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" found this one the other day and was impressed with the quality of the links. Kathy Casey has obviously spent a good deal of time collecting great resources for using the iPads in the classroom. This is the sort of curation and sharing that Pearltrees was designed for and Kathy has certainly used it well. "

"It has been a busy few weeks in the MFL department at Berkhamsted. We have seen the class sets iPads arrive and everyone in the team has now used them in lessons. I thought it would be a good time to share some initial thoughts about the experience thus far!"

"One of the nifty features of iOS 5 is that the Usage area of Settings now provides a good amount of information on how much space is being used by your music library and by all of your installed apps."

"I respectfully disagree with Shanklin. I think it's possible to use an iPad as one's primary device for professional-level content creation. Actually, scratch that. I'm positive it's possible-because I've been doing it for the past three months, and I've been having a really good time."

"iTunes U has been around for a long time, but its expansion last week onto iPhones and iPads, as well as into new content like K-12 curriculum, has truly made this a 2.0 release. And it's very, very good."

good collaboration idea - annotate books in ibooks

"The iPad has been a huge hit ever since it first hit the market back in 2010. It's an amazing and powerful device, and a joy to use - whether for work or play. I'm hoping this short guide will give you a good jump-start on getting the most out of your iPad."

"Phraseology is an iPad app for writers. Part text editor, part word processor, Phraseology is a simple environment focused on making it enjoyable and productive to write on the iPad."

There are a number of apps that are available that let you record your voice in order to convert it to text. I find this helpful when I need to transcribe longer pieces or even if I need to transcribe multiple entries. This technology is not yet perfect but it has improved considerably since these apps first came on the market. The first time I tried these app I got about 30% of the words correct, that figure is now more like 85% and with some effort on your part can be as high as 95%. Even with the minor inconsistencies it is still a quicker way for me to do larger pieces of text. I find these good when I want to just get the text down for a piece that I will spend some time formatting later. These are great for students as well, especially those kids who display great verbal intelligence but struggle with the written word.

"I've been experimenting with how to use the iPads in my fifth grade writer's workshop. I decided to try it out by launching a unit of study using my document camera, student iPads, and Edmodo. Usually we study a wide variety of mentor texts so that we can understand what the genre is and students can begin to notice good things that they want to include in their writing."

"This week's pick is Frequency. Frequency is described on its App Store page as 'your personal video service'. It's another excellent, social and highly customizable video app for the iPad. This is rapidly becoming a category where iPad users are spoiled for choice - and that's a very good thing given how crummy the selection is on TV these days."

"Although the iPad keyboard is good enough for most people, users with smaller hands or people who like to use their thumbs for data entry will be happy to know the iPad virtual keyboard in iOS 5 can be split into two pieces that can easily be accessed using your thumbs."

"The ultimate goal of reading is good comprehension. We've gathered information about apps that provide practice with specific comprehension skills, including sequencing, differentiating between fact and opinion, developing word awareness (through antonyms, synonyms, and homophones), as well as several mind mapping apps. "

"There's a good chance that if you own an iPad, Google is your search engine of choice. The company has made some huge updates to its search interface this year, and has pushed a few more helpful tweaks today."

"Summertime is great. Whether you enjoy the sunshine by the beach, camp out in the middle of nowhere, or just catch some rays at home, summer is meant to be enjoyed outdoors. One of the best ways to enjoy the summer sun is with a good, old-fashioned, backyard BBQ."

Good list of iPad tricks and tips- has just about everything in it

"You must have played free games such as Temple Run on your iPad. One might refer to the age-old adage, "All good things come with a prize" and wonder how an awesome game like Temple Run can be free."

"What are some good data visualization apps for the iPad then? Well I've come across an article by Klint Finley of ReadWriteWeb that tries to answer this very question. Check it out his recommendations below:"

"Thermo is about as simple an iPad app as you could ask for. It does one thing and does it quite nicely - with a bit of big and bold thrown in for good measure. Its App Store page describes it as a 'little pocket thermometer', which is a throwback to its days as just an iPhone app."