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I was one of the first teachers in my district to receive an iPad to use in my classroom. I was elated. I immediately found all kinds of apps for doing administrative tasks, but I really struggled with how to use the iPad with 25 or more students and only one iPad. It has taken a lot of trial and error, but I've found some free apps that work for me in a whole group situation. Here are a few of the apps I have used successfully.

For iPad on the iTunes App Store\n1) First select one of the 8 famous English children's songs.\n2) Dress each character player by touching the matching clothing.\n3) The instrument can be played by touching each player.\n4) The orchestra can be conducted when playing at the same time.\n5) Touch other elements in the background. You can see an interesting animation.\n\n<< GeniKids Orchestra playing list >>\n* Do Re Mi song\n* ABC song\n* Hickory Dickory Dock\n* Muffin man\n* Ten little Indian boys\n* Happy birthday to you\n* Hokey-pokey\n* Bingo\n\n☆ GeniKids Orchestra enhances your children's cognitive ability of rhythm and instrument sounds, and is helpful in intelligence development by stimulating hearing, touch and sight.\n\n☆ The children can have fun by selecting the player, dressing them and playing by themselves, and naturally become familiar with classical music.\n

Remix your life with MadPad! Turn everyday sights and sounds like your car, an empty soda can, or your friends into the ultimate percussive instrument. Who would have thought everyday life could be so musical?

Nice app to stream video and music if itunes is inaccessible on student iPads.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nLearn something different each day with the free BrainPOP Featured Movie App for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch! After watching BrainPOP's daily animated movie, you can test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz.\n\n\nBrainPOP's award-winning educational resources are used by millions of students in thousands of schools across the U.S. and worldwide.\n\nOur topics cover Science, Math, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health - everything from Carnivorous Plants to Abraham Lincoln! All movies are captioned, making it easy to read along.

For iPad on the iTunes App Store\nLearn the alphabet with bright, colorful, interactive, illustrated flash cards!\n\nBabies, toddlers, and preschoolers will love seeing, hearing, and interacting with the fun animated pictures.\n\nFeatures:\n✓ Original characters and artwork make it easy for kids to pick up!\n✓ Fun animations and sound effects capture your child's curiosity\n✓ Memorable unique interactions keep your child coming back for more\n✓ Fun and upbeat Original Music -- keeps you dancing, not wincing\n\nThis app keeps kids (and some parents too) entertained long enough that you'll lose track of time!

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

For iPad on the iTunes App Store Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPad into a wireless remote and trackpad for your computer! Sit back and use this remote to surf the web, browse your photo library or control your music player from the comfort of your couch. Mobile Mouse is an essential part of any home theater PC. Mobile Mouse uses an innovative application notification system to let the iPhone know what program you are running at any time and show the appropriate keys for that program. This allows Mobile Mouse to provide a single screen remote for controlling ALL your media and web applications. Mobile Mouse is the only app to feature a full fledged dock, just like you'd find on your Mac! Mobile Mouse supports all the most popular web and media programs for the Mac and PC. New remote definitions are automatically downloaded daily to your computer, so you will always have the newest remotes as we create them.

"If you need to convert a YouTube file to an iPad Video you can embed in Keynote, one of the best options is the app iCab Mobile, which is an alternative browser to Safari. By pressing and holding while a YouTube video is playing, you can download it, and the you can later save it to your photo roll."

plice together HD photos and videos in an amazingly simple way. Add music tracks from your iPod library, sound effects, transitions, borders, effects (like Ken Burns, slow motion and fast forward), trim video and audio, narrate with your own voice, and much more. (Available on the iPhone 4/3GS and iPod Touch running iOS 4.2) * This is the free version of our award winning Splice Video Editor paid app, which was recently selected by Apple as one of the top apps in 2010 for the "Hot Trends in 2010 for Shoot, Edit, Share" category *

For iPad on the iTunes App Store Play timeless pieces on spiral and circular keyboards, or follow beams of light - mastery requires only imagination. Play alone, or travel through a warp hole and play Piano Roulette with other performers across the world. Designed exclusively for the iPad by Smule, creators of Ocarina, Leaf Trombone, and I Am T-Pain, Magic Piano was inspired by the world renowned pianist Lang Lang.

Side by Side is a multiple-window reader/browser with offline reading and note taking capabilities. It turns the iPad into multiple resizable reading devices working in parallel. You can browse webpages, download files, read documents, or take notes on each split screen. When reading something on the iPad, e.g. a webpage or a PDF document, you might often need some handy tools on the side, e.g. a dictionary, a notepad, your email inbox, your facebook updates, an IM tool to chat with your friends, or a youtube video with your favorite background music. This app provides you plenty of possible ways to organize your beautiful iPad screen.