For the first time ever market data shows that in the June quarter iPad sales in education have surpassed the sales of PCs to schools in the U.S. This trend currently puts the iPad on the path to replace PCs in schools, according to one analysis.
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Flickr: Lexie Flickinger By Matt Levinson As schools get ready to deploy iPads this year, each one is scrambling to figure out how to develop an eff... Delete the scoop?
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This infographic shows that kids are way more into tablets than you might have guessed. 
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What apps should I use? The number one question when an educator receives an iPad. Whether it is training colleagues with the technology, or educators finding their own way, the ‘best’ ... Delete the scoop?
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Jarrod is known throughout the online community as “The PE Geek”, and authors a blog of the same name at www.thepegeek.com which has proved to be an invaluable resource for teachers seeking effective use of 21st century tools in PE. "Bridging the gap between Physical Education & ICT...Yep I'm a P.E Geek!" Via Andrea Zeitz Delete the scoop?
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The back-to-school flurry has begun. Teachers all around you are decorating bulletin boards, organizing their gradebooks, and collaborating on which ice-breaker games to use with their advisories. Delete the scoop?
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Who doesn’t like free? And who doesn’t like great iPad apps? When the two come together it’s great stuff. With that in mind, we offer up a quick review of an excellent free iPad app each week. Via R.Conrath, Ed.D. Delete the scoop?
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The iPad has quickly become a common place tool in schools around the world. This LiveBinder will highlight sites and information about the iPad and how it is being used in classrooms and schools. Via John Evans, mrsjgarcia, Timo Ilomäki Delete the scoop?
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Using the iPad where many Apps are generally single function, requires a different approach to create useful learning outcomes that moves the integration of the iPad in learning from the Subsitution model to the Redefinition ... Via Jenny Smith Delete the scoop?
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many schools are turning to iPads as an educational tool, using apps for every learning style, and even learning disabilities... Delete the scoop?
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In 2010 Professor Dylan Wiliam took over a year 8 classroom at Hertswood School and tested six simple ideas that transformed the quality of the class’ education. At the end of the term, students apparently learned twice as much as they were expected to learn over the course of the term. A few of these techniques can easily be used in iPad classes.
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A first look at the new Smart Notebook app for the iPad. Delete the scoop?
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iPad 1:1 Reflection Group - ipad, 1:1, integration, apps, education, web 2.0, devices, mobile learning, - We are just about to introduce an iPad 1:1 programme at my school if you have any advice, links, research or just want to express... Delete the scoop?
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Usually, iPad deployment will depend more on budget issues, who will pay for apps, networking logistics, check-in and check-out procedures, school and district tech-use policies,…... Delete the scoop?
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Before you send a recorded video to a friend or upload it to YouTube, you can make some quick edits and ditch unnecessary parts of any recorded video by using the built-in Trim feature. It’s just like trimming in QuickTime but it can be done right on your iOS device. Via Groovin' On Apps Delete the scoop?
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One of the most difficult challenges for the teachers at my school is changing from workbooks and worksheets to get students to work and monitor their answers. Via Lisa Nash Delete the scoop?
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Learning how to tell the time is a key social and life skill for all young kids. Tell Time, is a simple but very effective app for teaching elementary kids how to tell the time. Via Andrea Zeitz Delete the scoop?
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