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"All my teaching is now one-to-one and not surprisingly, my grades are soaring. In the classroom I only teach individual students the specific points they highlight as unclear after watching the video lesson and I monitor progress on the projects they've designed to prove understanding of the content. This I've done within a traditional exam-based school structure and have students who are not focused on grades but more on what they can best do with their time at school, especially now that the time is very much theirs not mine."

Not sure that I love his instructional practice completely but he makes some good points and there are instructions at the bottom of the post to help someone "flip" their classroom.

This teacher's blog post not only gives tips for setting-up a 1 iPad classroom (with a teacher laptop also) but a huge list of apps and ideas for using them all.

Qualities for an iPad ready classroom. It isn't about the tech!

Digital Storytelling is the process of telling a story through the use of digital means. It also happens to be one the easiest ways to integrate technology into the classroom. Educators can use digital storytelling with almost any subject and can even "flip" their classroom by using mobile apps.  Below is my comprehensive list of sites/apps that can be used for digital storytelling, presented in alphabetical order.

Pondering this article.  One of the beauties of the iPad is all the possibilities!  this may be a good way to load up a new users iPad.

Check out this blog from two teachers in Michigan that have an iPad classroom implementation.

Ideas, Tips, and Tricks for using QR codes in your classroom

iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. As teachers seek ways to integrate these devices, we recommend focusing on specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments.

APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.

Great description of effective workflow plan. The author did purchase the premium Evernote account to allow for more collaboration between teacher/student.

Here's a quick look at some of the skills you'll learn in the free online course over at Modern Lessons. It's a fun little side project I've built in an effort to make learning about education technology a bit more organized. How to create ePubs from web-based content on an iPad How to create and annotate PDFs on an iPad How to record audio using your iPad How to screencast from your iPad How to curate teacher and student content from the iPad

Aurasma is an augmented reality app for iPad/iPhone & Android devices. http://www.aurasma.com/ The bookmarked video shows ways a HS teacher is using Aurasma. How might you use augmented reality with your students or training group?

Another work flow app