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Studies on the value of using iPads in education

rezent for iPad is a powerful new presentation tool for today's cutting edge professionals. Finally you are able to create a presentation that rivals the elegance of a book portfolio, while giving an interactive experience that truly engages users. The interface is simple, clean and easily navigated, both in the creation and the viewing of your presentation. Simply stated, this is the clearest and most effective way to deliver your content to your desired audience.

"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. "

Cinch is a free and easy way to create and share audio, text and photo updates using your iPhone. Cinch enables you to capture and report on your experiences in a way that plain text can't. Using a simple interface, you can make and automatically broadcast your cinches through Facebook, Twitter, CinchCast.com and more.

"In this excellent 3 part article series, Principal David Mahaley shares lessons learned from the 1:1 iPad program that he has overseen in his role as Principle of The Franklin Academy. David has written several excellent articles for EmergingEdTech, and is the author of the eBook Teaching and Sharing with the iPad: Instructor Quick Guide. I am delighted to publish this series of posts in which he shares the perspective of the Administrator, the Teacher, and the Student, after nearly 3 years of experience with integrating the iPad into the Academy's curricula. "

"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."

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\n\nContinue your Rosetta Stone TOTALe™ experience away from your computer with Rosetta Stone TOTALe Mobile Companion™, exclusively for Rosetta Stone TOTALe customers. This unique application enhances language learning with Rosetta Stone TOTALe by incorporating our innovative speech-recognition technology, so you can practice your speaking skills wherever you take your iPhone® or iPod Touch® mobile device.

MLA is tool for creating assessments (e.g., tests and quizzes) that can be distributed to a classroom even virtually via an iPod touch, iPad, or iPhone. The results of the assessment are recorded in the same document as the assessment for easy review and analysis. We use Google Docs to host the assessments and the creator (e.g., an instructor) can even control the experience via their own device (e.g., step the audience through the assessment) which makes this ideal for polling as well.

For iPad on the iTunes App Store\nThis is the US English version of The Elements. Fully translated versions are also available in French, German, Japanese, and British English. If you think you've seen the periodic table, think again. The Elements: A Visual Exploration lets you experience the beauty and fascination of the building blocks of our universe in a way you've never seen before. And as the first really new ebook developed from the ground up for iPad, The Elements beautifully shows off the capabilities of this lovely device.

For iPad on the iTunes App Store\nIsaac Newton's Gravity HD offers 7 free levels to challenge you. Upgrade to the full version for the complete Gravity experience on the iPad.\n\nGot Gravity? Challenge yourself with the amazing physics puzzles in Isaac Newton's Gravity HD! Arrange your objects to hit the trigger and win! Make as many attempts as you want, but cleverness and creativity are key. Need help with one of the 100 brain teasing levels? Isaac Newton himself is there to provide you with hints. Download additional levels or create fantastic new levels to challenge your friends! Sharpen your wits with Isaac Newton's Gravity HD!

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nThe Library of Congress is the world's largest library and the largest body of knowledge under a single roof. Whether you're onsite, at home, in a classroom or elsewhere, this app will give you a virtual tour that mirrors the Library of Congress Experience, an award-winning group of exhibitions and features that has drawn record numbers of visitors.