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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FREE Spanish Dictionary - iCaramba Spanish Course - 0 views
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For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nOriginally developed as a suplement for the iCaramba Spanish Course, this audio dictionary is now available for all.\n\nInstead of cramming every Spanish word there is into this dictionary, it focuses on the 500(*) words you're most likely to use and adds audio to every one of them. It is thus an excellent travel-companion.
How Students Can Create Their Own e-Textbooks On An iPad - 7 views
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" 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."
To The Brink - An iPad App About the Cuban Missile Crisis | iPad Apps for School - 1 views
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"The Cuban Missile Crisis is one of the landmark events discussed in nearly every course covering the Cold War. To The Brink is an excellent free iPad app through which students can learn about the causes of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Kennedy administration's handling of the crisis. The app uses archival images, videos, documents, and audio recordings to tell the story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The app is arranged as a series of pages for students to flip through. On each page there are icons that students can tap to get more information in the forms of documents, images, and videos."
iStart Spanish! (Full Beginner Course) - 0 views
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For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\niStart Spanish!" is an ABSOLUTE BEGINNER app for learning Spanish. If you already know some Spanish, please try the last lesson (#50) first in order to see if the app is suitable for you. Please enjoy this once-only limited-time free campaign!\n
More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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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!
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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.
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New York City public schools have ordered more than 2,000 iPads, for $1.3 million
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