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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

How about using iPad to create awesome sketches and paintings, wouldn't that be awesome ? Well,  I have curated a list of some excellent iPad apps that can allow you and your students to tap into the artistic capabilities of iPad. Wherever you are with an Internet connection, just tap on one of these apps and give vent to your imagination and creativity, capturing the world around you in beautiful sketches to share with others.

Even if they haven't used it, most iPad owners are familiar with iMovie. Many schools buy it for all of the iPads that they distribute to students and teachers. If your school hasn't bought it for you or you just want to try some other video creation options without spending any money, take a look at this small collection of free video creation apps for your iPad.

Posts, one of the best blogging apps for the iPad, is now a a free app. It has previously been priced at $9.99 and this appears to be a permanent move to free for the app.

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.

"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.

The Padagogy Wheel takes an expanded approach Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and offers 62 iPad apps that fit into the organized chaos that is Bloom's. On Allan's blog (check it out, it's great!)

iPad and iPad mini users manuals for device and iOS

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.

Sharing iPad projects (especially large multimedia files) is daunting. These instructions make it easy to share files from the Camera Roll to the Copy cloud storage site.

iPad in a nutshell posters! Awesome!

This article provides a review of some "free" mind mapping apps for the iPad. Despite these being advertised as free, some require either registration or payment for full functionality.

10 lessons from an iPad pilot 

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

An iPad, iPod touch, or iPhone can be so many things: a camera, a book, a canvas, a calculator, a timer, a reference, a notebook, an audio recorder, a word processor, a camcorder, a video editing station, a videoconferencing device, a movie player, a scanner, a student response system, an instrument, a flash drive, a presentation station, and much more. Follow Tony Vincent on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest for the latest apps and app sales!

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.

Welcome to the iPads4teaching site! This site will provide you with tips, tricks and resources for teaching and learning with the iPad. You can find extensive information about Bloom's and iPads...

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