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3 Branches of Government EPub
Students will create a book in Pages about the 3 branches of government. They will type a sentence about the branch and draw or add a picture to each page. They can then export the book as an ePub.
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Building a Keynote Primary Source Animation for a Social Studies Conference
August 24, 2025 Presentation Title: "Design for Democracy"- Design for Democracy: Incorporating Student Voice by Animating Primary Sources." I'm showcasing 20 Keynote animations that teachers and st…
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GIFcasting - Teaching with Primary Sources by layering AI with Keynote & iMovie.
I’m experimenting with enhancing the visual appeal of AI tools that generate voice-generated slides or audio by integrating creative tools like Keynote and iMovie. We used to refer to this as “app sm…
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Hello Halloween - October Activities in the Apple Education Community
There are already a plethora of Halloween decorations in my neighborhood and students & teachers planning for costumes and activity’s at our schools. So just reminding you that with a simple se…
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Design Thinking Journal
The design thinking process can be used to encourage problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration among students and can be incorporated into various subjects and projects, across different …
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Learning with iPad - "Blast from the Past" - hearing stories from people in history
Context I always wished that I could make historical personalities or murals come alive. Would it not be great to have that "Harry Potter" magical moment where the walls, or a picture comes to live…
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Learning with iPad - My Heritage Video Planning and Resources on Freeform
Context I have always wanted a way where I could pull images, videos, sounds etc into a common document that is also my infinite canvas to order them into a a timeline, storyboard, concepts etc. That…
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Countries Project
This is an AP World History Unit 0 project where students study countries and their different features under SPICET. This should take about 2 days overall to assign, work on, and present. I grouped s…
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Learning with iPad - Plan what they watch, craft what they learn
Context As teachers we are so lucky to have so many resources to turn to for teaching. Many of us would turn to video resources as they are aplenty and engaging. But being spoilt for choices also pos…
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Geography as Space and Geography as Place
The article “Geography as Space and Geography as Place: The Divide Between Political Science and Political Geography Continues” by John O’Loughlin (2000) explores the persistent gap between political…
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Learning with iPad - I was There in History (with Keynote)
Context This sharing is connected to a previous sharing of putting ourselves into history footage. While we can do this with iMovie, we can also achieve this with Keynote and the simple but powerful …
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Learning with iPad - "I Was There in History" (with iMovie)
Context Would it not be great to have us involved at the moment when Lee Kuan Yew cried in the studio? That’s right, using simple editing tips in iMovie, we can create exactly just that. Students wil…
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Learning with iPad - Using Notes for my Learning Journey at the Gallery
Context Going on a field trip? Its a great opportunity to bring lessons to life in more ways than one. Getting students to document their findings as they wonder the galleries for information using n…
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Learning with iPad - Using Google App and Lens to find out more about sources
Context Getting students out into the field is a great way to combine exploration and engaging with primary sources. A simple example could be a trip to an exhibit where you will find a myriad of pos…
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Learning with iPad - "Sequencing of Events in History with Post-It Notes"
Context One of biggest challenges in learning history is “remembering” the sequence of events or how cause and effect comes into play. Using this lesson, students will be challenged to form logical b…
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Learning with iPad - Using 'Art' to explore History
Context Empathy for events and more importantly people in historical or even current events helps us appreciate those moments and actions more. Through drawing and narrating the characters and settin…
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Learning with iPad - "Tallest point in Singapore" with Live Videos in Keynote
Context magine having yourself immersed in a backdrop while interacting with the world you are exploring/explaining. This activity let’s you explore that with just an iPad and Keynote. Using Live Vid…
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Learning with iPad - Oral Interviews with Pages and Voice Memo
Context Oral history is a very rich resource in the discipline of History. Hence, it is always an excellent activity for students to do especially when they have good candidates to interview. To bes…
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Learning with iPad - Finding and Rating Sources for an Issue in Social Studies with Numbers
Context As a humanities teacher, I am often confronted with the fact that students are more reactive than proactive when it comes to the subject. And I can't blame them since we tend to always give s…
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Design an Imaginary Country Travel Brochure with Apple Intelligence
Design a travel brochure of an imaginary country using images made in Image Playground and other key facts edited with Writing Tools. This exercise enhances creativity, develops critical thinking ski…
