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"Bookry is free for education and this includes use of all Bookry widgets and associated services. When used with Apple's iBooks Author, you have the perfect tool for creating engaging and informative multi-touch books for students of all ages."

"They focused on multiple benefits of the 1:1 iPad initiative where high school seniors were issued iPads like textbooks at the beginning of the year. In a time where global communication, inquiry-based opportunities, and self-directed learning is how students manage the information revolution, it was refreshing to get to observe an iLearning Utopia."

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.

British study finds students and teachers have positive views about the uses of iPads to enhance learning

The American Embassy School in New Delhi acquired 60 iPads and are deploying them across the school divisions to study their effectiveness as student and professional tools. This is a 15 minute portrait of that program.

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

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Appls for young children and students with disabiltiies

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.

info on Tony Gentry- OT who does work with iPads with students with ASD

"Arguably, the iPad can be a great classroom tool. However, lately there have been concerns about Apple's tablet and its current role in the classroom. For instance, many have suggested that some of our schools are making the iPad the center of classrooms instead of remembering that students must be at the center of the classroom. Inevitably, this raises questions about the future of the iPad in the classroom. Does the iPad foster or hinder creativity? Is it a comprehensive tool or just a mere distraction? Do we use the iPad just because it makes our classroom look cool? Are we missing the forest for the trees here?"

"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. "

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 iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store\nPARKvue brings real-time measurement, data visualization, and analysis to science education everywhere. Students can use the new PASPORT AirLink 2 Bluetooth interface to connect to over 70 PASCO sensors, measuring a wide range of phenomena, including pH, temperature, force, carbon dioxide level, and many more. SPARKvue is designed for scientific inquiry in biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental science, physics, and physical science. SPARKvue can also record data from the iPhone or iPod Touch's internal accelerometer, with no additional hardware needed.

For iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store This app contains a full section from the full Skeletal System Plus app. This section concentrates on the bones of the head and neck. The full version has the entire skeletal system and major ligaments. These apps are powerful reference tools that allows the user to zoom in and identify an individual bone or part of a bone. They have been designed to accommodate medical professionals as well as medical students from basic to advanced levels of anatomical medical knowledge.