10 Big Pros of iPads as Technology in the Classroom
From kindergarten to college, the key to engaging students and enhancing learning is to bring ipad technology in the classroom.See it on Scoop.it, via Info for iPads
View ArticleEdTechSandyK: Not 1:1? There's Still Hope for Implementing iPads! #iPlza13...
"At 10:15 am on June 19th, @DigitalLearners and I are scheduled to present Not 1:1? There's Still Hope for Implementing iPads! at the 2013 iPadPalooza Learning Festival in Austin, Texas. Below is our...
View ArticlePopplet - Easy Mind Mapping On Your iPad
Popplet is an iPad app that I often demonstrate in my workshop on mind mapping, timelines, and collaborative brainstorming. Popplet makes it easy to quickly create a mind map to connect your ideas...
View ArticleGUIDES for iPads
Making iPad resources with a Windows PC. Transition to teaching with devices: Step 1 iPad workflow and collaboration for Schools Google docs are live docs with no further uploading/emailing...
View ArticleIntro to App-Smashing
An introduction to the concept of app-smashing, a technique coined and honed by Greg Kulowiec that uses multiple apps to complete a project.Carey Leahy's insight:An example of a creative mashup...
View ArticleVisual Poetry - Create Word Clouds On Your iPad
Visual Poetry is a nice iPad app for creating custom word clouds. The app's name implies that it only works for poetry, but it will work with any text that you write. Visual Poetry allows you to...
View ArticleAn Excellent Quick-Start Guide To iPads For Learning
It starts with setup tips, offers some thoughts on how you view the tablet, and even gets into workflow a bit. While we might move #4 to #1, this is a useful graphic for any #edtech teacher just...
View Article36 Digital Storytelling Sites and Apps From edshelf
Websites & mobile apps for digital storytelling, such as Toontastic, VoiceThread, StoryKit, Xtranormal, Puppet Pals, Pixton, Storybird, Comic Master, etc.See it on Scoop.it, via Info for iPads
View ArticleOne iPad in the classroom: 10 Ideas - The ICT Advisors
You may be lucky enough to have one iPad in your classroom, but unlucky enough not to have access to a class set.Here are 10 free ideas to help you and your pupils get the very best out of the one...
View ArticleA Comprehensive Guide for Effective Use of iPad in Teaching ...
App developers, on their part, have also noticed this increasing potential of iPad in education and therefore started creating and developing apps targeting the educational audience. From apps for...
View ArticleHow to Print with an iPad: Five Options for Schools - Jonathan Wylie
"The paperless classroom is a great ideal to work towards, but the journey to get there may still involve some printing. So, just how do you print from an iPad? Well, there are several ways, and it may...
View Article6 Ways to Show Your iPad on a Projector Screen
Teachers really want to the ability to display their iPad or their students' iPads on a projector screen. Projecting on a large screen is great for demonstrations, simulations, explanations, and...
View ArticleiPad + class = collaboration: a practical example
Collabortation - the golden egg of education? The class working together to a common aim and with a clear result - more substantial than the efforts of individuals alone. It’s not easy to achieve...
View ArticleHopScotch: Coding for kids, iPad Programming language - EdTechReview™ (ETR)
HopScotch is an excellent iPad app dedicated to teaching kids the coding language.Carey Leahy's insight:Another app to investigate!See it on Scoop.it, via Info for iPads
View ArticleMaking Multiliteracy Manageable: Movies, iPads and Kids Connect
Recently ResourceLink staff have been involved in two Kids Connect conferences: Key to the Sea run by Unity College and Tech on the Edge, run by St Thomas School at Camp Hill.Carey Leahy's...
View ArticleAn Interesting Collection of Handy iPad Tips for Teachers and Students ~...
"If you have an iPad and you want to get the maximum out of in order to enhance your iPadding experience and improve your productivity on it, the tutorials below are part of what you need.These are...
View Article4 compelling ideas for using Book Creator in the classroom
Book Creator is a versatile and intuitively set-up app that allows students to easily create digital content in a variety of ways. In Richmond, teachers have used their iPads and Book Creator to...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming
A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizensCarey Leahy's insight:Lucid explaination for the need for well stocked...
View Article36 Core Teacher Apps For Inquiry Learning With iPads
In short, it is a student-centered, Constructivist approach to learning that requires critical thinking, and benefits from technology, collaboration, resourcefulness, and other modern learning skills...
View ArticleEasy iPad Management for Education- At Scale!
iPad deployment includes all of the steps between buying an iPad and beginning to use the device. For an individual’s personal iPad, this is often a very fast and easy process lasting no longer than...
View ArticleiPad Book Creator is Now Free to Try Out ~ Educational Technology and Mobile...
"Book Creator is definitely a robust educational iPad app out there . I have been using it for awhile now and I found it really wonderful. The good news about this app is that you can now install and...
View Article50+ Editable iPad Graphic Organizers and Project Templates
» Freebie Friday: 50+ Editable iPad Graphic Organizers and Project Templates | You will need Pages or Keynote to open and edit these.See it on Scoop.it, via Info for iPads
View ArticleA Simple Guide for Teachers to Create eBooks on iPad using iBook Author ~...
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View ArticleHow PD can make real change - IPAD 4 SCHOOLS
"I have been Head of Department in my current school for just one year and a number of my teachers have highlighted recently how far they’ve come in just one year. I thought I’d share my approach to...
View ArticleA day in the life of an iPad teacher - Innovate My School
How can an iPad be used to enhance the school day? Which apps are the best? Nick Dempster, a Year 6 teacher at Linaker Primary School in Southport and an Apple Distinguished Educator shares his...
View ArticleiMovie trailers - A Fun & Easy Icebreaker! - teachingwithipad.org
"Here is a great ice breaker activity for you if you have a few iPads to use in your classroom. You will need around one iPad per group of 2-6 students. Or, if you only have one iPad, create a trailer...
View ArticleUsing Book Creator as an Assessment Tool
Book creator has probably been the app I have used most, in my teaching, with pupils and in my training. The blank canvas aspect means it can be used across the whole curriculum and the addition of the...
View ArticleComprehensive List of Free e-Book Websites for your e-Reader
If you own an e-reader you often can only buy e-books from the bookstore that is bundled on your device. Many of the budget e-readers out there don’t even have a bookstore that is accessible by users...
View ArticleiPad App of the Week: Flickr | iPad Insight
Our weekly picks for Best iPad App of the Week are published here every Saturday. Check out all out picks below and you’ll soon have a collection of stellar apps for your favorite tablet. This week’s...
View ArticleCoding on iPads - Beginner to Pro - IPAD 4 SCHOOLS
Code and programming may not be the most important topics on the planet but it is an area of study that sufferers two major problems. one: an industry with millions of unfilled job positions and two:...
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