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Suggested apps to use in a History classroom. This article also lists what the apps could be used for. These could also be used beyond the History classroom.

Welcome to our LiveBinder of iPod Touch & iPad resources for preK-12 educators. Start by clicking the subtabs in this section to learn more in general about the iPod Touch and iPad. Click on other tabs to find resources including recommended apps, reviews, and articles related to this topic.

ISTE iPad in Education Webinar - articles about iPads in the classroom, suggested apps

In the history of photography, the leap from film to digital was a breakthrough as profound as the move from black-and-white to color. Photosynth is the first photo site that really capitalizes on that shift, with a new way to look at pictures. Instead of arranging photos in a traditional album, the site finds relationships among pictures and digitally composites them to create an immersive 3-D photo environment called a "synth." The best synths - like this one pieced together from the Apollo moon-landing shots - look like David Hockney himself Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1918031_1918016_1918005,00.html #ixzz1RRRull6M

Like Google Earth for the heavens, WWT aggregates terabytes of astronomical data from the world's biggest telescopes to create a single virtual scope that anyone can look through. WWT is not a model of the known universe, but rather a centralized repository for just about everything known about the universe. The idea is to democratize the science of astronomy with a single tool that can be used by students and scientists. Who knows, when everyone has access to the same data, maybe the next big discovery in astronomy will be made by an amateur? There are hundreds of terabytes of digitized sky - enough data for everyone Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1918031_1918016_1918007,00.html #ixzz1RRSH4taN

The American Civil War is now celebrating its sesquicentennial. Each posting will present the news as it happened 150 years ago to the day. Check back often for the latest news from the front! Chime in, comments are very encouraged.

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Things to avoid when rolling out iPads in your school or district.