My Ideal Vacation SpotErie 1 BOCES

A lesson introducing teachers to their iPad

What is your ideal vacation spot?

Using the map on your iPad zoom
In to your favorite vacation place
1. Type the address or name of the
place (Waikiki Beach) in the search
bar at the top.

2. To get a satellite view, pull up from

the corner of the map and select
Satellite.

3. Use your fingers in pinching and

pinch out movements to zoom in
and out of the location.

4. Take a
picture of the location on the map.

5. Click the "power button" and the

"home button" simultaneously to take a
snap shot.
6. The picture will automatically save in
your photos app
7. Click on the photos app to find your
picture

Use the Internet to research

your place
1. Use Google search to locate your destination's information website.

2. Click on the links to find the site you want.

3. Make that site a bookmark

Research and Innovative Projects 1

 Erie 1 BOCES

4. Make that site a button on your home screen. Congratulations you

just made an app.

Hold finger down on image

Saving more pictures until you get the option to
"Save Image" save that
1. Using Google Images to find 5 to 6 more images. image.

1. Image 1: your food

2. Image 2: an activity you will do

3. Image 3: a hotel or cabin you will stay in

4. Image 4: anything else about your vacation

5. Click on the "photos app" to view your new

photos. Click the "slideshow" button to view a quick movie about
your vacation

Using the Notes App and Photo

App

1. Click on the "Notes App"

2. Click the plus button on the corner

to create a new note

3. Type an ending to your presentation.

Take a picture of your note and it will
save your note in the "photo gallery"

4. Now view the slideshow in your

photo gallery, change transitions.

Research and Innovative Projects 2

 Erie 1 BOCES

Collaborate with two iPads to ask about

someone else's trip
1. Open the "draw" app. This is a free app in the iTunes store.

2. Hit the connect button and look for an ipad to connect to.

3. You will not know what iPad we connect to. If you get a message asking you
to connect. Please accept it.

4. Select a color and ask a

question to then other iPad,
"where are you going for your
dream vacation."

5. If a question appears on your

device answer back and draw a
picture of any thing you might see
on your vacation

6. Take a picture of the screen to

save it in your Phot Gallery

Create a Comic Strip

1. Open the app "Strip Designer" (2.99 in the app
store)

2. Select "my strips" and then "new strips" to select

the design template you want.

3. Click "add photo" in the cell of the comic and

select a photo from the gallery for your comic.

4. Adjust the size of the photo. And add text.

5. Finish creating the comic and click the "share

button" when done. It will not allow you to
email, so take a picture of the comic.

Research and Innovative Projects 3

 Erie 1 BOCES

Handing in Your Work

We will be using the app "dropbox" it is a cloud
storage service. You would have to create an account
(ex: miller class ) that you can collect work from your
students and hand work to them. You get 2 gb of free
storage. You can also check your "dropbox" from any
Internet connection.

1. Click the "Dropbox" app, select the "Home" button.

2. Select "My Dropbox" and the folder you want. (instructor

will tell you)

3. Select the "Camera" icon, then select the "existing photos

or videos " to put the I ages in the dropbox

4. You might see other peoples' work loading into the folder.

5. The teacher will automatically receive the files.

Research and Innovative Projects 4

 Erie 1 BOCES

Make a Movie/Video Podcast About

Your Destination
We will use the app "Sonic Pics" to create our movie. There
are two versions, the lite version is free but the full version
has more features. They are both available in the app store.

1. Click the "+" symbol in the upper left hand

corner to create a new movie.

2. Title your presentation "My Dream Vacation"

3. Click the "add" button and select all of the

pictures you saved earlier.

4. After you
selected
your
images
click the
done
button.

5. Click the "record " button to record

your show.

6. Slide the pictures you selected with

your finger until you get the first one.

7. When you select the record button it

will record your voice. Slide the images to the right as you record.

8. Save the work when you are done.

Research and Innovative Projects 5