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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. Delete the scoop?
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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! 
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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 )...;-) Delete the scoop?
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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. 
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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. 
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March 10, 10:28 AM
great tool,we use a simpler version of this at our school Delete the scoop?
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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 Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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Would you like to learn how to count protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom? Are you looking for Free Chemistry iPad Apps? Delete the scoop?
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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!
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May 3, 4:00 AM
Great to see the student's work! This is a nice example that veers creatively into flipped classroom territory. Delete the scoop?
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Recent tablet converts reveal their motivations for embracing the form factor and the processes they followed to ease the transition. Delete the scoop?
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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!
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January 9, 6:45 PM
More great ways of using games for learning. Delete the scoop?
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Now that Tumblr's blackouts are behind it, the company is back to focusing on its product, particularly its mobile one. Delete the scoop?
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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... Delete the scoop?
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'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 .. :) Delete the scoop?
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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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May 10, 10:11 AM
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. Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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... Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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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... Delete the scoop?
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Who has had some success with classroom tablet integration? iPads, Android, and Windows tablets are in use right now. Here's more info.
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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.
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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 ; Delete the scoop?
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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. Delete the scoop?
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By bringing your own device (BYOD) to school, it may allow the technology to be introduced into the learning process. Delete the scoop?
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