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iPad drives tablet growth in first quarter of 2012

"Last Thursday was a great day of professional development as 30 educators from around the Northwest visited Westside's iPad Open House. This was an opportunity for IT directors, teachers and administrators to see students in action and learn about the process of deploying a 1-to-1 iPad program."

"Small footprint, big ideas. Charge and store your tablets - like the iPad® digital device - in a locking cart or cabinet from Anthro. The 40-unit tablet charging cart is a compact 24" square, and at 46" high, it doubles as a comfortable teaching station. The small footprint and large 4" locking casters make the cart easy to move. The 20-unit charging cabinet is a petite 21"w x 12"d and mounts to a wall or countertop. Each bay in the front User Area is numbered to show which devices are in use. Power cords are clipped at the front of each bay for quick connection. Laptop storage bay is conveniently located in the front. A separate locking IT area holds chargers. Lifetime Warranty against manufacturing defects on the cart and cabinet body; 2-years on electrical. Compare Anthro's Charging Carts (pdf, 573KB) See more Anthro Solutions for Education"

"Bretford PowerSync Cart for iPad Designed to accommodate the charge and sync specifications of the iPad, the PowerSync Cart for iPad allows you to store, transport, charge, and sync up to 30 iPad devices at a time. Charge, sync, store, and secure up to 30 iPad Wi-Fi or iPad Wi-Fi + 3G devices Courtesy outlet perfect for accompanying MacBook, Mac mini, or AirPort Base Station. Ships fully assembled, including 30 charge & sync cables, ready to go."

"Over the past few weeks, EdTechTeacher's Greg Kulowiec and Beth Holland have presented two webinars about iPads in the classroom. (If you missed them, you can watch the recordings on the EdTechTeacher webinar page.) Two themes that came to the forefront of these online discussions included Creating & Reading Digital Content and Student Learning. Both Greg & Beth have elaborated on these themes through recent blog posts."

iPhone and iPad App Directory » Education

"The iPad has expanded instruction opportunities through their platform structure, significantly engaging and motivating students to extraordinary levels of instruction. And with Apple TV and AirPlay, one can teach anywhere in the classroom with complete portability and wireless connectivity that rivals the popular Smartboards, with less than half of the cost."

"The onscreen keyboard on the iPhone 4S and iPad (3rd Generation) has a new feature, Voice Dictation. This will provide speech recognition capabilities integrated right there via the keyboard."

"One of the first things about the iPad that caught people's attention was the touch screen, and it goes without saying that some of the first apps to start taking advantage of that touch screen were handwriting/note taking apps. Apps that let you write, draw, sketch--and sometimes type-notes on your iPad. Something that combined technology with the age-old practice of scribbling notes on paper."

EdTech Associates has compiled a list of recommended apps to assist Dyslexic students. 

Good write up of Apple TV