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Apple's slate-style computer has been released in the U.S. The iPad runs the iPhone Operating System and can run almost all apps from the App Store. Schools are interested in iPad because of those apps and the promise of interactive textbooks. * Read Learning in Blog Blog posts tagged iPad. * Download Apple's 154 page iPad manual. * View Apple's iPad Guided Tour videos.

"How Much Did Steve Jobs Change the World? You might be reading this on your iPhone, iPad or computer, but whether or not you have a Macintosh or a PC, Steve Jobs is responsible for so much of the technology we are using today. Did you know that Windows computers copied the drop-down window interface from Apple computers? Yes, all true. So today, when the power went out in the school and we couldn't get on the Internet, I noticed what an important part of my life technology has become. Talk about making a dent in the world. Jobs' legacy will live on in generations to come. Here are 39 sites for using one of Jobs' greatest innovations: THE iPAD."

The trick to sending content from your ipad 2 or or iPhone 4S or higher is to turn on mirroring. You double click and then slide backwards to click the airplay button - if you have no clue what I just said, you'll want to use this article from apple about how to do it.

I wrote a blog post about AirPlay for Educators that goes over this and more for iPads and Macs. You can see that here: http://jonathanwylie.com/2012/12/10/an-educators-guide-to-airplay-on-ipads-and-macs/

"If you're like us, you love the iPad and want to deploy it throughout education. But up until now, there hasn't really been a handy and easy-to-read guidebook for the basics of iPads in education. So we made one"