Group items tagged

"Creative Book Builder is a fantastic app that allows students to create books in epub format, which can then be exported to iBooks and shared with others. There are a variety of instructional uses for this app, from using it as a publishing tool for project-based learning to a summative assessment at the end of a unit.  Students can embed images, audio files, video files, and write text.  The advantage of an epub document over a PDF document is that all of the media will be preserved and available for readers to interact with when the final product is published.   Depending on how you use Creative Book Builder with students, this app can help students complete tasks that align with every level of the revised Bloom's Taxonomy.  Explore the different ways this app can be used at each level of Bloom's Taxonomy."

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n3D SOLAR SYSTEM: play with the 3D model by moving around the Solar System. Zoom in, zoom out, investigate it from different angles. You can observe not only the current position of planets in our solar system but also learn their position at a definite period of time in the past or in the future! For this use Time Machine feature.\n\nFLY to the PLANET: having chosen a planet from a far, tap an image of a "rocket" to fly straight to the planet. Enjoy a beautiful and realistic image of a planet!\n\nREAD INFO about the planet: by tapping the "i" button you learn general info about the planet, its name, its mass, radius, distance to the sun, internal structure with the picture and science missions.\n\nTIME MACHINE: click on the clock icon and date and time will be displayed. Slide your finger on the scale and the sky will start moving accordingly. Touch year, month and time and change them depending on what you want to see, the display will adapt accordingly to show you how planets were aligned at that time.\n\nMOONS of DIFFERENT PLANETS: select a planet like Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars or Urano and observe how many moons they have and their track around the planet. Select one of the moons and learn.

For iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nStar Guide's simple interface helps you learn the night sky by displaying the constellation at which your device is currently pointed.\n\nIt uses your device's sensor suite, the magnetometer, accelerometer, and GPS, to determine the orientation of your phone relative to the celestial sphere, using a custom cascading filter for precision and fast response. For best results hold the device at arms length, look along the surface, and tap the screen to pause the display\n\nNote that as an astronomy app, Star Guide comes in a red-and-black color scheme designed to minimize the loss of night-vision. For best results you should turn the screen brightness to minimum before going outside.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nGet 13 great educational apps for FREE with Kid Apps: 13 in 1. This application was designed with the help of parents just like you.\n\nAre you looking for the perfect application to teach your young children fundamental reading, writing and math skills? Well, look no further, because Kid Genius: 13 in 1 brings the classroom to the palm of your hand. We have designed the perfect app for both parents and kids.\n\nKid Genius: 13 in 1 contains 13 different applications ranging from math games, over 600 flash cards, interactive tracing drills and more! You will find the following full featured kid apps inside:\n\n1) Kid Genius: ABCs, Counting and Words\n2) Flash Math\n3) Sight Words\n4) Math Whiz\n5) Math Match\n6) Music Instruments\n7) Around the House\n8) The Outdoors\n9) My Pets\n10) At School\n11) The Zoo\n12) At The Farm\n13) Food Words

"Mobile devices such iPads, iPods and iPhones have taken the world by storm and are increasingly used in teaching and learning, and/or in therapy, to support learners with additional support needs, as well as for personal use. We are aware that people are all at different levels of experience in their use of iPads. We hope this Guide will provide you with helpful information and resources to help you on your way. "

" At the end of the year, a final conference would provide a holistic view of their work over entire course. By creating a math portfolio in iBooks, the students also gain a customized exam review system in addition to the documentation of their learning process."

I'm so excited that I'm at this conference today! 

"iBooks Author is a great tool for creating interactive ebooks. Unfortunately, creating content with iBooks Author isn't always as easy as you might hope it is. Back in June I shared a free 110 page book about using iBooks Author. However, if video tutorials are more helpful to you I have found twenty six videos that you should look at."

Deploying iPads with Apple Configurator.

"the level of personal learning and shift in instructional focus, while slow at times, has been breath-taking to behold.  I have no doubt in my mind that shift wouldn't have happened if we didn't take the "Ready, Fire, Aim" approach to putting these out there.  That said, here are 10 MORE things I wouldn't do again if we had to do it all over:"

"They focused on multiple benefits of the 1:1 iPad initiative where high school seniors were issued iPads like textbooks at the beginning of the year. In a time where global communication, inquiry-based opportunities, and self-directed learning is how students manage the information revolution, it was refreshing to get to observe an iLearning Utopia."

"During Autism Awareness Month, an exploratory survey on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and iPads, iPod touches and iPhones was distributed as part of research collaboration between AssistiveWare and professors from the University of San Diego and the California State University at San Marcos. In this blog post we provide an overview of the key facts and findings of the survey that among others revealed that in the opinion of respondents, Proloquo2Go and other full-featured AAC Apps together with Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod touch can deliver an AAC solution that supports considerable improvements in key areas such as independence, behavior, interaction with others and learning."

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - "Nowadays teachers and students have a variety of ways to show what they know and to express themselves. Take a look at some of the hottest online and mobile tools for showing, explaining, and retelling in my infographic, "Show What You Know Using Web & Mobile Apps." These tools can turn students into teachers and teachers into super-teachers! Furthermore, most of the apps listed in the infographic are free of charge."

But I bet all you library users wish there was a simpler way to get books and information than having to visit your library, find your book, sit at a public table, and take notes. Well, if you have an iPad, your life is about to become much easier. Just download one of these 25 excellent apps, and your iPad will be able to take care of all your library needs.

"how do schools  buy apps in quantity and at a discount? I have the joy of experiencing both sides of the process, as I'm also the IT guy for an elementary school who was an early adopter of iPads. Here's more than you ever wanted to know about the Apple Volume Purchase program (VPP for short.)"

In this post, we'll take a closer look at the Creative Book Builder app for iPhone and iPad. Created by Tiger Ng, this app is currently selling for $3.99 in the iTunes Store.

Express yourself with fewer words, emails and meetings…with Skitch for iPad! Use shapes, arrows, sketches and text annotation to get your point across fast. Mark up photos, screenshots, maps, and webpages then share them with anyone you like. Skitch lets you: - Annotate: Add arrows, shapes and text to existing images - Create: Draw something new - Edit: Reposition, recolor and remove your annotations at will - Share: Send your sketches and annotations over Twitter, Facebook and email - Present: Show your work in real time via AirPlay on Apple TV - Remember: Save everything to Evernote for later

In the spring of the 2010-2011 school year, the Early Childhood and Educational and Life Skills (EC/ELS) Program at NSSED conducted a study to determine whether or not the use of iTechnologies (iPod Touch and iPad) in the classroom had a positive impact on student outcomes.

Mental Case is the best study aid since chalk. It's the premium flashcards study app for your Mac, iPhone, or iPad. "Mental Case provides a very nice balance of functionality, desktop and iPhone/iPod touch integration and ease-of-use that make it the leader of the pack..." TUAW.com Watch the Video at mentalcaseapp.com/ipad