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Amazing possibilities for math I think with the apps discussed in this blog. Love the idea of students recording how they solved math problem on an iPad and then sharing with the class via the interactive white board. Wow!

Can't wait to check this out.

107 iPad apps..."Tablet computing and mobile devices promise to have a dramatic impact on education. A growing number of schools across the world are jumping on the digital bus and embracing iPads as the latest tool to teach literature in multimedia, history through games and simulations, and maths with step-by-step animation of problems."

"A Handful of Free iPad Apps for Creating Videos"

Helpful advice for integrating iPads in the classroom.

Where do your iPad apps fall in Bloom Taxonomy?

Teach what you know. Learn what you don't. Create and share amazing video lessons with your iPad or browswer

Wixie is an online authoring tool students can use to explore and master the curriculum by combining their pictures, text, and voice.

"This comprehensive virtual tour allows visitors using a desktop computer (Windows, Mac, Linux) or a mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android) to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. You can even browse a list of past exhibits, which is included on the ground floor map (see upper right map buttons). The visitor can navigate from room to room by clicking map locations or by following blue arrow links on the floor that connect the rooms. The desktop version includes camera icons to indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up view of a particular object or exhibit panel. "

Pretty cool

Blooms Taxonomy is one of our topical themes in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Over the last couple of years, we have been posting dozens of articles on how teachers can can apply the HOTS ( Higher Order Thinking Skills ) in their teaching. You can check the resources below to learn more.

Looks like some new great apps for us to check out.

Resources for free books

"When books have no boundaries, classrooms have no walls. Subtext makes it easy to interact with your students right in the pages of digital books-you can answer questions, link to websites, create custom quizzes and more. Equally as important, your students can exchange their own ideas and talk about books whenever and wherever they're reading."

Use for brainstorming and mind mapping...and all sorts of things. On the iPads start a popplet and then pass from student to student, adding to the mind map as it goes around

Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage classrooms through a series of educational exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

"WeVideo is an online video creation platform"

I wish that it worked on the iPads, but it doesn't. I can't find any video editors that work because we don't have flash player. Bummer.