Following the implementation of its 1:1 take-home iPad program, a California school has revamped its 720-square-foot computer lab to create a flexible, technology-driven learning environment for students. #elemchat #edtech
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Amid the suite of new products Apple unveiled alongside the iPad Mini at an event on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook also brought up Apple’s leading role in education, highlighting the fact that the older full-size iPad had already been adopted by 2,500 classrooms around the U.S. in the two and a half years since it was first introduced. Delete the scoop?
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Maumee Valley Country Day School (MVCDS) students stream through hallways between classes in chatty clusters, but their arms aren’t loaded with textbooks and their shoulders aren’t hoisting heavy backpacks. Many carry only a slim case containing their school-issued iPad.
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The education market is a big segment of computer and tablet sales in the U.S. and new data claims, 'the iPad is beginning to cannibalize a material portion of PC sales in this market.' Read this blog post by Dara Kerr on Apple. Delete the scoop?
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Midland Public Schools will experiment with using iPads in some classrooms this fall, with an eye toward wider use in the future. Delete the scoop?
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Two dads from Newcastle have created an app empire in their spare time without writing a single line of code.
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The Manhattan Beach Unified School District expects to have an iPad in the hands of every student by the first day of school. Delete the scoop?
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Apple kicked off 2012 with its education event in New York. At that event, the company announced its electronic textbooks for iPad initiative, iBooks Author, and the revamped iTunes U. According the Apples latest financial data, the education initiative has paid off with both iPads and Macs being purchased by schools in record numbers. Delete the scoop?
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One of the ways that working in education is different from almost any other industries is the annual summer break. The summer break let’s schools and districts tackle large projects in ways that simply aren’t possible in other fields. Deploying a brand-new network, building an expansion, and taking part in professional development programs are just a few examples.
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A new analysis suggests that Apple could be successful if they will release an iPad Mini. Delete the scoop?
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Two hundred individuals from 35 districts in Kansas visited Inman High School for an iPad Summit this week. Delete the scoop?
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Listly List - Student-Created Apps 4 Students - App Store - Grammar Dragon, App Store - Same Meaning Magic (Synonyms), App Store - Same Meaning Magic Part II, App Store - Spelling Cat, App Store - Opposite Ocean (Antonyms), App Store - Opposite Ocean... Via Lisa Johnson Delete the scoop?
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Photosmith 2. This powerful mobile workflow photography app lets you edit, tag, keyword, group, rate, and add metadata on your ipad and sync back to Lightroom. Via John Evans Delete the scoop?
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I have long been a skeptic about the role of personal computing in education, especially for K-12 schools. Delete the scoop?
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When rolling out iPads, teachers Amanda Allen and David Lopez at St. Genevieve Elementary in Los Angeles realized they had to give students more freedom to make the initiative truly worthwhile.
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Following the implementation of its 1:1 take-home iPad program, a California school has revamped its 720-square-foot computer lab to create a flexible, technology-driven learning environment for students. #elemchat #edtech
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After providing a few minutes to finish up homework, Juli Brown has some instructions for her students.
“Here’s what I need you to have out on your desk: your literature book and your iPad,” Brown says.
The Basehor-Linwood school district spent $126,000 to put an Apple iPad in the hands of every Basehor-Linwood Middle School sixth-grader this year, and on Monday those iPads were the only tool students needed in Brown’s reading class. No notebooks, pencils or highlighters were necessary. Delete the scoop?
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Several school board members expressed discontent with the district’s scheme to insure the iPads the freshman class will use this fall.
Board members discussed the matter at their Monday, Aug. 20, regular meeting after a request to add it to the agenda from board member John Nyberg. Delete the scoop?
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Canadian-based Interactive Elementary recently released two new resources for Apple's iPad while also adding features to its flagship educational application, Middle School Math HD.
Jacob's Angle, an iBook, tells the story of a grade school shot put competition while relating basic geometry concepts. Delete the scoop?
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The school year may be more than two weeks off, but there was a lot of teaching going on at Assabet Valley Tech last week. It’s the school’s teachers, though, who were doing the learning. Delete the scoop?
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At Manhattan Beach Middle School this fall, the iPad will be as ubiquitous as the old-fashioned spiral notebook. But the leader of the teachers union is not nearly as enthusiastic. Delete the scoop?
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Apple's 2012 Back to School promotion kicked off with the launch of new Macs on Monday, offering qualified customers a $100 iTunes gift card with the purchase of a new Mac, and $50 with a new iPad. Delete the scoop?
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Wyckoff students can expect to be on the cutting edge of education thanks to a technology initiative that's being funded in a big way by a local organization. Delete the scoop?
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In March 2010 I proposed that educators use the Twitter hashtag #edapp to make it easy for other...
...I now propose using the hashtag #iosedapp when mentioning apps or lists of apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Via Felix Jacomino Delete the scoop?
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How to Create and Assess Student Quizzes on your iPad...
Testmoz is a FREE online tool to create and assess student quizzes on your iPad (or computer). Perfect to gather info about your iLesson in your iClassroom. Via Lisa Johnson Delete the scoop?
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