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Formatting eBooks for the various eBook formats can be difficult and time consuming. Here are some tips. 
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Hot on the heels of iBooks Author’s release, publisher Jumsoft released Book Palette ($2.99), which adds 10 new templates to iBooks Author, and that number is expected to grow with future updates. Here is a description of Book Palette from Jumsoft: With the new, revolutionary iBooks Author app, anyone can create and publish great Multi-Touch books for iPad, including you. Jumsoft swiftly offers you an enhanced experience in book creation with 10 beautiful templates for iBooks Author.
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"Two years of apps and not a Lesson Plan app that fit my needs!"
Untill now ... "iPlan Lessons $9.99 The price may seem high but consider that you buy this once and you never have to buy lesson plan books again (here's a selection of lesson plan books and their costs)." Via John Evans
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News curation startup Scoop.it has arrived on the iPhone and iPad, allowing you to create your own digital magazine while on the go. The app, which works alongside the Scoop.it web service, essentially lets anyone be a publisher for any topic.
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Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac. Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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Just finished a Super Saturday “Hot Apps 4 HOTS” workshop. Wish I had come across Brad Wilson’s “App Learning Tasks” sooner. Here are a list of sites that are useful for promoting higher order thinking skills when utilizing an iDevice:
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I've been experimenting with how to use the iPads in my fifth grade writer's workshop. I decided to try it out by launching a unit of study using my document camera, student iPads, and Edmodo. Usually we study a wide variety of mentor texts so that we can understand what the genre is and students can begin to notice good things that they want to include in their writing.
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The challenge then with the iPad is like anything else computer related. Can we get the teachers on board? Regardless of Apple’s PR machine telling us how magical and simple it is, despite the fact a toddler can pick one up and play games without batting their cute little eyelids, the fact remains there are still many teachers who haven’t embraced laptops after 15 years of exposure let alone a completely different system present in the iPad. Already inundated with training in new Maths and Literacy methods, weighed down by the pressures of Personalising learning and continuous assessment, asking the reluctant techno phobe to spend time learning the tricks of the wonder tablet can be a big ask.
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I am, at this moment, watching a video of famed paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, thanks to the new iTunes U app. It's yet another gorgeous and rich app from Apple, with a huge library of resources. iTunes U has long been available in iTiunes, but the app changes the game. It has an interface almost exactly like the iBooks app, with a Catalog and a Library, making the content much easier to access and organize.
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This week we discussed the following free apps:
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Think the iPad is just for play? Think again. Here are 5 business-savvy uses for the trendy gadget.
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The answer is easy: YES, especially if the teacher has access to a Mac desktop or (preferably) laptop and a wifi network in the classroom. It is an even larger YES if the Mac device has the most current operating system. Having a computer to which the iPad can sync is not absolutely necessary, but it is a Best Idea. Must-have apps for MS and HS...and then what to do with them.
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We all want to get the very best out of our devices! Who doesn't love finding out a new trick or shortcut?
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Apple’s new iBooks Author application for Mac is an impressive piece of work... it’s still quite a lengthy and complicated process to produce a book with it. It was designed for the creation of textbooks. So what if you want to make a shorter, simpler ebook? Via Sam Gliksman
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Moving assessments onto mobile devices may open the door to quicker feedback for students and teachers as well as richer data, but integrating them into classrooms can be a challenge. Via David Miller
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The iPad is a great tool for doing web research, especially when used with Evernote and Skitch. Here is how I do it on a daily basis.
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Sticking Points These are the top five issues schools and libraries face when it comes to using ereaders and tablets in school.
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Need to do a quick web search on your iPad? Don't wait for Safari to start and then enter your search. Use Spotlight Search instead.
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We’ve been talking about the tablet and web design together for nearly two years now, but always as the consumer device that we’re designing for. However, the tablet is not only for our consumption of websites, but also the creation of them through the availability of a bunch of great design-oriented apps. From basic planning apps to code editors for the development of your site, the iPad has a nice selection and we’ll showcase some of the best today.
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Apps for Common Core Math Standards, Grades 9-12 - Great collection! The high school standards are listed in conceptual categories:
• Algebra • Functions • Modeling • Geometry • Statistics and Probability
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Listen up Apple! First of all, congratulations. Today's education keynote was pretty impressive.
1. Drop the Price of the iPad
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The parents and students were engaged because the students really knew how to maneuver the iPad to demonstrate all of the work that they completed. I could sense that students were taking pride in showing their online professional portfolio, creations, and tweets. I am also thrilled that the professional blogs are a year-to-date body of work. We didn't just show them tests as was in the past, but all the learning experiences that have occurred along the journey. Students had an agenda that they were to follow and parents totally wanted to hear all about it. Some parents and students were present for over a half hour!
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