IOS in the Classroom

IOS in the Classroom
Author: Larry L. Lewis Jr.
Publisher: AFB Press
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2016-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780891287353

iOS in the Classroom is a fully illustrated step-by-step guide to teaching the use of the iPad running iOS 9 to students with visual impairments. The book explores the extensive accessibility options available, where to find them, and how to configure them. It delves into VoiceOver and Zoom, the use of external keyboards and refreshable braille displays, as well as a discussion on touch screen gestures and braille chord commands. Also included is information on finding and managing content, using the iPad for a range of online activities, and utilizing specific apps, all geared to enabling students with visual impairments to use the iPad for the same classroom tasks as their peers and ensuring their success in the classroom.

The Elements of Learning

The Elements of Learning
Author: James M. Banner
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008-10-01
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0300127154

This engaging and helpful book is both a thoughtful celebration of the learning process and a practical guide to becoming a better student. Written by the authors of the acclaimed Elements of Teaching, it is designed to help students of all ages—particularly high school and college students—attain their full potential for success in any area of study. James M. Banner, Jr., and Harold C. Cannon explore the qualities needed to get the most out of education: industry, enthusiasm, pleasure, curiosity, aspiration, imagination, self-discipline, civility, cooperation, honesty, and initiative. For each of these elements they offer general reflections, useful suggestions, and a description of a fictional student who either embodies or lacks these qualities. The second part of the book helps students understand the environment in which they learn, by focusing on such topics as teachers, the curriculum, ways of learning, and the transition from school to college. The core points of the text are reinforced by answers to questions that haunt students, as well as tips on what to do to become the best student possible. Throughout, the authors encourage students to consider learning as part of their lives and to be active participants in their own education.

EPUB Straight to the Point

EPUB Straight to the Point
Author: Elizabeth Castro
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2010-07-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0132366991

Almost overnight, EPUB has become the favored standard for displaying digital text on ereaders. The EPUB specification is a powerful method for creating gorgeous ebooks for EPUB-capable readers such as the iPad, Nook, and Kindle. Alas, it is far from perfect, with frustrating limitations, sketchy documentation, and incomplete creation tools. This extensively researched guide to creating EPUB files by best-selling author Elizabeth Castro shows you how to prepare EPUB files, make the files look great on the screen, work around EPUB weaknesses, and fix common errors. In this essential book, Liz shares her hard-earned experience for how to: Create EPUB files from existing Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign files, or from scratch. Tweak EPUB files to take full advantage of the power of EPUB in each respective ereader. Control spacing, indents, and margins. Insert images and sidebars and wrap text around them. Create links to external sources and cross-references to internal ones. Add video to ebooks for the iPad.

Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility

Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility
Author: Yue-Ting Siu
Publisher: APH Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781950723041

"Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility, the second edition of 2008's Assistive Technology for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A Guide to Assessment, uses clear language to describe the range of technology solutions that exists to facilitate low vision and nonvisual access to print and digital information. Part 1 gives teachers, professionals, and families an overview of current technologies including refreshable braille displays, screen readers, 3D printers, cloud computing, tactile media, and integrated development environments. Part 2 builds on this foundation, providing readers with a conceptual and practical framework to guide a comprehensive technology evaluation process. As did its predecessor, Access Technology for Blind and Low Vision Accessibility is focused on giving people who are blind or visually impaired equal access to all activities of self-determined living, allowing them to be seamlessly integrated within their home, school, and work communities"--

Enhancing Learning and Teaching with Technology

Enhancing Learning and Teaching with Technology
Author: Rosemary Luckin
Publisher: UCL Institute of Education Press (University College London Institute of Education Press)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781782772262

The book brings together researchers, technologists and educators to explore and show how technology can be designed and used for learning and teaching to best effect.

Deploying iPads in the Classroom

Deploying iPads in the Classroom
Author: Guy Hart-Davis
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 569
Release: 2017-11-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1484229282

Master the skills and knowledge to plan and execute a deployment of iPads that will suit your school and your classroom. This book helps you evaluate your various options for deploying iPads—from configuring the tablets manually, through using Apple Configurator for imaging tablets, to subscribing to the heavy-duty Apple School Manager web service—and then shows you how to put your chosen approach into practice. Step-by-step instructions and practical examples walk you through the key questions you need to answer to get the most from your IT investment and then show you how to turn your decisions into deeds. The iPad is a wonderful device for helping students to study more comfortably and learn more quickly. Apple’s popular tablet enables you to put in each student’s hands a full-power computer that enables her to access resources both on the school’s network and on the Internet; communicate via email, instant messaging, and video chat; and create digital content that she can submit effortlessly to your online marking system. Students love using the iPad—perhaps even more than teachers do! What You'll Learn Plan your iPad deployment and choose the right iPad models, accessories, and apps Image, configure, and deploy iPads in your classroom Review tips, tricks, and techniques for managing iPads and keeping your digital classroom running smoothly Who This Book Is For Teachers and IT administrators at schools or colleges, and administrators and organizers in other bodies that need to deploy iPads en masse to conference attendees or hotel visitors

iPad in Education For Dummies

iPad in Education For Dummies
Author: Sam Gliksman
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2012-12-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1118420756

It's easy to bring the incredible iPad experience to your classroom today! The iPad is a natural fit for education in the 21st century, and this straightforward, full-color guide shows you just how to deploy it effectively in your educational institution. From understanding how iPads can be used for different learning styles to managing iPad content and classroom use, finding the apps to complement your curriculum, creating interactive lessons, and beyond, author Sam Gliksman, a sought-after consultant on integrating technology in schools, answers all your questions. Helps teachers and administrators see how to use iPads effectively in different grades, classroom settings, and curriculum levels Explains iPad's built-in media features and the importance of multimedia in modern education Explores iPad best practices, tools, and apps for a successful iPad program in your school Shows how the iPad can be used as a valuable tool for research, collaboration, communication, creativity, and discovery Provides tips and guidance on keeping information updated, managing content, and taking advantage of the iPad as a learning tool iPad in Education For Dummies is your guide to using the world’s most popular tablet to inspire and educate your students in a whole new way.

