Using Apple’s iPad to Maximize Your Effectiveness as a

Leader

Justin Baederwww.eduleadership.o

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iPad Can Help You Become

• More mobile• More aware• More productive• More organized• More thorough…in order to impact student learning.

Five iPad Productivity Functions

• Notetaking• To-do management• Reference• Email• Calendar

But…

If you NEED an iPad

an iPad won’t solve your problems.

Notetaking

Writeeverything

down.

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Evernote

Classroom Observations

• Plaintext observation form template• External keyboard

or keyboard case• Email feedback

To-Do Management

OmniFocus

Workflow

• Limit number of “actionable” apps• Send action items through these

apps• Batch whenever possible• Decide what NOT to do on iPad

Reference

Reference

• Safari/Web• Saved PDFs & books in iBooks• Personal database, e.g. Evernote• Contacts

Email Workflow

• Monitor/filter/delete• Respond in person OR• Quick replies OR• Mark as unread

Calendar

Calendar

• Subscribe to online calendar (Google, iCal)

• Sync via Exchange• Sync via MobileMe• Alerts• Appointments in person

Living with iPad

Sync Scenarios

• App-specific sync service– Evernote– OmniFocus

• Cloud-based file sync– DropBox– JungleDisk

• iTunes (cable) sync– Music– Photos

Working with Files

• Files live in apps• Send via email• Store/sync with DropBox• Use iTunes sync only when necessary

DropBox

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• 2 GB space for free• Syncs with desktop

Choosing Apps

• Reputation– Reviews– History– Recommendations

• Sync– DropBox– Custom sync servers

• Data flow

What NOT To Handle on iPad

• Complex MS Office documents• Number-crunching• Printing (yet)

Fun (and Useful) Stuff

• Reading– RSS: Reeder– Saved articles: Instapaper– PDFs: iBooks

• Watching & listening– Music, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu Plus– Audible & podcasts

• Web

Bottom Line

Focus on the work,not the tools.

But enjoy the tools.

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