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"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.)"

"KinderTown is a newly launched app store for parents which offers a curated collection of kid-friendly applications. What makes the store unique is that it only includes apps which have been deemed to have "substantial educational value" for kids three to six years old. In order to evaluate the apps' quality, each app is first reviewed by early childhood educators, then tested by parents and kids before admission."

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.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nPractice letter name recognition and sound-letter association in iKnowthat's Phonics - ABCs! Based on the popular children's learning site, iKnowthat.com, iKnow Phonics-ABCs uses engaging animation and sound to make learning the names of letters and the sounds they represent fun! Each animation, accompanied by a child voice-over, reinforces the sound a letter makes. Choose from three related activities: Letters, Letter Match, and Letter Search. Earn completion certificates to track progress. Fully develop early reading skills using the other four iKnow Phonics apps.

for iPhone, iPod touch (2nd generation), iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nTalking & Spelling Alphabet Flashcards Kids Games \nDeveloped by a group of parents - the app mimics and automates how they would go over each flash cards with their own children, focusing in on the alphabet phonetics, spelling, reading, and sounds.\n\nThe word spellings, letters, sounds, and images in this game reinforces associative learning which may aid in early brain development in young kids and may help your child get a head start in reading.

"the tablets were intended to be used as video cameras, audio recorders, and multimedia notebooks of individual students' creations. The teachers cared most about how the devices could capture moments that told stories about their students' experiences in school. Instead of focusing on what was coming out of the iPad, they were focused on what was going into it."

Welcome to the iPads for Learning website.  This website is for educators, students and parents wanting to learn about using iPads in education.  Here you will find information about the Victorian school iPads for Learning trial including the specially selected apps, classroom ideas and technical tips.