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Patti Porto

How to Use the Google Drive iPad App to Create Student Portfolios | iPad Apps for School - 9 views

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    " Greg Kulowiec, who I have done some iPad workshops with in the past, wrote up a fantastic set of directions on using the Google Drive iPad app to have students create portfolios. You can read Greg's complete post on the topic here. The how-to video that he made I have embedded below."
International School of Central Switzerland

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."
International School of Central Switzerland

PreZent for iPad - 13 views

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    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.
Timothy Smith

More Schools Embrace the iPad as a Learning Tool - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • 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.
    • Timothy Smith
       
      There taking the full concept of iPads to the level they should be used. A device that helps them manage thier digital lifes! Cool!
  • 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.
    • Timothy Smith
       
      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.
  • New York City public schools have ordered more than 2,000 iPads, for $1.3 million
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  • 200 Chicago public schools applied for 23 district-financed iPad grants totaling $450,000
  • he Virginia Department of Education is overseeing a $150,000 iPad initiative that has replaced history and Advanced Placement biology textbooks at 11 schools
  • six middle schools in four California cities (San Francisco, Long Beach, Fresno and Riverside) are teaching the first iPad-only algebra course, developed by Houghton Mifflin Harcour
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