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The iPad and Your Soldiers (Top 10 Tips for Personalised Learning)

The iPad and Your Soldiers (Top 10 Tips for Personalised Learning) | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
It is very easy to find a list of recommended apps for general or subject specific use. However, one of the iPads greatest strengths is its ability to help personalise learning for all. The followi...
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Google Drive for Teachers with 'How-to' video links

Google Drive for Teachers with 'How-to' video links | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Google has tripled free storage space, across Gmail, Google+ and Drive, bringing the total to 15GB. This is a serious move by Google as it places the company at the forefront of cloud based solutio...
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Students Get One-on-One with Mobile Technology ... - Planet OtterBox

Students Get One-on-One with Mobile Technology ... - Planet OtterBox | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
The grant allowed the school to launch a 1:1 Apple iPad program for its 670 students. To protect this ... The iPads have become an immeasurably valuable tool for teachers and students in a short amount of time.
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iPad in the Classroom - Can we make it simpler?

iPad in the Classroom - Can we make it simpler? | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
With many educational institutions choosing to use tablets for learning, it can be quite intimidating for teachers when faced with so many applications. The diagram below serves to illustrate that ...
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#ADE Institute 2013 – Part 1 | Teaching w/ Technology

#ADE Institute 2013 – Part 1 | Teaching w/ Technology | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
It was a nervous experience to be sent away to another country to spend a week with some of the greatest educational minds going around. Minds that like my own, have a passion for education and technology integration.
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Mobile ATV in PE

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I have been using an ATV unit in my theory classroom for about a year now and have found that it has totally changed the way in which I can teach. During form time we use it to play hangman, this a...
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Guest Post: Stages of transforming teaching and learning with ...

Guest Post: Stages of transforming teaching and learning with ... | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Alliance For Excellent Education · home · contact · about · archives ... As we began our 1:1 iPad implementation, patterns of behavior started to emerge. Staff members were experiencing a variety of emotions and reactions to the change we were ...
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Kanex MeDrive at school

Kanex MeDrive at school | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
If you have read part 1 of this blog you will know that I have been trialling the new Kanex MeDrive. At home it worked brilliantly and I was apply to save iWork documents and photos from my iOS dev...
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The 'Flipped Class' Report

The 'Flipped Class' Report | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Ah the ‘Flipped’ Class. Yet another educational concept based on previous practice and rebranded to suit modern vernacular? ‘Can you get the lesson recorded a bit earlier sir so we can see it?’ (st...
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iPad and Education - No Longer A Debate!

iPad and Education - No Longer A Debate! | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
There is no longer a debate! If money was no object would a teacher want their students to have an iPad each? OF COURSE Even if they only used it to research a different perspective. Even if they o...
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The iPad and Pedagogy

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There is a running theme on this blog - 'it's not about the device'. I expected this view to be challenged by a visit to ESSA Academy in Bolton where they refer to an 'ecosystem' using Apple techno...
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Educational Technology is not the Enemy

Educational Technology is not the Enemy | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
'What's the point in using new technology? I've been teaching for years now and my methods get results.' 'It's all very well using this technology but it's difficult to get to grips with and the st...
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Ofsted, Outstanding Teaching and the iPad

Ofsted, Outstanding Teaching and the iPad | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
If OFSTED were to walk into a lesson tomorrow they would see the following: Prior to the lesson students would have viewed an 8-10 min screencast introducing the topic. This resource would have bee...
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GUEST COLUMN: Williston needs the 1-to-1 iPad initiative ...

GUEST COLUMN: Williston needs the 1-to-1 iPad initiative ... | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
After many conversations initiated by teachers at the grades 5-8 level from last spring through the fall of this school year, a group was formed to begin discussion about what embarking on a 1:1 program might look like in Williston.
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Work smarter, not harder. - DEN Blog Network - Discovery Education

Work smarter, not harder. - DEN Blog Network - Discovery Education | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Greg Kulowiec is a consultant for EdTech Teacher, a Boston-based educational technology consulting firm. A former social studies teacher, Greg presented at the New England 1:1 iPad summit. He concentrated on the ...
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Seven simple tricks to impressively speed up slow iPads

Seven simple tricks to impressively speed up slow iPads | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Is your iPad getting slow? Check out these 7 tricks to speed up your iPad. This post delivers long-term results, and it explains what does NOT work as well.
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The 10 Best Web Tools For Flipped Classrooms | Edudemic

The 10 Best Web Tools For Flipped Classrooms | Edudemic | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Here's a useful list of the best web tools for flipped classrooms, complete with what each tool is and how teachers are using it right now! ... Education Technology Tips For Students And Teachers. Sign up · Log In.
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Why most K-12 schools aren't ready for the iPad revolution - VentureBeat

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That quickly became full school rollouts, 1:1 iPad programs, private school recruiting tools, and even rolling kindergarten implementations.
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The No.1 App for Every Teacher....

The No.1 App for Every Teacher.... | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Not all apps are created equal. The first version of Explain Everything was good. The second version is outstanding. As an educator my life revolves around learning, organisation, workflow and scho...
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Ten reasons the iPad is an awesome tool for classrooms and education - iSource

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Ten reasons the iPad is an awesome tool for classrooms and education
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Over the past couple of years, I have had the awesome opportunity as a principal and teacher to be part of a school that adopted iPads on a 1:1 device to student ratio.
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Why iPad?

Why iPad? | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Opportunity If you want to enhance learning for students then use an iPad. There, I've said it. Colours to the mast and no doubt scrutiny abounds. Whenever I find an issue there is a solution. When...
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The Pace of Educational Technology!

The Pace of Educational Technology! | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
I'm sold on new technology in the classroom. If a 'traditional' style with rows of students and weighty textbooks works then I understand why there is no motivation to change. It just didn't work f...
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Twitter in Education - Barriers and possible solutions?

Twitter in Education - Barriers and possible solutions? | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
After a wry commentary on the '10 Stages of Twitter' many educators have commented on the barriers that exist to twitter use. As a proposed channel of communication for iPad use in school, it is im...
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Teachers - If we don't adapt, will we fail our students?

Teachers - If we don't adapt, will we fail our students? | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
Talk to any educator and it seems they identify the same problems in schools today. Not enough time. Too much red tape. Data overload. Micro management. Exam pressure. In my time as a teacher there...
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Why Twitter is a Problem

Why Twitter is a Problem | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
It is all about context. The penny dropped as I ran a school sports tour this summer. It may be the holiday season yet I can still tweet about current relevant material to my students. But why woul...
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What can you do with an iPad in the classroom?

What can you do with an iPad in the classroom? | iPad in Education! | Scoop.it
It's a tool, it's a tool, it's a tool. The iPad is not going to replace teachers or 'fix' education. There is a cost implication that must be taken into account and only an educator will know if it...
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