Even if your students are never going to become professional app developers, learning the fundamentals of programming can be helpful in understanding how software works. Learning programming basics also helps students develop a better understanding of "if, then" logic which can be applied to a wide variety of academic areas. Here are five iPad apps that can help students learn some programming basics.
Teachers College of San Joaquin will issue iPads (the iPad 2, to be clear) to every teacher-in-training starting next month. And they say it's the first college of its kind to do so.