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Developing A Student iPad Leadership Team In Your School

Developing A Student iPad Leadership Team In Your School | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it

Having a team of students that are well trained in iPad support can help build leadership amongst your students, and will help alleviate the stress on both students and teachers as they learn to adopt this new technology ...

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10+ Apps for Turning the iPad Into a Collaborative Device -- THE Journal

10+ Apps for Turning the iPad Into a Collaborative Device -- THE Journal | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Check out these apps--from popular to obscure--that are helping the iPad realize its potential as a collaborative device in the classroom.
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No mere list, this is an excellent in-depth look at apps that can impact learning, and specifically collaborative learning.

Dean Mantz's curator insight, May 10, 10:09 AM

Thanks for sharing this post David Miller via your Scoop.it site: http://www.scoop.it/t/ipads-for-learning ; This post does provide some things to reflect upon if you are looking at the use of iPads and mobile devices. 

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, May 17, 6:07 PM

The iPad is so much more than a consumption device. Here are some great tips for using it more collaboratively.

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12 Advanced iPad Tips All Educators Should Learn -- THE Journal

12 Advanced iPad Tips All Educators Should Learn -- THE Journal | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Are you and your students really getting the most out of the iPad? FETC speaker Luis Perez lists 12 little-known tips, tricks, and settings to supercharge your iPad use.
alistairm 's curator insight, May 3, 3:43 AM

Some really useful tips here, especially for educational and special needs contexts. The guided access in particular could help with all sorts of classroom management issues!

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, May 17, 6:09 PM

How to use the iPad an advanced version.

Carmenne K. Thapliyal's curator insight, May 18, 5:48 AM

Training teachers before the widespread use of a certain tool in the classroom environment is a must. If you don't know how to use a tool, you cannot understand its affordances and consequently will not know the possibilites of exploiting it appropriately. 

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10 Best Science Learning Apps For iPad | Digitaldir

10 Best Science Learning Apps For iPad | Digitaldir | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Apple iPad is a magical window which can also serve as a great educational tool. The iTunes store bags numerous science apps for iPad with which you can make learning science much easier than ever before.
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5 Innovative Science Apps For Elementary Students - Edudemic

5 Innovative Science Apps For Elementary Students - Edudemic | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
There are loads of apps out there. But only a handful are of the high quality like these science apps for elementary students. Worth seeing.
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30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week

30 best iPhone and iPad apps this week | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it

Weekly roundup of brand new and notable apps for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

 
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Great to see Hakitzu from Kuato Studios in the Top 30 list. 

Purrfect_Sense's curator insight, May 6, 1:12 PM

for optimum usage - learning the politically correct way ( if there is Such A Way )...;-)

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Educate and Annotate — Turn your iPad into an Interactive Whiteboard | IPEVO Blog

Educate and Annotate — Turn your iPad into an Interactive Whiteboard | IPEVO Blog | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
In our previous entry, we introduced the WS-01 Wireless Station for iPad. It allows your IPEVO doc cam (Ziggi or Point 2 View) to wirelessly stream to iPad. And a key part of that equation is the IPEVO Whiteboard app.
ghbrett's curator insight, March 7, 9:36 AM

What is impressive about this setup are at least two things: 1) It is reasonbly priced at around $200 US and 2) it is highly portable. If you don't have a screen, find a white or light colored wall and go for it.

Paul's curator insight, March 10, 10:28 AM

great tool,we use a simpler version of this at our school

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Top Five iPad Apps for Teaching Across All Content Areas

Top Five iPad Apps for Teaching Across All Content Areas | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Ever since I was a kid, I loathed back to school commercials. They always showed parents gleefully skipping through aisles of pencils and notebooks as the kids, sullen and dejected, sluggishly follow
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Creative Book Builder

Creative Book Builder | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it

Creative Book Builder is a fantastic app that allows students to create books in epub format, which can then be exported to iBooks and shared with others. There are a variety of instructional uses for this app, from using it as a publishing tool for project-based learning to a summative assessment at the end of a unit ...

MsCarterTL's curator insight, March 1, 1:09 PM

This would work well with the implementation of an eBook signout system that allows the publishing of student work.

Ricard Garcia's curator insight, March 4, 4:47 AM

Let's get ambitious!!! I'm sure students will love it. Hard work and high rewarding outcomes!

Catherine Thomas-Varcoe's curator insight, March 20, 6:21 AM

An app that could be built into student activities or assessment if iPads are introduced across the board.

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24 Free Chemistry iPad Apps for Students

24 Free Chemistry iPad Apps for Students | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Would you like to learn how to count protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom? Are you looking for Free Chemistry iPad Apps?
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My Top Picks For Content Creation iPad Apps ~ Mrs. Wideen's Classroom Blog

My Top Picks For Content Creation iPad Apps ~ Mrs. Wideen's Classroom Blog | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
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An excellent blog, full of bright things!

Jan Eade's curator insight, February 13, 6:15 AM

I love the way the teacher uses the students' own examples of the way they have used the apps on their blog. Very powerful!

