The truth is that the iPad is not destined to change the face of education. Nor is it just an expensive toy bought only by Apple fanboys, as some anti-Apple bloggers hyperbolize. It's a tool, like any other, and in the classroom it must always be thought of as being in the service of pedagogy. The pedagogical foundations must be solid, because the tool will achieve no heights the underlying pedagogy will not support
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The pilot program evaluates the new Algebra 1 app versus a traditional textbook - 0 views
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white paper detailing the Algebra 1 iPad pilot results from Amelia Earhart Middle School in Riverside, California. Comparing student performance from the yearlong pilot, over 78 percent of students using HMH Fuse scored Proficient or Advanced on the state test, compared to only 59 percent of their fellow students at Earhart-a difference of 19 percent in favor of students using the HMH Fuse app.
eLearn: Feature Article - It's the Pedagogy, Stupid: Lessons from an iPad Lending Program - 1 views
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As Fraser mentioned on twitter, just because the iPad is "a tool, like any other" doesn't mean all tools are equal.
iPad Creative - iPad Creative Blog - A superb 40 minute GarageBand tutorial v... - 3 views
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I've started using GarageBand to make silly songs with my children, and as a sketchpad for own musical compositions. What a fantastic program.
Setting up a library iPad program - 2 views
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