iPads on the Study Tour

During the week of June 13, students participating in the Scotland/England Study Tour traveled with iPads, complete with two iBooks: one focusing on the literature and poetry of England and Scotland, another reviewing the noted scientists of the two countries.

England/Scotland Literature Book

England/Scotland Scientists Book

To quote the Literature iBook, "All students of literature who trave to England and Scotland will find themselves - intentionally or otherwise - walking in the footsteps of many famous writers.  Some travelers discover that a new found connection to a writer is created by an understanding of place.  If you have read Wuthering Heights, for example, see if you don't experience a special kinship to Emily Bronte when we walk upon the moors that were once home to her and her sisters, Charlotte and Anne."

Imagine Marymount students sitting alongside the River Cam, reading the works of John Milton, Lord Byron or Emily Bronte on their iPad!

     

Another Movie on the iPad 2

We challenged the students in Class VII, along withe their teacher, to write, film, edit and produce a two minute movie using only the iPad 2.  Check out their production:  Lord of the Book!

Created on the iPad 2

The iPad2 is here!  And so is iMovie for the iPad2!  The movie below, albeit brief, was produced entirely on the iPad2.

Plasma Physics eBooks

Students in the senior elective, Advanced Physics, became ePublishers as they published their own eBooks on Plasma Physics!

Class VIII Self-Portraits

Creating a self portrait is challenging!  Students in Class VIII Studio Art used Sketchbook Pro on the iPad to sketch their own portraits.  The symmetry function in SBP makes sketching easier!

Class VII Mathematics Project

Students in Class VII Mathematics have been using the App GraphCalc on the iPad during their investigation of graphing linear equations.  The App enables the students to interact with the graphs in a "hands-on manner."  Students are able to input two linear equations and then, the App will show the two graphed equations with the point of intersection noted.

Sample Equation Input Screen

Graphed Linear Equations with Intersection Point

Faculty Thoughts on eBooks

Listen to two Marymount School Science Department faculty discuss how producing eBooks influenced their Biology curriculum.