iPad for Education

In contrast to iAuthor, Inkling Habitat allows for collaborative creation of e-books for publishing with Inkling.

Studies on the value of using iPads in education

"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"

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

"s only one iPad in a classroom worth it? This question keeps reappearing on the EC Ning and in other blog spaces. The answer is easy: YES, especially if the teacher has access to a Mac desktop or (preferably) laptop and a wifi network in the classroom. It is an even larger YES if the Mac device has the most current operating system. "

Byliner site publishers Singles--short works by well-known writers (Tan, Patchett, Lewis) for e-readers.

Hand holder for iPad

"Following in Kathy Schrock's and Kelly Tenkeley's footsteps of assigning iPad apps to the different levels of the Bloom's Taxonomy, I created the following table with apps that I have tested out and am recommending. (Click to see a larger version of the image)"

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"KinderTown is a newly launched app store for parents which offers a curated collection of kid-friendly applications. What makes the store unique is that it only includes apps which have been deemed to have "substantial educational value" for kids three to six years old. In order to evaluate the apps' quality, each app is first reviewed by early childhood educators, then tested by parents and kids before admission."