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a directory of apps by education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning.
Via Anat Goodman
Teaching Table is an iPad application that allows teachers to create interactive math lessons for their students. The app lets students learn and solve problems by interacting with digital manipulatives - visual representations of math concepts.
Via Sabrina, Jenny Smith
This post discusses my personal best 30 iPad apps for college students, grad students, professors and everybody else in university and academia.
Via Timo Ilomäki
Teachers, librarians, principals, and district-level administrators are all more likely than the general public to be users of smartphones or tablet computers, such as the iPad, it says, while principals and district administrators ...
Via Tom McGee
Check out the great iPad resources shared on the Eanes ISD wiki.
Via John Evans
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A smaller iPad is bound to have success with consumers, but could well attract use in business, healthcare and education, according to market observers.
The Literary Platform is dedicated to showcasing projects experimenting with literature and technology. It brings together comment from industry figures and key thinkers, and encourages debate.
Via David Miller, Cindy Rudy
Using iPad for reading is something we all enjoy doing; but what about when reading articles in a foreign language ? It is highly probably that you will come across vocabulary you don't know. Of course you might guess the meaning of words from the context in which they are used but this can never replace a clear and definite explanation of a dictionary.To help you find translations of the new words you come across, they have compiled a list of some of the best free iPad translator apps.
Via Andrea Zeitz
The update to iOS 6 is going to solve one of my biggest pet peeves: having to enter my password when I am buying free apps from the App Store.
Via Andrea Zeitz
As the name suggests, Explain Everything is an easy-to-use screencasting iOS app that allows users to annotate, animate, and narrate anything and everything! No kidding! This “cool tool” takes screencasting to a new level! Import photos, PDF, PPT, XLS, RTF, Pages, Numbers and Keynote from Dropbox, Evernote, email, the iPad photo library or the iPad 2 camera and then have at it! Explain Everything can also simulate an interactive whiteboard with the iPad 2 and 3 video display. How sweet is that?
Via Andrea Zeitz
Pinterest now has an iPad app. Here’s how the App Store page for the app introduces Pinterest: Pinterest is where you can dream about, plan, and prepare for the things you want to do in your life. Whether it’s vacation plans, newgadgets, favorite recipes, fashion or the latest home decor, Pinterest is an easy way for you to make the most of it. Quickly and easily save and organize your inspirations with your iPhone or iPad.
Via Andrea Zeitz
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One of the most difficult challenges for the teachers at my school is changing from workbooks and worksheets to get students to work and monitor their answers.
Via Lisa Nash
This is a great list of Apps and Websites that provide age appropriate content for Preschool and Kindergarten students.
Via Jon Samuelson
RT @EdTechSandyK: RT @HeatherCato: RT @TCEA: Almost 1,000 recommended iPad apps from TCEA divided by subject area and interest: http://t.co/bRV6Lois #TCEA2012...
Via Jon Samuelson
Grant Wood AEA's iPad Professional Development Site for learning about using iPads in education.
Via Mel Riddile
iPad use in formal learning environments, by all accounts, is soaring. Due to the almost magical ways it promotes interaction, that makes sense.
Via Linda Nitsche
Just a few iPads in a classroom can support and enhance learning and facilitate individualized instruction.
Via Andrea Zeitz
Read the blog-try them out...which one do you prefer? Pic Collage or Shape Collage?
Via Andrea Zeitz
Previously I did a post as well as a video introducing the Apple Configurator. Today we are going to walkthrough setting up the devices for the first time in a cart situation in which you do not have to activate all of the individual devices. You can think of this like “imaging” the devices.
Via Andrea Zeitz
Apps offer a unique way to help elementary students practice math skills. By turning math into a game or combining it with technology, even your struggling students will enjoy building their math skills using a smartphone or tablet.
Via Andrea Zeitz
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