This blog poses some good questions in iPads and cybersafety, a major issue for schools. Still, you have to LOVE iPads for ease of use as an elegant too.
Nanoogo--This FREE site encourages children to be creative and share ideas. It's a cross between a blog and a digital canvas and formatting is really simple. Users just drag and drop the images and text however they wish. There is also a teacher sign up option, which lets you quickly add a whole class or school. Worth a look.
Blog about tools for drawing diagrams--free ones as well as paid ones. I particularly like (Inspiration--$ because you can hyperlink and save as a Word document with hyperlinks too--as well as bubbl.us--free.
Good ideas for teaching students how to navigate and use digital texts. We know that more and more students are reading online and with mobile devices, good informative blog entry from Tech & Learning (2-9-11).
Voki-classroom--new features. but avatar creation with voice remains the same. Teachers can manages students (no longer have to join individually). Just announced (5/31/11), though I am unable to determine the cost. Keep an eye on this.