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"10 Great, Free Apps for Students for Notetaking and Class Planning "

10 Great, Free iPad Apps for Students for Notetaking and Class Planning

a collection of lists of sites that provide recommended lists/reviews of educational apps.

SIte that contains links to lots of educational iPad resources

First off, what is an API? API stands for Application Program Interface. It's a tool which allows web applications (websites and apps to the layman) to communicate with each other and share information stored in each other's databases. This information can then be incorporated into new and different projects.

Classroom examples of wiki use in art/film making

Good thing? Bad thing? Discuss ...

Guest post by Steve Kinney. Cross posted at http://stevekinney.net There is a lot to like about the iPad when it comes to using them in the classroom. It's light and fast. It turns on instantly. The battery lasts all day. Best of all, it's about half the price of a MacBook.

From MIT: "To use App Inventor, you do not need to be a professional developer. This is because instead of writing code, you visually design the way the app looks and use blocks to specify the app's behavior."

NYC DOE Common Core Task Bundles that were available to teachers for the 11-12 school year

This site that contains the NYC DOE developed Common Core Task Bundles for Literacy and Math. A good place to see what was expected of NYC teachers for the 11-12 school year and for what they will be expected to implement in 12-13

Two business men who are creating education apps and supporting students who are creating education apps have begun "The App Evaluation Program for Schools" which allows teachers to test educational apps for kids for free. "The apps, which cover everything from math, spelling, and reading to language learning, storyboard building, and puzzles, are provided by developers around the world and sent to teachers two or three times per month. Teachers receive a questionnaire after testing the app as a way to help developers improve, but Larsson stresses they are not required to fill it out."

Seems like a nice way for teachers to get new iPad educational apps free to evaluate and then use if they find them valuable

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Mozilla Thimble App makes it ridiculously simple to create your own web pages. Write and edit HTML and CSS right in your browser. Instantly preview your work. Then host and share your finished pages with a single click. Easy, huh?

This is a great resource to share with teachers

Was not impressed by the first generation. Would have to see this new batch.

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Teacher contributed Google Docs Presentation.  

Explore the Body in 3D!