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World's First Children's Storybook App With Sign Language

World's First Children's Storybook App With Sign Language | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"ITV announced the launch of the world's first animated storybook app with British and American Sign Language. The Signed Stories apphttp://ow.ly/fyiMz   is designed to make reading fun for all children."

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Teaching Kids to Code: An Economic & Social Justice Issue

Teaching Kids to Code: An Economic & Social Justice Issue | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Hadi Partovi launches Code.org because he'd like to see all high schools offer computer science classes to prepare them for the growing cluster of job skills necessary today.
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Create Your Own Education App in Minutes With Cleverlize - Beta

Create Your Own Education App in Minutes With Cleverlize - Beta | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"“There’s an App for that”… Well actually, sometimes there isn’t. Sometimes the App you want is the one in your head, not in the App Store. This is where German startup “Cleverlize” steps in to help educators create their own custom apps… In minutes… With no programming required at all!"

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Pixlr Express Plus - A Fantastic Image Editing iPad App - iPad Apps for School

Pixlr Express Plus - A Fantastic Image Editing iPad App - iPad Apps for School | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"Pixlr is a company that offers a great collection of image editing tools for iOS, Android, and Chrome. I’ve been using Pixlr on my Android phone for the last 18 months. Recently, I installed Pixlr Express Plus on my iPad"

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Pinterest begins categorizing pins based on content, introduces a share button for mobile apps

Pinterest begins categorizing pins based on content, introduces a share button for mobile apps | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Pinterest has announced an interesting piece of news that sees its popular social sharing site begin to categorize pins based on different types of content, while a share button for ...
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30 Hands: A Versatile, Free Storytelling App for the iPad

30 Hands: A Versatile, Free Storytelling App for the iPad | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"Have you tried 30 Hands yet? This free iOS app is a great storytelling or presentation app that has lots of potential for the classroom. I first learned about it from the TCEA iPad site, and my head has been spinning with classroom applications ever since."

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iPad Art: Portraits

iPad Art: Portraits | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
I’m continually amazed with the incredible art being created on iPads. For years I’ve watched as a growing number of both traditional and 'digital artists have embraced the Apple tablet as not just...
Carla Gordon's curator insight, Today, 6:50 AM
We could use this to teach physical descriptions in French class, I think?
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The iPad: Helping Shape the Future of Education

The iPad: Helping Shape the Future of Education | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
With the continuous development of faster and more robust mobile networks, educators are looking into the iPad to help build a digital classroom experience.
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Multi-Year iPad Deployment At UC Irvine Med School: The Results Are In - Edudemic

Multi-Year iPad Deployment At UC Irvine Med School: The Results Are In - Edudemic | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Named the “iMedEd Initiative,” all of the students enrolled in the college’s med school receive tablets with their textbooks and educational materials loaded on them.
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So iPad's boost learning in HigherEd: "The university reports that students participating in the program scored on average 23 percent higher on their exams than previous UC Irvine medical school classes. One group of medical students at the school even formed a group to discuss how the technology could be used at the medical school, and students have built new apps specifically for healthcare because of their experience with the program."

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Google Play For Education Set To Enter Classrooms With A Play Store For Educational Apps [Updates]

Another one of Google’s I/O announcements, Google Play for Education is a new initiative that aims to make it easier for schools to implement mobile learning in classrooms.
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iPads in Education: Five Tips for Teachers Introducing Devices to the Classroom | The Digital Media Diet

iPads in Education: Five Tips for Teachers Introducing Devices to the Classroom | The Digital Media Diet | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"Last year I volunteered in my child’s Kindergarten class daily for an hour with our family’s three iPads. I learned a lot about selecting educational content (primarily early math & literacy apps) and how to set up an environment most conducive for learning. I was most impressed by the potential for mobile devices to improve the experience in class for both teachers and students. So this year I volunteered to bring our iPads into my child’s First grade class once a week for ‘buddy reading’. As I do more outreach and training for local teachers in my community, I am surprised at the large number of classrooms getting devices without any guidelines about how to integrate them into their existing institutional structures or curriculum. From these experiences, I have come up with the following five tips for starting a new program in any classroom …"

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Beginners' guide to using technology in language lessons

Beginners' guide to using technology in language lessons | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Not sure about how to use QR codes or a class wiki to teach languages? Emma Drury has some pointers
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RSS Feed Explained for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

RSS Feed Explained for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"One of the reasons why I did not dwell a lot on the topic of RSS feeds on " 23 Excellent Tools for Teacher's Professional Development  " is because I was planning a separate post for it alone. So what the heck is RSS feed all about and what importance does it have for me as a teacher ?"

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Top 10 Reading Apps for Kids - I Can Teach My Child!