Tabletj's curator insight, February 13, 7:53 AM

A few examples of iPad usage in the classroom.

alistairm 's curator insight, May 3, 4:00 AM

Great to see the student's work! This is a nice example that veers creatively into flipped classroom territory.

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Educators Reveal Why (and How) School Districts Are Adopting Tablets

Educators Reveal Why (and How) School Districts Are Adopting Tablets | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Recent tablet converts reveal their motivations for embracing the form factor and the processes they followed to ease the transition.
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7 Excellent iPad Games to Develop Kids Critical Thinking ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

7 Excellent iPad Games to Develop Kids Critical Thinking ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
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A useful selection including Feed the Head, Where's my Water, Roombreak, Cross Fingers Fee ... Lots to keep the critical faculties honed!

Debbie Northway's curator insight, January 9, 1:10 AM

A useful selection including Feed the Head, Where's my Water, Roombreak, Cross Fingers Fee ... Lots to keep the critical faculties honed!

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, January 9, 6:45 PM

More great ways of using games for learning.

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TumblPad: Tumblr Finally Releases Its Native iPad App, Sporting Enhanced Navigation & Markdown Support | TechCrunch

TumblPad: Tumblr Finally Releases Its Native iPad App, Sporting Enhanced Navigation & Markdown Support | TechCrunch | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Now that Tumblr's blackouts are behind it, the company is back to focusing on its product, particularly its mobile one.
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Rock and Mineral Identifier

Rock and Mineral Identifier | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it

I love hands-on science activities, especially when I can integrate technology into my lesson.  Two fantastic free apps for Earth Science are Mineral Identifier and Common Rocks Reference.  These a...

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You're Creating iPad Art Without Even Trying

You're Creating iPad Art Without Even Trying | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
'Invisible Hieroglyphics' is a collection of fingerprints lifted off iPads. They picture how we interface with today's hottest apps and social networks.
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Sweet! But is it art .. :)

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The Common Core Lesson Planner for iPad and Android ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The Common Core Lesson Planner for iPad and Android ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it

Common Core Lesson Planner is a must have app for teachers who want to utilize their Droid and/or iPad tablet into their daily routine.


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As we all know, the government is making a big push for CCSS.  This article shared by David Miller provides an additional resource for the benefit of teachers.  CC Lesson Planner is a multi-platform option to research lesson standards based on varying curriculum areas. 

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Inkflow: The Visual Thinking App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch

Inkflow: The Visual Thinking App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Unleash your creativity.

 

Inkflow works like a Word Processor for Visual Thinking. Capture your ideas as easily as with pen and paper, then arrange and reorganize them with your fingers!

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Looks like a great tool for visual learners.

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20 best iPhone and iPad apps for kids from March 2013 | Apps Playground

20 best iPhone and iPad apps for kids from March 2013 | Apps Playground | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
It's time for our monthly roundup of the best new apps for children on iPhone and iPad, based on the apps we wrote about in March 2013.
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Explore the Design Museum On Your iPad

Explore the Design Museum On Your iPad | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
The Design Museum Collection for iPad is a collection of 59 featured objects from London’s Design Museum. The collection includes items that changed the way we work, items that changed the wa...
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Seven new iPad apps to know about | eSchool News

Seven new iPad apps to know about | eSchool News | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Last month, we launched a brand-new feature called App of the Week, in which our editors highlight a new educational app every week. Here are the first seven apps we've featured.
Lee Hall's curator insight, March 13, 2:02 PM

Some of these apps cost but several are free.

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Increasing Math Literacy with iPads

Increasing Math Literacy with iPads | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Mathematics expresses values that reflect the cosmos, including orderliness, balance, harmony, logic, and abstract beauty.-Deepak Chopra Math and I don't get along.  While we are civil out of neces...
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6 Examples Of Successful Classroom Tablet Integration - Edudemic

6 Examples Of Successful Classroom Tablet Integration - Edudemic | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
Who has had some success with classroom tablet integration? iPads, Android, and Windows tablets are in use right now. Here's more info.
Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, February 19, 5:24 AM

Tablets are smaller, lighter and more easy to transport. Their use in the classroom is popular. Here are some of the ways that schools have been using them.

Dean Mantz's curator insight, February 21, 10:55 AM

I am really enjoying the curation sites maintained on scoop.it  This article was originally shared by David Miller via http://www.scoop.it/t/ipads-for-learning ;

David Miller's comment, February 24, 5:53 PM
Thank you, Dean, I'm glad this ScoopIt page is useful.
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Mr P's ICT blog: Using iPads and Football to encourage reluctant boys to write

Mr P's ICT blog: Using iPads and Football to encourage reluctant boys to write | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it

As my role this year involves me teaching across the whole school using a class set of iPads, I feel it is important to really experiment to see how using the iPads can impact across the curriculum and not just within ICT.

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Moving at the Speed of Creativity | Why National Geographic on the iPad is Amazing

Moving at the Speed of Creativity | Why National Geographic on the iPad is Amazing | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
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Why It's Time To Start BYOD In Your School - Edudemic

Why It's Time To Start BYOD In Your School - Edudemic | "iPads for learning" | Scoop.it
By bringing your own device (BYOD) to school, it may allow the technology to be introduced into the learning process.
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