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Joan L. Green, a speech-language pathologist in Potomac and the author of "The Ultimate Guide to Assistive Technology in Special Education," shares some of her favorite iPad apps for kids with special needs. These are the most expensive versions of the apps because they have the most options for individualizing them to a child's particular needs. In some cases, there are less expensive versions. These apps cost far more than most, but they are cheaper than traditional communication systems and equipment that parents of kids with special needs may have bought in the past.

A list of screen capture options for the Mac. Not an all-inclusive list, but a decent list to start a search if you are looking for a way to record/capture what is happening on your desktop.

Evernote is many things to many people because it's so powerful. But for the same reason, Evernote's purpose is vague enough that it can be hard to get started with it. First, you have to figure out what it can do for you. Here's a guide to how to think about Evernote, so you can get better at using it.

This Wiki will house information related to the iPad Pilot Project sponsored by the Department of Educational Technology in the School District of Palm Beach County.

ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education Diigo offers the only means to highlight passages and add annotations to websites from within the iPad's native Safari browser.

iPhone and iPad App Directory

Google Swiffy is a free tool to convert Flash files for playback on the iPad

Ansel and Clair's Adventures in Africa is everything an educational kids app should be.  The app is truly spectacular with animations, quests, puzzles, games, excellent graphics, fantastic storyline and plenty of ways for kids to engage in play and learning.  Ansel and Clair's Adventures in Africa was designed for kids aged 4-9. 

7 Virtual Field Trips (White House, Smithsonian Museum, 7 Wonders of the World)

Apple introduced a new great feature in OS X Lion called AirDrop. Using AirDrop feature you can share files between supported Macs wirelessly even you are not connected to a wireless network.

An awesome infographic shedding more light on the use of iPad in education.It provides some amazing facts about the potential of this mobile device in learning and reviews the reasons behind this growing popularity of iPad in the educational circles.

Great article with 3 tips & tricks for getting more use of of your Dropbox account.

Site has tons of apps listed and categorized by content area as well as by use (teacher, administrator, special needs, etc). 

A clearinghouse of applications, lessons and experiences using the iPad in the classroom. The intention is that all apps listed have been tested and recommended by teachers using them. Great resource for educational use of the iPad. Geared toward the classroom but still a great resource for anyone with an iPad and kids.

Wiki of iPad apps for the classroom

iPad Curriculum is a collection of the best in applications, practices, and deployment of the iPad as a learning device.

I thought I would share with you some our most popular iPad resources for educators, all of which I learned about inside the Teacher Learning Community!  

Some teacher apps, some students apps, some free, some paid. Wouldn't say they are the "10 best" but the list definitely offers some interesting app information.

Very fine-point stylus for the iPad

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