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Of the 200 apps available, they vary in quality, and many were not developed by Facebook. Here are some top picks to help you use this social networking phenom spur student achievement.

Pilots find that the iPad is a great tool for aviation - light weight, easy to use, easy to bring computing device. apps into categories - pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight. Within each category, we defined the capabilities that an app in that category might have.

"go-to resources when people ask me about iPads in the Classroom."

"We'll travel to NASA's tool lab and see the equipment we need to build in this challenging environment, from high tech wrenches and hammers"

Wonderful assortment of resources for teachers and their students

"We are educators and we have a big responsibility towards what and how we teach .Part of this responsibility is the sound integration of technology into education .The backbone of this technology is search engines and the king search engine for scholars and internet users ,in general, and according to the latest websites rank statistics is Google "

"detailed post about most if not all the search tips you need to master Google search techniques."

"The AOPA Airports application for iPhone and Pod touch, powered by ForeFlight, source of airport know-before-you-go information for any pilot. contains vital details on more than 5,300 public-use landing facilities, 7,000 FBOs and aviation-related businesses, and more than 55,000 restaurants, hotels, and "

SafeSearch Filtering (or use Control F to find it quickly!) and choose what level filter you want to use. You can tailor it to every computer in the house. Google offers all kinds of safe search tips and functions on Google's Family Safety Center.

our responsibility to teach kids how to find and research information, how to judge its veracity, and when it's time to ask for a grownup's help. I spoke to Daniel Russell, Google's "search anthropologist" in charge of Search Quality and User Happiness (yes, really), who brought to light some important tips you may not have known.

"some tips about how to better use Gmail. There are many features and services that Gmail offers for free yet only few people know about them and use them. Being educators, we do need to be aware of these freebies. They can save you so much time and make your electronic mailing experience way better than you have ever thought."

Neat video showing how to bring history to life with in-class Skype interviews.

"3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. 3D printers are generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that can serve as product prototypes."

Title: Ex-Apple Designer Creates Teaching UI That "Kills Math" Using Data Viz Context: System complexity doesn't have to be "just the way it is". We are designers and it is our job to make things easier to use. That said, it takes a designer with huge balls to tackle a problem the size of math.

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