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There are more than a dozen unique ways teachers are leveraging the power of iPhones in education. Our partners at Education Dive weigh in. The post 17 Ways Teachers Are Using iPhones In Education appeared first on Edudemic.

Via Michele Velthuizen

"Around this time last year, I wrote a post about the lack of engaging Maths apps on the iPad that went beyond “skill and drill” number activities. Since then, developers have introduced a greater range of apps across all areas of the Maths curriculum that can be used to enhance the Maths teaching and learning in your classroom. Here’s a selection of 20 apps that cover Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics and Probability ( these are the Content strands (CS) Australia’s Mathematics curriculum has been categorized under ). They also cover the proficiency strands (PS) of Understanding, Fluency, Problem Solving and Reasoning. I’m sure other countries’ curricula are similar in many regards and you will be able to make the connections"

Via John Evans

This blog for algebra 1 includes Common Core, lesson plans, and assessments to make life easier for any teacher. (Performance Tasks?

Via Darren Burris

New classroom tablet programs are beginning and others are expanding. Here's a look at what's taking shape.

Via Sam Gliksman

The Guardian Teacher Network has resources to help you jazz up your maths lessons (How to teach … maths creatively http://t.co/9ig00RDN via @guardian)...

Top 40 iPad apps for education & showing learning (RT @englishteach8: Top 40 iPad apps for education & showing learning http://t.co/OjYke8r3)

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"The best resource for a student that thinks they hate math is a great teacher.

But what about the best resource for that teacher? Beyond an active imagination, ability to relate to students, and an incredibly strong content knowledge themselves, it may not get much better than Numberphile .

 

While the site is simple a crudely interactive graphic with links to videos, it has, in one fell swoop, creatively curated some of the most compelling and engaging “problems” in mathematics. From Benford’s Law to French Numbers, to whether or not zero is an even number, it frames the content area of math–which is often riddled with rote practice of very traditional arithmetic and formulas–in a problem-based learning kind of approach.

Fantastic resource for bell ringers, test questions, math project-based learning ideas, or as a model for students to curate their own curiosities about the incredible–and poorly marketed–world of mathematics.

 

It’s also, incidentally, a YouTube channel as well, from which we’ve taken a sample video below."

 

 

Via John Evans

"Increasingly, schools are adopting the iPad as the student computing device of choice due to it’s flexibility, hardiness and price point.  The fact is that even with such a great tool you can’t actually do anything substantial on the iPad without some great open-ended apps for students to create content with.

 

These apps are what I would call essential apps every student should have if they want to source and create content that supports god quality teaching and learning. "

Via John Evans

"How about flipping your classroom using iPad apps ?There are now several apps out there to help you create tutorials and video guides to help your students learn while they are not in class. Be it you want to totally flip your classroom teaching or simply to provide extra help to students, the apps below will definitely help you make a difference in your students learning. But before you explore the list I curated below you need to check this video to learn about the importance of a flipped classroom."

Via John Evans

"iPad Academy featured a curated list of some great iPad apps for both teachers and students. I have gone through this list and found it really interesting and definitely worth sharing with you here. The list contains more than 70 iPad apps with a short description of each app  together with the link leading to the iTune page where you can download it . You probably are already familiar with some of the apps you will find in it because we have already featured many of them in previous posts here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning but to have all of them gathered in one place  and accessible from one single platform is really awesome."

Via John Evans

The 55 Best Free Education Apps For iPad

Via Grant Montgomery, Terri

"Texas Instruments has brought its graphing calculator functionality to a more modern platform, according to TechPoweredMath.

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It is amazing how fast the iTunes app store is growing, no sooner does an app appear then it becomes outdated. It seems like app developers outnumber customers and this is a good thing for us because...

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Via Lisa Johnson 

How do teachers approach Pinterest? Colin Hussey offers a teacher's perspective on pinterest and all it's magical goings-on.
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