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Timothy Smith

More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • The iPads cost $750 apiece, and they are to be used in class and at home during the school year to replace textbooks, allow students to correspond with teachers and turn in papers and homework assignments, and preserve a record of student work in digital portfolios.
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      There taking the full concept of iPads to the level they should be used. A device that helps them manage thier digital lifes! Cool!
  • Educators also laud the iPad’s physical attributes, including its large touch screen (about 9.7 inches) and flat design, which allows students to maintain eye contact with their teachers. And students like its light weight, which offers a relief from the heavy books that weigh down their backpacks.
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      Physical Attributes are a big deal. I have not thought much in this regard to "looking at a computer screen" and "looking at an iPad" and how that would change the way we use computers in the classroom.
  • New York City public schools have ordered more than 2,000 iPads, for $1.3 million
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  • 200 Chicago public schools applied for 23 district-financed iPad grants totaling $450,000
  • he Virginia Department of Education is overseeing a $150,000 iPad initiative that has replaced history and Advanced Placement biology textbooks at 11 schools
  • six middle schools in four California cities (San Francisco, Long Beach, Fresno and Riverside) are teaching the first iPad-only algebra course, developed by Houghton Mifflin Harcour
Dion Norman

Evernote Peek uses iPad 2 Smart Cover for Learning ~ ICT For Educators - 3 views

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       Evernote has a new free app on the App Store which makes use of the Smart Cover to help with learning.  With Evernote Peek,  can fold back the cover to reveal questions and then even further to reveal the answers.       This is great for students who wish to create flashcards to help practice information. To create new practice materials, they simply need to create a new note and add the questions to the title and the answers to the body text. 
Jennifer Carey

My Current Favorite iPad Educational Apps - 15 views

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    I wrote this blog post to highlight the iPad applications that I was using in prep, during class, or for professional development.
Patti Porto

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard for iPad - 7 views

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    "Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard! ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. It's a radically intuitive app that anyone will find extremely easy to use, regardless of age or background. To see examples of smart, entertaining, fun, and inspirational ShowMe's that other people have made, check out ShowMeApp.com."
International School of Central Switzerland

iBrainstorm for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 2 views

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    Capturing and sharing your inner most creative genius has never been easier. Introducing the first multi-device collaboration tool from Universal Mind. From iPhone to iPad with just a flick of the finger, iBrainstorm has set the bar and has redefined the very nature of collaboration.
International School of Central Switzerland

MindMash for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 2 views

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    * MindMash - Now the easiest way to share your ideas on Facebook & Twitter * MindMash is a brainstorming & note-taking application for the iPad. It allows users to create an ideas mash-up by combining and manipulating text, images & drawings on the iPad in a visual and free-form manner. MindMash turns the iPad into a canvas of ideas for students, bloggers, writers, designers, and other creative individuals. Users can add text, images & drawings (called 'bits') to a sheet or several sheets and use these bits to compose visual outputs for personal or professional use. It aids in the creative process by making use of a free-form layout for the sheets as well as helps in efficiently organizing thoughts and ideas by allowing users to easily edit bits of data.
International School of Central Switzerland

popplet lite for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 0 views

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    Popplet is a platform for your ideas. Popplet's super simple interface allows you to move at the speed of your thoughts. With Popplet you can capture your ideas, sort them visually, and collaborate with others in realtime. Quickly and easily! You can also sign-up for an online account to work on your popplets in any Flash-enabled web browser.
International School of Central Switzerland

ScreenChomp for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 3 views

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    Share a great idea... Explain a tricky concept... Help kids with their homework... ScreenChomp for iPad helps you do it all. A simple doodling board, markers, and one-click sharing tools make spreading your ideas and know-how easy and fun! Just - Record It. Sketch It. Share It. - to create a sharable, replay-able video that tells your story clearly.
International School of Central Switzerland

ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 0 views

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    Turn your iPad into your personal interactive whiteboard! ShowMe allows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. It's a radically intuitive app that anyone will find extremely easy to use, regardless of age or background. To see examples of smart, entertaining, fun, and inspirational ShowMe's that other people have made, check out ShowMe.com.
International School of Central Switzerland

App Store - Faces iMake - Premium! - 0 views

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    "Collage art app that will inspire both kids and adults of all ages" - Maclife.com
Jennifer Carey

How I'm Using my iPad as a Teaching Tool « Indiana Jen - 9 views

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    Would love thoughts and input and suggestions from colleagues!
International School of Central Switzerland

App Store - MomentDiary - 3 views

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    This is a private diary that makes notes with timestamps! You can take a short note and use it as a private diary, simple business note, diet record, food log, lifetime recording, cash flow record, jotting down what you watch on TV, song titles while you listen to radio...etc.
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