Apple Teacher Certification

We are all so busy, but also looking for a way to better ourselves, right?

Well I started to do research on what I could do to learn more about technology and better myself as an educator and I just wanted to share some of my findings with you.

For those of you that don't know, I have a bachelors in Elementary & Special Education. I started my teaching career teaching 6th grade math and science. After I got my Masters in Educational Technology in 2016, I stepped out of the classroom (in a sense) and now am the Educational Technology Specialist. Basically, it's a really fancy title for the fact that I oversee the iPad lab for K-5 and oversee online learning for the 6-12 students.

Anyways, back to bettering myself. I found 3 really great certifications that I'm sure you have heard of, but maybe haven't researched yourself. Today I am going to talk about the Apple Teacher certification, with information coming on Google & Microsoft Office Certification in the future.

Apple Teacher Certification: All you need to sign up is your Apple ID, then you will have access to the iPad Starter Guide that will download to your iBooks, as well as online help and a list of in-store workshops. These are great to read through and you can honestly learn so much through these materials. There are 8 areas of expertise for both iPads and Mac and you can choose which you want to take/pass. The 8 areas for iPad are iPad, Pages for iPad, Keynote for iPad, Numbers for iPad, iMovie for iPad, GarageBand for iPad, Productivity with iPad, and Creativity with iPad. The 8 areas for Mac are Mac, Pages for Mac, Keynote for Mac, Numbers for Mac, iMovie for Mac, GarageBand for Mac, Productivity with Mac, and Creativity with Mac. Each area requires you to take a quiz that is only 5 questions. You have to get an 80% (or 4 out of 5) on each quiz in order to pass, but you can retake quizzes as needed. Each time you pass a quiz, you earn a badge. Complete each quiz in either iPad or Mac in order to become an Apple Teacher in that content area.

Are you an Apple Teacher?

Let me know in the comments below.

-Hilary

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