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"On Friday, we gave students the opportunity to choose a math app for personal learning. Students provided some short answers to questions about the app while playing them."

Personal 'ownership' of the device is seen as the single most important factor for successful use of this technology

"The iPad is not going to replace teachers or 'fix' education. There is a cost implication that must be taken into account and only an educator will know if it is right for their students. Indeed the cost-benefit analysis for an establishment must take into account a host of factors when considering iPad use in the classroom. However, if there are iPads in the classroom, there are a number of applications that can enhance learning and assist the educator in developing student skills. In fact, the iPad allows educators to build on existing styles and increase flexibility in their classroom whilst personalising learning."

"Last year, the elementary school speech-language pathologists received iPads to use with their students. They were an immediate hit. Aside from the "cool factor", we found them to be a new way to engage our students in their speech-language therapy as well as an effective means to address their goals."

"Go beyond the cute factor of this video and it is a model for a great workflow for the use of iPads in a classroom. Do not be fooled by the age of these kids, the learning is real. "

"News that all the graduate students in my Future of Media seminar would receive iPads for the semester generated a flurry of excitement. Then something odd happened: The students, all in their mid- to late 20s, became self-conscious about carrying iPads. They refused to use them in public"

For those of us wanting to sell our used computers it seems there is an ever growing market on the internet for this industry - with many sites offering a multitude of promises, so I would like to take the next few moments to explain what we should look for when choosing a site to sell our used computer to. There are several factors that we should all look out for, and then there is the selection of personal choice.

"the range of apps available in science, combined with form factor and ease of use of most iOS tools, makes the iPad an amazing tool for scientific investigation and learning. I wish I could show you all of the amazing science you can explore with the tens of thousands of science specific apps available in the iTunes store, but this journal isn't long enough, and I don't want to upset our wonderful editor. So, here are a few apps that can change the way kids learn science."