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concentrating mainly on teachers using the iPads for their own professional use, rather than being used as a classroom resource, but a lot of the apps below will be suitable for use by students too

"not only WHY iPads but WHY Technology? Because…. I want my students to communicate in complex and modern ways. I want my students to make their thinking visible as an alternative assessment. I want my students to document their thinking as they work through a process. I want my students to have multiple ways through which to interact with learning objects. What does this tangibly look like in the classroom? One English teachers asked where to even begin, so we started with a set of content-specific learning objectives."

"Tablet computing and mobile devices promise to have a dramatic impact on education. This Ning network was created to explore ways iPads and other portable devices could be used to re-structure and re-imagine the processes of education."

Great work on this a blooms taxonomy of #ipad apps http://t.co/y6UUb6zm #education #edchat

Sharing list of 'Creative Apps To Use With Students On The iPad' on @listly #creativity #app #edcampphilly http://t.co/3A6eiYLX

"This year's list includes some of the most highly rated apps, both by teachers and by Apple, and features a range that spans from simple math games to a revolutionary special-education app, and from 3D imaging of the elements included in the periodic table to secure file sharing for students and teachers."