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Ms Cabiness

App Recommendations for Mobile Devices - 14 views

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    Great resource for teachers
Dean Mantz

Educational and Assistive Technology Consulting Services - EdTech Associates - 4 views

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

50 Fun iPhone Apps to Get Kids Reading and Learning | Medicine. Technology. Web. - 9 views

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    Interesting list of apps for iphone/ itouch for kids and education.
John Evans

The jury is still out on school iPad deployments | ZDNet - 7 views

  • Paper usage has decreased with some “some teachers going paperless” and many the use of ebooks instead of dead tree books was highlighted in a particular class.
  • The problem with too many iPad deployments (like the one highlighted in Zeeland) is that schools end up doing the same thing they were before the new technology rolled out, except now they’re using “21st Century Technologies” to do them
  • he examples cited in the USA Today article (using iPads for flash card Apps or highlighting passages in a text with touch) hardly point to the pedagogical shift that tools like the iPad can enable
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  • When students can access tutoring resources whenever they need them or are driven to explore and create in new ways, when students build their own cloud-synced portfolios of high quality work, when students find new things they want to learn and are imbued with the curiosity and empowered with the tools and time (and guidance) to go after knowledge, when students spend their lunches with their iPads under a tree reading a good book that they were allowed to download instead of watching teenagers crashing skateboards on YouTube, then you have some transformation
  • There is an entire cultural shift that needs to accompany 1:1 deployments (whether or not they involve iPads).
  • hat we have to avoid is the impression that handing a lot of kids iPads suddenly prepares them for the 21st Century without a whole lot of work on the backend in everything from network infrastructure to teacher coaching and professional development
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    "The jury is still out on school iPad deployments"
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. "
Dwayne Abrahams

Getting started with Apple's Podcasts app | How To - CNET - 4 views

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    Apple made mention of a standalone podcast app earlier this month, but most figured it would arrive with iOS 6 this fall. Not so. Earlier this week, Apple released Podcasts. It's free and universal, designed for both the iPhone and iPad.
Lucy Gray

What It's Like To Actually Deploy iPads In Classrooms | Edudemic - 11 views

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    "The Palm Beach County school system has a full review of their deployment process along with photos and commentary. Their incredible wiki features tons of great resources (the best iPad apps for particular grades, how much iPad labs actually cost, etc.) so be sure to check it out. Below is their must-have guide for installing, setting up, and syncing iPads in the classroom:"
Richard Wells

Thinking Digital Citizenship |  IPAD 4 SCHOOLS - 22 views

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    Online vs. Offline Citizenship 
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