Top 10 Reading Apps for Kids - I Can Teach My Child! | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Check out the top 10 Reading Apps for Kids from an independent reviewer. These apps are beneficial for children who are learning to decode and comprehend.
Steven Blomdale's curator insight, May 18, 9:19 PM

Applications to assist students with learning difficulties in literacy

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How to Check an iTunes / App Store Account Balance Quickly from iOS & Mac OS X

How to Check an iTunes / App Store Account Balance Quickly from iOS & Mac OS X | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
How to Check an iTunes / App Store Account Balance Quickly from iOS & Mac OS X
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Go to selected U.S. museums for free with Google's Field Trip | iMore.com

Go to selected U.S. museums for free with Google's Field Trip | iMore.com | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
If you're looking for an excursion within six specific U.S. cities, then Google's Field Trip application wants to help you out.
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Getting Chummy With Hangouts from Google | iPad.AppStorm

Getting Chummy With Hangouts from Google | iPad.AppStorm | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
This week, Google made a ton of announcements about new software products, but the one that we spent the most time talking about here at iPad.AppStorm is Google
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10 Great Classroom Activities Using iPad & Doc Cams | IPEVO Online Store | www.ipevo.com

10 Great Classroom Activities Using iPad & Doc Cams | IPEVO Online Store | www.ipevo.com | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
There are numerous options for teachers looking to invigorate their curriculum and get their students (re)engaged and inspired. Let's take a look at what's possible when you pair a document camera with multiple iPads.
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Free Technology for Teachers: 10 Good Sites & Apps for Learning a New Language

Free Technology for Teachers: 10 Good Sites & Apps for Learning a New Language | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"Last summer I took a short trip to Iceland. Before I went I tried to learn a couple of phrases (I wasn't terribly successful, my mouth just wouldn't make some of the sounds). This summer I'm taking a short trip to Costa Rica so I'm brushing-up on my Spanish vocabulary before I go. If you're trying to learn a new language too, here are some free sites and apps that could help you."

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iPad Today 149 - Google Hangouts, Square Stand, Kashoo Accountin

iPad Today 149 - Google Hangouts, Square Stand, Kashoo Accountin | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Why Google I/O is good for iPads, 50B app downloads, BBM on iOS, Video 2 Photo, Kashoo Accounting, & more!
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iPads In The Classroom: The Right Questions You Should Ask - Edudemic

iPads In The Classroom: The Right Questions You Should Ask - Edudemic | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Does the iPad foster or hinder creativity? Is it a comprehensive tool or just a mere distraction? Do we use the iPad just because it makes our classroom look cool? Are we missing the forest for the trees here?
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How to Save Web Pages as PDF Files on the iPad & iPhone - OSX Daily

How to Save Web Pages as PDF Files on the iPad & iPhone - OSX Daily | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"One little feature that iOS really needs is the ability to natively “print to PDF” directly on the iPad and iPhone, a popular trick on the Mac and in the PC world that allows you to digitally print anything and, in this case, save the contents of any web document or web page as a self-contained PDF document, allowing it to be read later, printed, or used for whatever other purpose. Since this great feature isn’t around on the iPhone and iPad at the moment, we can use a nice bookmarklet trick combined with a free third party web service to be able to add a “Save as PDF” option to Safari in iOS, which allows you to ‘print’ or convert any web page to a PDF file that is then accessible to apps like iBooks. Let’s walk through the process of setting this up:"

Thomas C. Thompson's curator insight, May 19, 4:27 PM

Great little trick!

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Comment enregistrer des pages Web sous forme de fichiers PDF sur l'iPad et l'iPhone - OSX quotidien
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Developers dive in to create a wealth of autism apps

Developers dive in to create a wealth of autism apps | iPads in Education | Scoop.it

"At times, Andy Shih still finds himself overwhelmed by the ground swell of interest in autism applications he's seen in the three years since Apple released the first iPad.

 

In his role as senior vice president for scientific affairs at Autism Speaks, a national advocacy organization based in New York, Shih helped organize a "hacking autism" event in San Francisco with co-sponsor AT&T Inc. that drew 135 developers."

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Schooled by Google: How Google Apps is penetrating education (infographic)

Schooled by Google: How Google Apps is penetrating education (infographic) | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Education is a notoriously slow adopter of technology, but Google Apps is growing quickly, if not virally, doubling over the last two years.
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46 Education App Review Sites For Teachers And Students

46 Education App Review Sites For Teachers And Students | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Katie and I can't cover the entire education app industry by ourselves. Luckily, there are dozens of other sites specifically devoted to education app reviews for teachers and students.
Elina Juusola-Halonen's comment, Today, 12:18 AM
This is good to know.
Maggie Verster's curator insight, Today, 1:50 AM

We definitely need help to decide what app will work best for any given context. It is great to learn from other teachers how they are using apps in an actual classroom. 

Tony Gough's curator insight, Today, 6:37 AM

Use information for teachers and students!

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5 Smart ways to use iPad technology in the classroom

5 Smart ways to use iPad technology in the classroom | iPads in Education | Scoop.it
Here’s a list of 5 smart ways to use these fabulous technology in the classroom to get you started on your iPad endeavor.
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