iPad for ETT

This site offers tools for studying vocabulary. There is also a selection of apps available. What makes this interesting for students is the visuals provided by both images as well as video to give additional cues for learning words.

This is a great post from iPad Academy about how to print from your iPad.

This blog from Middletown City Schools is another good example of iPads in practice.

"CCL4s provides an interface for entering observation data as well as access to all the Content Standards for Mathematics K-12 and the ISTE NETS.S. The collected observation data can be shared via email or with our unique built-in instant meeting. The graphs are very interactive and allow observers to merge different observations to compare and contrast different teachers or the same teacher over time. Using the Timeline feature, observers can track the observed Look-fors through time."

We use VoiceThread in a lot of our EdTechTeacher workshops as it is completely web based and now includes an iPad app. As a tool, it can create digital stories, be used for foreign language exercises, or support the creation of collaborative study aids. This library is a database of articles about successful VoiceThread projects.

This free graphic calculator can also serve as a Scientific Calculator, has graphing capabilities, offers a unit converter, and can create a table of functions from values entered. It also has a set of references for formulas.

"A simple Decimal/Roman number converter that will calculate whole numbers from 1 through 3,999,999. Additionally, there is a Quiz mode that quizzes the user - available in either decimal or roman numeral mode."

This is an evidence-based app to support speech and occupational therapists as well as special education instructors or parents looking to support their children. It is pricey - $39.99 - but that is less expensive than computer based versions of similar products.

This app is another way to access Microsoft Office files from the iPad.

Good overview of apps and ideas for starting to teach with iPads. 

For any student interested in Astronomy, this is a very cool app. It is also a great experience with augmented reality and could be used as a way to spark ideas about other content as well.

This is a free set of podcasts from a group of Apple Distinguished Educators regarding iPads and Inclusive Design.

Mindmapping App reviews for the iPad

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.

This is the math app that has been featured in numerous iPad commercials. It is a great product for arithmetic drills and includes problems for addition, subtraction, and multiplication.

This app is a complete project management application that creates a personal database on your iPad.

This is the app version of the Mac program and offers a comprehensive solution for diagraming, charting, designing pages, creating wireframes, and more. It is expensive, $49.99, but full of features.

This product from the School Improvement Network facilitates administrative classroom walkthroughs in that it leverages the camera capabilities of the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch and integrates it with assessment tools designed to give teachers constructive feedback.

This is a great list from Technology in Special Education. It organizes apps by skill, content area, and function.

Blog post on joining Google Hangouts on the iPad