iPad Collaborative Research

A great site to start learning/collecting iPad apps that can be used to promote the Bloom's skills. Can help Kathy Schrock to add more apps that you found suitable for the criteria.

recommended by RCHK

Good starting point for app evaluation

eduPad enables teachers to easily publish content in an app. Without any coding.

Cloud-based sharing and collaboration apps that work well with DropBox

Good site that have logical categories of apps

An implementation story and lessons learned

How to design an iPad lesson

If I had thirty iPads in my class, what would I do with them?

"1. Sort your wireless out "

Great curation of iPad use for education in a Google Presentation format.

4 Awesome iPad Math Apps Every Parent Should Own

John

Good questions, answered

In this blog post, David Andrews, a teacher in the United Kingdom, writes about the pros and cons of using iPads in the classroom, rather than laptop computers. Among the benefits, he writes, are usability, superior audio-visual tools, electronic books and tools that enable creativity. The downside, Andrews writes, is that the devices are not compatible with Adobe Flash and Javascript, do not facilitate multitasking and have poor word-processing capabilities.

Some educators say iPad tablet computers and other mobile technology aid the learning of students as young as those in kindergarten. Other teachers maintain that introducing technology to such students can be harmful. As the technology trend continues, one education consultant says proper communication and strategies must be in place to ensure successful use of the iPad and other mobile devices.

Some ideas for iPad-based learning activities