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Hottest Apps used by Apple Distinguished Educators Educators everywhere are asking how can we use the new mobile devices like iPad and iPod touch in the classroom? What's good? What's bad? Why? So, we thought we'd put a site together to share what we use for teaching and learning - not just a list of apps that someone thinks might be cool. The site will be updated regularly so bookmark the site and come back often or connect using your favorite social site below!

"Apps in Education One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

"There are a lot of amazing new educational apps out there, whether you're looking for native apps or Web apps, apps for your mobile phone, for your tablet, or for your laptop. There a number of app stores too where you can find and download them: Apple's iTunes and its Mac App Store, the Amazon Appstore, Google's Android Market, the Chrome Web Store, the Google Apps Marketplace, GetJar, and so on."

a collection of 1,300 + apps for learning. APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings.

Some of the articles are focused in higher ed, but there are lots of resources that are applicable for anyone in education.

This site was created by Dr. Alice Christie to share an exciting new approach to teaching and learning. Enabled by Web 2.0 tools, GoogleTreks™ allows teachers and students to synthesize information in one easy-to-use map that places text, pictures, audio files, video files, and much more in one central location. GoogleTreks™ Video. GoogleTreks™ is organized by subject matter and grade level. Over time, as educators such as yourself, add GoogleTreks to the site, users can find GoogleTreks in Science, Matematics, Social Studies, language Arts, and other curricular areas. GoogleTreks are written for specific age groups: Primary, Elementary, Middle School, High School, and Higher Education.