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"In this webcast, Dr. Tony Gentry will discuss his community-based research intoIn this webcast, Dr. Tony Gentry will discuss his community-based research into the use of PDAs, GPS units, cell phones and reminder watches to assist people with cognitive impairment related to autism, brain injury or multiple sclerosis in the independent management of their everyday activities. The presentation will include discussion of research findings, products, software features, intervention protocols, video testimony from a user with Asperger's syndrome, and recommendations for best practicesist people with cognitive impairment related to autism, brain injury or multiple sclerosis in the independent management of their everyday activities. The presentation will include discussion of research findings, products, software features, intervention protocols, video testimony from a user with Asperger's syndrome, and recommendations for best practice"

"Creative Book Builder is a fantastic app that allows students to create books in epub format, which can then be exported to iBooks and shared with others. There are a variety of instructional uses for this app, from using it as a publishing tool for project-based learning to a summative assessment at the end of a unit.  Students can embed images, audio files, video files, and write text.  The advantage of an epub document over a PDF document is that all of the media will be preserved and available for readers to interact with when the final product is published.   Depending on how you use Creative Book Builder with students, this app can help students complete tasks that align with every level of the revised Bloom's Taxonomy.  Explore the different ways this app can be used at each level of Bloom's Taxonomy."

The Moms, Dads, and Teachers also deserve great apps! So here's a collection of apps for the grownups which are FREE for a limited time. These are updated daily so you get a new Paid app for FREE - EVERYDAY! These are mostly games, productivity apps, and other Unique apps that have good Ratings which lots of people have enjoyed

Ways teachers and learners might use the iPad productively in the classroom.

"Apps for Children with Special Needs (a4cwsn) is committed to helping the families and carers of children with special needs and the wider community of educators and therapists who support them, by producing videos that demonstrate how products designed to educate children and build their life skills really work from a user perspective."

How to use an iPad effectively in class

Just an FYI on an upcomming webinar from ISTE on iPads in Education.

Keyboard Shortcuts to Speed Up Typing on an iPhone or the iPad The current breed of iDevices (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) share an almost similar on-screen virtual keyboard and therefore, you just have to master a common set of keyboard shortcuts to type a little faster on any these devices. Let's quickly recap the 10 most useful typing shortcuts for your iDevice:.