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On top of all the other Apple news from the other week, there was also a "silent" release of a new tool called the "Apple Configurator". Think of it as a mixture of the Apple Xcode, iTunes and iPCU applications all wrapped into one.

super user access.

"The iPad is a great tool for a classroom. It will soon be the case that any educator will feel as though the iPad is entirely necessary. One of the reasons for this is because it is a tool that quashes inequality in the classroom. Children with disabilities have been able to use iPads and work at the same speed as the other children. Another reason for the popularity of this machine is because it makes the educator's job easier. They can teach better than ever before, but only if they know how to use it properly. Here are some iPad tips:"

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - "Nowadays teachers and students have a variety of ways to show what they know and to express themselves. Take a look at some of the hottest online and mobile tools for showing, explaining, and retelling in my infographic, "Show What You Know Using Web & Mobile Apps." These tools can turn students into teachers and teachers into super-teachers! Furthermore, most of the apps listed in the infographic are free of charge."

This site lets you generate embed codes from URLs for Youtube and Vimeo and other sites directly from an iPad for blog posting.

"The truth is that the iPad is not destined to change the face of education. Nor is it just an expensive toy bought only by Apple fanboys, as some anti-Apple bloggers hyperbolize. It's a tool, like any other, and in the classroom it must always be thought of as being in the service of pedagogy. The pedagogical foundations must be solid, because the tool will achieve no heights the underlying pedagogy will not support. "

"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?"

"iBooks Author is a great tool for creating interactive ebooks. Unfortunately, creating content with iBooks Author isn't always as easy as you might hope it is. Back in June I shared a free 110 page book about using iBooks Author. However, if video tutorials are more helpful to you I have found twenty six videos that you should look at."

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.

I read iLearn Technology's tutorial on making your own capacitive stylus using common office supplies, I had to give it a try. Provided that you can swipe the materials from your office supply closet, the pen costs nothing. With a few basic tools, you can make it in minutes.

For iPhone and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store Cram is a personal study tool that makes studying easier and fun. Cram uses flashcards and multiple-choice tests to help you get the grade you want on any exams.

Capturing and sharing your inner most creative genius has never been easier. Introducing the first multi-device collaboration tool from Universal Mind. From iPhone to iPad with just a flick of the finger, iBrainstorm has set the bar and has redefined the very nature of collaboration.

Would love thoughts and input and suggestions from colleagues!

With our website, www.projectnoah.org we continue to build an active community where users can view submissions, help identify species, choose their favorite photos, follow their favorite contributors and discuss their encounters. Users can also make submissions directly from the web. ✔ Our ultimate goal is to build the platform for documenting all the world's organisms and through doing this we hope to develop an effective way to measure Mother Nature's pulse. By encouraging the mobile masses to document their encounters with nature, we hope to build a powerful force for data collection and an important educational tool for wildlife awareness and preservation. We hope you'll support us by joining Project Noah today.

Totes M'Notes is free for a limited time! Check out the new version! Totes M'Notes is the only iPad app to combine school folders with powerful note-taking and classroom tools, like calculator and conversion tables, Facebook connectivity, file sharing….all inside cool, customizable folders. When you're rocking Totes M' Notes, all your notes are right there inside your folders - the way they're supposed to look. And all your folders sit on a bookshelf, so you can find them even quicker than you could if they were in your backpack, briefcase or locker

"This site contains resources for: iPads in the Classroom - October 20, 21 iPad Multimedia Tools for Creativity, Collaboration, and Publication This seminar will cover some of the best audio, photography, and video apps for use in education."

" Rather than structure my presentations by tool, or by app, or even by project, I organized myself around desired student outcomes - aka. what students can actually do."

"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."

"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."

"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."