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John Evans

Top iPad Apps to Teach Kids About Government and US History | PadGadget - 18 views

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    "While the iPad is never going to become a perfect substitute for irreplaceable teachers like U.S. History Teacher Mr. Murphy, who opened every year's class with the same lecture - "Farmers are debtors, my dear children…" - it can make educating kids about exactly what government is and how it works more fun."
John Evans

IBM's 'Minds of Modern Mathematics' iPad App Celebrates the History of Math | PadGadget - 5 views

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    "If you're a lover of math and want to know more about the ways that math has shaped our world throughout history, then IBM's new app, Minds of Modern Mathematics, is an app that you will want to check out."
John Evans

Back in Time for iPad Makes Scientific History Fresh and Accessible - iPad App Review |... - 6 views

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    "Landka's Back in Time for iPad, which is part edu-app and part digital coffee table book, tweaks Sagan's metaphoric Cosmic Calendar by collapsing the history of the universe's 13.7 billion years into a single day."
Dean Mantz

Apps in Education: Immersive History Experience on the iPad with Lesson Ideas - 6 views

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    "Virtual History Roma presents a fantastic voyage to Ancient Rome, the capital of the largest empire in the ancient world, which has been reconstructed in virtual form and which you can explore in a "full-immersion" panoramic experience. This app allows you to fully appreciate the building construction, scale and atmosphere that was Ancient Rome. At the higher end of the app market at $10.99 AU it is a bit expensive but it certain has the capacity to entice students into the ancient world."
John Evans

Using an iPad in History teaching | Kerry Turner - 8 views

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    "After having become familiar with various apps, I've decided that it is time to put my bulky laptop aside and use the iPad almost exclusively in my history lessons. I have resolved not to go out of my way to accommodate the iPad, but to teach in a way that I would normally. If I am to discover new ways of doing things in lessons along the way, so be it."
Dean Mantz

Apps in Education: Go Back in Time with 12 World History Apps - 7 views

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    "History is one of those subjects where it is easy to get your students engaged once they have connected with the narrative. Here are a couple of Apps that will help your students jump right into the era that you are studying. Obviously we can't cover every area of historical study but these apps give you an idea of some of the tools available on the iPad."
John Evans

Suite of Student and Teacher Apps - Teachers with Apps - 7 views

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    "New York City science teacher and iOS developer, Frederick Feraco Jr., has 9 titles in the app store to help students prep for their regents and final exams. These apps are all part of his “Buddy” apps consist of lessons, videos, interactive quizzes, daily news feeds and flash cards. They are broken into topics: chemistry, biology, physics, earth science, environmental science, global history, US history, integrated algebra, geometry geography,anatomy and physiology, astronomy, middle school life science, physical science and health education."
John Evans

History of Rock - Interactive iPad Book Looks Back at 60 Years of Rock | PadGadget - 14 views

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    "The app is packed with information, images and even video clips of some of the most popular musicians of our time. Think of it as a fancy interactive coffee table book that fits on your iPad." NOTE: The app is currently FREE!!
John Evans

Tip of the Week - Three social studies iPad apps I just fell in love with « H... - 2 views

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    "I haven't had a lot of time in the last few weeks to spend searching for great mobile apps. But with a hat tip to Jaime H. and through a conversation with a couple of great teachers in Illinois, I did run across three that I really like. I think you will too."
John Evans

Top 10 Things NOT to do in a 1:1 iPad Initiative « - 10 views

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    "Part of the benefit of jumping forward with a 1:1 iPad deployment like we have tried is that we get the opportunity to impart knowledge to other districts looking to do a similar initiative. While that might not seem like a benefit, it actually also means we can make some mistakes because there is not a long history of this type of deployment in the world. "
Dean Mantz

The History 2.0 Classroom - 8 views

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    This blog post does a nice job of providing insight and tips on how to use the "Subtext" app. 
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