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How many apps do educators download? Are Apple or Android apps more popular? Learn how fast apps are infiltrating schools.

The theory of multiple intelligences spearheaded by the celebrated cognitive scientist Howard Gardner has received so much acclaim within the educational circles since its inception some decades ago.  Gardner defines intelligence as the ability to solve problems in a given context. He argues that there are at least 9 kinds of intelligences :

One principal in an affluent Bay Area School is striving to do more than just "enhance" classroom learning with iPads.

Terry Heick's has created a excellent list of 26 'Bits & Pieces Of Digital Citizenship'  that ALL citizens need to know.

Here are some great apps for storytelling and creativity. Some of them are actual bookmaking apps, some are for creating stories in various ways and others are to help kids plan out a story. Matt has listed them in the order of importance for his classroom. The first 10 on the list are the 'must have' for all elementary classrooms.

Teachers who are a bit nervous about a 1:1 iPad implementation can get started by using the iPad camera to capture learning as it happens.

A 7 minute video on the basics of using the FREE app Skitch in the classroom. Matt Gomez has written about using skitch for lessons in his classroom.

Technology can be used to support any subject and technology to support creative writing is one such area. Here are some favourite but often overlooked sites and tools as well as some staples for inspiration, creation and publication and they work just as well in primary as they do secondary education.

I've found you never truly know where you're headed until you understand where you've been. In terms of education technology (emphasis on technology), we've come so far...just take look!

We have plenty of english and math apps right now But what about the more creative ones for a digital art class?

Students weigh in on how devices change what happens in class, how they think about learning and how they organize their school work.

Top 15 websites where you can find educational app recommendations. Think of them like educational app engines that you can use to easily find apps to use in your class.

Children love the chance to explore, read, and share their favourite books. We often get so busy with all of the things we must teach them, this time is overlooked. This teacher library used Tellagami App to create and share a quick animated avatar videos about what the children read. What fun the children had... and so many more applications!

You don't have to leave the digital world behind in order to make meditation, and its benefits, a part of your life. Here are 12 online meditation tools to help you be more present, more mindful, and more creative.

Teachers really like the ability to display their iPad or their students' iPads on a projector screen. Projecting on a large screen is great for demonstrations, simulations, explanations, and showing examples. There are several ways this can be done in the classroom. 

The Los Angeles public school district's troubled iPad rollout has been billed as a security fail, but experienced educators say that locking down iPads isn't the answer. Here are some suggestions on "the right way to bring iPads to schools"!

The popular image annotation tool Skitch, a part of Evernote’s suite of apps, is among the best and easiest ways to quickly edit an image and send it to someone.

Creating designs with words can be a great way to reinforce spelling , learning of new words and describing a theme or topics.  Students can create their own designs and use them to decorate the classroom. here are 4 great apps which allow you to design using words in different ways.