Apple products inspire creativity and hands-on learning with
features you won't find anywhere else. And they're easy to
integrate into your curriculum. Once you do, you'll see teaching
and learning in a whole new way. Apple's award
winning iLife software comes free on every new
Mac.
1. With digital movies, music and photography in the
classroom, amazing things can happen. Software that engages
will encourage students to be more motivated to learn, feel a
stronger connection to the subject matter and spend more time on
their tasks.
2. Ideal applications for addressing standards.
iLife supports the European ICT standards for
learners. Students are empowered to be innovative and creative
- while building crucial communication, collaboration and
critical-thinking skills.
3. Learning in depth. Reading a book
of poetry appeals to certain types of learners. But a project
that inspires learners to identify images that convey the poetry's
meaning, or create music to set the mood of the poetry, captures
their imaginations and makes the lesson memorable.
4. Introduce students to skills for life. Because
Apple also provides software for creative professionals - such
as Aperture and Final Cut Studio - using iLife applications helps
students build the skills used in the workplace.
5. Powerful tools make project-based learning
easy. iLife provides the perfect way to support
project-based learning in the classroom. Digital projects lend
themselves to students working in teams, with roles divided based
on interests and skills.
6. All learning styles are supported.
iLife provides an opportunity for all students to succeed and
demonstrate their individual strengths. Students who sometimes
struggle writing research reports or creating outlines, find
that digital authoring helps them overcome these difficulties.
7. Motivation to inspire excellence. Knowing that
their photo books, video documentaries and podcasts can be
shared easily with peers, parents and others, inspires students to
produce higher-quality work, increasing confidence.
8. Easy-to-use applications keep the focus on
learning. iLife is so intuitive that students can
create and publish podcasts in minutes, import photos or music with
one click and edit video clips as easily as if they were editing
text.
9. Inspiring teaching with new
possibilities. From creating movies to introduce
a new topic to recording podcasts for reinforcement of key
concepts, teachers will find iLife an incredibly powerful tool to
aid teaching.
10. A wealth of teacher resources are available.
Free tutorials are available on the Apple website to make it
easy to get started. For more in-depth technical support and
curriculum software ideas, the Regional Training Centre programme
helps teachers bring learning to life with digital technology.