On Wednesday Apple shared the story of Tuskegee Public School Principal Tiffany Williams and how she uses an iPad in her work.
Education
Apple Sends iPad Pros to Gallaudet University Students
Apple is partnering with Gallaudet University to give every student and faculty member an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and Smart Keyboard Folio.
How Jodie Deinhammer Uses iPads to Bring Students Closer to Nature
Apple shared the story of Jodie Deinhammer, an Apple Distinguished Educator and how she uses iPads in teaching to get students closer to nature.
Portrice Warren Shares Her Remote Education Story Using Apple Tools
Portrice Warren is part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative and she shares her story of using Apple tools and resources with remote learning.
LSU Students Can Use Apple Pay in Parking Meters
Starting Monday, August 17, students at Louisiana State University will be able to use Apple Pay in parking meters across campus.
Apple and T-Mobile Give 1 Million iPads to California Students
Apple and T-Mobile are partnering with the California Department of Education to give up to one million iPads to students in need.
H.S. Principal Dr. Amy Fast - BGM Interview
Amy Fast is a high school principal in the McMinnville School District in Oregon. She holds a Ed.D. degree. Previously, she’s been an elementary teacher, instructional coach, and assistant principal. She is also an education commentator and author of the book, It’s the Mission, Not the Mandates.
After a brief overview of Amy’s career and a discussion of her book, we dug into the issues facing educators amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. We covered planning for remote vs. in-person classes, the technology of remote classes, teacher concerns about in-person class safety, funding for cleaning, effectiveness of remote teaching, mental health issues, and long-term changes to education in the post-pandemic era. Parents with schoolchildren and educators will find this interview enormously helpful.
Apple Partners With Black Colleges on Coding Opportunities
Apple announced today that it is expanding its partnership with HBCUs to add 10 more regional coding centers.
2020 Apple Back to School Promotion Offers Free AirPods With Mac or iPad
The 2020 Apple ‘Back to School’ promotion has been announced. Students can get a free pair of AirPods with the purchase of a Mac or iPad.
iTunes U to be Discontinued by End of 2021
In addition to discontinuing iBooks Author, Apple is also discontinuing iTunes U by the end of 2021, announced in a support page.
Apple Updates Schoolwork, Classroom Apps
Apple updated its apps for education—Schoolwork and Classroom—with new features and a new design for Schoolwork. Version 3.2 for Classroom:
Automatically access classes set up through Apple School Manager by signing into your device with a Managed Apple ID; Use AirPlay to project class details to Apple TV when inviting students to join a teacher-created class; Easily adjust the size of students’ screens by pinching to zoom in or out.
Creative Things to Try for Free
Dr. Mac says some of the bright spots in this dark time are formerly paid services and apps now available at no cost for a limited time in response to the crisis and shares a handful of his faves.
Why Teaching Privacy to Your Kids is Important
Siobhan O’Flynn writes about all the ways that companies like Google collect data from kids in violation of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. It starts when schools increasingly turn to Google services in education.
Alphabet Inc. dominates child-directed and child-featured content online through YouTube Kids and has now colonized online educational spaces through Google Docs, G-Suite, Chromebooks and the associated Gmail accounts for children that are required for use. This means that Google’s access to children’s data spans entertainment (YouTube and YouTube Kids), search and purchase histories (via associated parental accounts), and educational sectors.
50,000 Glasgow, Scotland Students Get Free iPads
Almost 50,000 teachers and students in Scotland will be getting free iPads as part of a deal Glasgow City Council and Canadian IT firm CGI.
Apple's Teacher Coding Academies Created Successful Apps
Teachers that join Apple’s Teacher Coding Academies have been making a difference with the apps that they create.
Apple, Tennessee State University Promote Diversity in Coding
Apple is partnering with Tennessee State University to promote diversity in programming in HBCU C2 Presidential Academy.
Netflix Preschool Programming Launches
A spate of Netflix preschool programming has been announced and geared towards kids aged 2 to 6 with educational content.
Apple Updates MacBook Air, MacBook Pro for 2019 Back to School
The 2019 Back to School sales are starting with Apple. The MacBook Air price has been lowered to US$1,099 and updated with True Tone.
Jamf School Launches as an Apple Education Technology Solution
Jamf is a mobile device management company for Apple devices. Today it announced the launch of Jamf School.
Jamf School is an Apple education technology solution purpose-built for educators. It wasn’t designed for the expert IT user; instead it was designed with an intuitive interface and workflows to empower teachers to seamlessly manage and use their Apple devices for creating an active learning environment. It joins Jamf Pro to offer schools a solution choice that best fits their needs. With the launch of Jamf School also comes powerful apps.
Jamf Partners With Google Cloud for Education
Jamf is partnering with Google Cloud to make it easier for schools and businesses to authenticate Apple devices.
With Jamf Connect, users can unbox their Apple device, power it on and access their corporate and learning applications after signing on with Cloud Identity (or G Suite) credentials. Additionally, IT admins are more easily able to manage Mac accounts while knowing their hardware and information is secure.
Johns Hopkins University Students Can use Apple Devices as ID
Students at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland can now add their campus ID card to Apple Wallet.
Apple and Microsoft Make it Easier to Manage School Apple IDs
Apple and Microsoft team up to provide a federated authentication solution for Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD).
Apple Teams Up to Help Students With Media Literacy
Apple is supporting the News Literacy Project (NLP) and Common Sense in the U.S., and Osservatorio Permanente Giovani-Editori in Italy.
6 Education Apps for Teachers
Roundups of educational apps usually involve apps for students. But this is a list of five educational apps for teachers.