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This is a news letter you may want to subscribe to. It is free and chalked with good tech information. I tried to reproduce the news brief I received today which talked about the fallout Apple and Google had over Google's involvement with the Android operating system (Iphone's major competition) and how Apple did not renew its license with Google to include the You Tube app on their phones and IPads. Here is s snippet from this week's most read stories: Apple and Google have played a key role in education over the years. With the news earlier this week that Apple will not pre-install the YouTube app on their latest iOS upgrade, coupled with the news that they will have their own map app, you have to wonder how secure their relationship is. It seems that Apple wasn't too pleased about Google's purchase of the Android operating system, which now runs on half of the world's smartphones. If these are indeed the first steps in severing that relationship, what does this mean to districts that support both Apple iOS devices and Google? My district would fall into this category and I have to say both companies have something in common with end-users: their ease of use. Could this break-up actually make usability worse in the future? If I email a link from my Apple map app to my gmail account, what will open when I click on it? If I post something on YouTube, how will I view it on my iPhone? (for the record Apple says it will support in-browser YouTube) I don't have the answer yet, but let me Google it on my iPad and get back to you. - Carl Hooker, SchoolCIO advisor

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iFitness Pro HD is an app through Apple in which individuals can make an individualized exercise sechule and keep progress on it.

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"Google Drive: keep everything, share anything Google Drive is your place to keep single up-to-date versions of all of your files online." More and more schools are using this application to store and share documents, photos/images, events, student work and a whole lot more so everything is easily accessible and secure.

Another application that can be used in schools to keep parents informed of what is happening in school and the classroom.

ZippSlip enables schools and parents to fully process paper forms online, from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. All results are tracked and displayed by our cloud based app that is 100% HIPAA and FERPA compliant.

A Web 2.0 service and an app on the apple store that allows for collaboration with your students using sticky notes put together in a mind map.

This article examines the Web vs. single-use apps debate in light of survey results.

Bookmarked sites that feature lists of apps for iPad

Includes rubrics for evaluating apps

I am looking forward to getting new ideas from Twitter. Hope to use it to ask for app suggestions for my classroom once we get our ipads.

Looks at the results of the Pew Internet & American Life Project survey on the web and mobile through an educational lens.

Search for iPad apps by Bloom's level, grade level, price, subject, etc.