iOS in Edu

Split your iPad screen into two, enabling simultaneous browsing of two websites. Open links from one window in the other window or open in the Safari browser. Set your search engine to either Google, Yahoo or Bing."

Planning is imperative for any technology initiative - iPad or otherwise. You need to ensure that you clearly understand and communicate how the technology integrates with your overall pedagogical objectives.

The best 108 iPad apps for all your needs (according to MakeUseOf)

Create your own multimedia presentation app quickly and easily. Create on iPad or in browser. Share with anyone who has Appafolio on their iPad via pass phrase or short link. Caches so presentations can be viewed offline.

Whatever one's purpose - journaling, drafting stories or composing work-related documents - the iPad is a pretty good place to put words together.

Kno can do everything a physical textbook can do and more, with over 60 features that make reading, studying, note taking and organization a breeze.

Inkling is a flexible, interactive publishing platform where the human is at the center of the creative process, not the book.

At Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera, Calif., the first year of a pilot iPad program for sixth-graders has just ended, and some clear lessons have emerged. Here are some tips to help smooth the transition.

If you are an educator you can now test Happi Papi's and other developers' high quality learning apps for free. Apply to receive 3-4 new apps every month.

Chomp's proprietary algorithm learns the functions and topics of apps, so you can search based on what apps do, not just what they're called. Try searching for "puzzle games", "kids games", "expense trackers", "tip calculators" or "chat" and start finding great apps.

Blogger Silvia Tolisano wants teachers to be able to not only find and use apps, but have the curiosity and the knowledge to: 1. understand the value an app can bring to a learner (and being able to articulate the value) 2. recognize the connection from the app to curriculum content (and being able to demonstrate the depth of that connection) 3. recognize the possibilities the app can bring in order to amplify learning 4. understand the difference between using an app to automate and substitute a task versus informate and transform 5. evaluate apps for their transformative potential?

GoClass is a teaching application for tablet devices that redefines the boundaries of computing in the classroom. Connect with your students like never before, customize and fine-tune your lesson plans on the fly, engage students in new ways and continuously evaluate their understanding while you are in class.

Bring the classroom to life with interactive mobile presentations that teachers create and customize themselves

Clean Writer was the first distraction-free minimalist plain text editor for iPad. Created for creative people: bloggers, journalists or writers looking for their muse, offering an uninterrupted writing experience that successfully fights writer's block and liberates your inspiration.

OmmWriter is a beautiful writing environment that helps you concentrate and create. It has the necessary tools you need to write and manage files, without the distracting elements that you normally find in conventional writing applications.

Maxjournal is an elegant diary/journal app for your iPad. Everything you need is at your fingertips. Writing, Photos, Searching, Tagging... Maxjournal has it covered and more.

The easiest to use journal / diary / text logging application for the Mac is also the best looking. Day One is designed and focused to encourage you to write more. Using the Menu Bar quick entry, Reminder system, Calendar view and inspirational messages your memories and thoughts will be preserved. iCloud or Dropbox sync allows easy backup and syncing with the Day One iPhone and iPad applications.

In August 2010, Pepperdine University launched a three-term study to assess the iPad's potential in the education sector. The fall 2010 and spring 2011 academic terms are being used for exploratory research to inform an experimental research design. An experimental research design will be used in fall 2011 to assess the iPad's potential to enhance student learning outcomes.

A collection of educational apps categorized by content area.

Our pick of education apps and related classroom ideas to support your school's iPad for education program.