Tech directors have been struggling with managing large numbers of iOS devices in their schools since the iPad bandwagon got rolling. With the iPad3 announcement, Apple also rolled out the new Apple Configurator to replace the previously existing iPhone Configurator that they recommended for also managing iPads. This app comes free for any Mac running OSX Lion and can be downloaded from the App Store.
If you are looking at setting up, managing, and deploying multiple iPads in your school, the the iOS 5 Deployment Guide walks you through configuration profiles, Volume Purchase Pricing, and deployment options. Thanks to iPad Academy for posting the link to the PDF.
This app has been featured in the Apple iPad commercials for teaching young students to write their letters. Beyond the ability to trace, the app also records letter sounds, names, and phonograms.
Apple has released this development guide for those looking to create their own apps. This could be useful for teachers interested in having their students create their own apps.
The Virginia Department of Education helped to create this list of apps for students. You can download them from the Apple App Store. Some of them include digital texts from Pearson publishers.
This site features reviews of apps from Apple Distinguished Educators. In addition to organizing apps by theme, it also presents them by multiple intelligence and Blloom's Taxonomy.
This app goes with the FREE service provided by littlebirdtales.com. Students can create stories with their own artwork and audio recordings either from an app or on the web. The completed tales can be downloaded as either a PDF or mp4 with audio.