Not a Toy, but a Tool

Not a Toy, but a Tool
Author: Carrie Thornthwaite
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2014-03-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475809417

iPads are powerful tools for engaging students, encouraging creativity, stimulating critical thinking, and making significant strides in learning. This book is part of a two book set that will allow educators to realize the full potential of the iPad. Over 200 highly rated apps are covered with specific ideas for classroom activities and teaching strategies. Descriptions include ideas for using iPads in classrooms where each student owns an iPad, as well as where there is just a small number of iPads or even just a single device. The first chapter of this book supports the effectiveness of iPads, focusing on what the iPad is, why is should be used and how it can be used. Then two chapters are dedicated to apps that are valuable for all subject areas. The last three chapters focus on apps appropriate for use in the humanities classrooms. In consideration of education budgets, all the apps are free or low cost. The information in this book is appropriate for K12 teachers, university professors, media specialists, K12 administrators, parents and students.

Coding iPhone Apps for Kids

Coding iPhone Apps for Kids
Author: Gloria Winquist
Publisher: No Starch Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1593277563

Apple’s Swift is a powerful, beginner-friendly programming language that anyone can use to make cool apps for the iPhone or iPad. In Coding iPhone Apps for Kids, you’ll learn how to use Swift to write programs, even if you’ve never programmed before. You’ll work in the Xcode playground, an interactive environment where you can play with your code and see the results of your work immediately! You’ll learn the fundamentals of programming too, like how to store data in arrays, use conditional statements to make decisions, and create functions to organize your code—all with the help of clear and patient explanations. Once you master the basics, you’ll build a birthday tracker app so that you won’t forget anyone’s birthday and a platform game called Schoolhouse Skateboarder with animation, jumps, and more! As you begin your programming adventure, you’ll learn how to: –Build programs to save you time, like one that invites all of your friends to a party with just the click of a button! –Program a number-guessing game with loops to make the computer keep guessing until it gets the right answer –Make a real, playable game with graphics and sound effects using SpriteKit –Challenge players by speeding up your game and adding a high-score systemWhy should serious adults have all the fun? Coding iPhone Apps for Kids is your ticket to the exciting world of computer programming. Covers Swift 3.x and Xcode 8.x. Requires OS X 10.11 or higher.

Learning C++ :

Learning C++ :
Author: Harry. H. Chaudhary.
Publisher: Createspace LLC USA
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2014-07-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 150034950X

|| Inside Chapters. || 1 (Introduction To C++ Programming) 2 (Inside The C++ Language) 3 (Pointers & References) 4 (Understanding Functions) 5 (Structure-Unions-Enumerated Data Types) 6 (Object Oriented Programming Concept) 7 (C++ Classes and Objects) 8 (Constructors and Destructors) 9 (Operator Overloading) 10 (Console Input / Output Streams) 11 (Inheritance Concept in C++) 12 (Virtual Functions-Polymorphism Concept) 13 (Templates Concept In C++) 14 (Exception Handling In C++) 15 (New Features of ANSI C++ Standard) 16 (Working With Files) 17 (String Classes’) 18 (Your Brain On C++ ( 160 Multiple Choice Questions)) 19 (Your Brain On C++ (100 Practical Programming Questions)) 20 (Software Design & Development Using C++) This C++ Programming book gives a good start and complete introduction for C++ Programming for Beginner’s. It has been comprehensively updated for the long-awaited C++Beginner’s from the Best selling Programming Author Harry H Chaudhary. The primary aim of this book is to help the reader understand how the facilities offered by C++ support key programming techniques. The aim is to take the reader far beyond the point where he or she gets code running primarily by copying examples and emulating programming styles from other languages. Anyone can learn C++ Programming through This Book I promise. Most Imp. Feature of this book is-- 1) Learn C++ without fear, 2) This book is for everyone, 3) 160 End of book examples, 4) 200 Practical Codes, 5) At last it goes to Expert level topics such as: *Software Design & Development Using C++*, 6) 101 Rules, for Software Design & Development using C++ @ the end of this book. 7) Very Easy Definitions for each topic with code examples and output. While reading this book it is fun and easy to read it. This book is best suitable for first time C++ readers, Covers all fast track topics of C++ for all Computer Science students and Professionals. This book introduces standard C++ and the key programming and design techniques supported by C++. Standard C++ is a far more powerful and polished language than the version of C++ introduced by the first edition of this book. This book presents every major C++ language feature and the standard library. It is organized around language and library facilities. However, features are presented in the context of their use. That is, the focus is on the language as the tool for design and programming rather than on the language in itself. This book demonstrates key techniques that make C++ effective and teaches the fundamental concepts necessary for mastery. As everyone knows that Author Harry is basically known for his Easy way- Programming without fear technique. His book presents world’s easiest definitions and codes for beginners.