.
Apple Pencil is helpful but not necessary; fingers work for most tasks.
Teach a few key features well (e.g., pen, eraser, undo, how to start/stop recording, how to share via AirDrop/Canvas).
Use peer support: more able students can help classmates; by mid-year many students can access apps independently.
Benefits: save paper, streamline assessment and feedback, encourage student ownership (publishing, self-review), and increase parent communication.