DIGITAL LEARNING

A few years ago I gave one of my U.S. History classes an assignment to create a short videos to recruit people to join Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery. The assignment was designed to get stu...

A collection of iPad apps that can be used by students & teachers in the classroom, such as Book Creator, StoryKit, Toontastic, Rover, The Wiki Game, etc.

iPads have certainly become a highly desired commodity in education. Apple is reporting that schools are purchasing iPads by a ratio of 2:1 over MacBooks. However, that rush to purchase the latest technologies often precedes the careful planning and preparation that’s crucial to their success as educational tools.

Stated simply, technology alone doesn’t have the capacity to improve education. It needs to be woven into a holistic approach to education that encompasses thorough planning and ongoing review of the skills and competencies required by the rapidly changing society that characterizes life in the 21st century.

Il me semble pertinent de croiser nos regards sur les usages des tablettes en classe. Je me suis essentiellement centré sur les enseignants mais quid des utilisateurs directement concernés ? Quels sont leurs regards sur ces ...

"Many of my posts look at ways to use the iPads in Literacy and Numeracy to enhance learning and engage, motivate and inspire children. But how can using the iPad also help children in other subjects like Science, History or Geography? Here are some ideas about how using the iPad can help the children show, share and develop their learning in these subjects with a distinct focus on Science."

Stampsy is a sharing platform for people who produce compelling digital media content.

Whether you're a photographer, an editor or an art school student, Stampsy is the place where your creative ideas are shaped into beautiful digital experiences. We call them Stamps and they're a completely new online format for framing your talent and sharing content on the web. At a time of rapidly increasing opportunities for storytelling and visual expression, Stampsy is the place where digital content comes to life.

Are you and your students really getting the most out of the iPad? FETC speaker Luis Perez lists 12 little-known tips, tricks, and settings to supercharge your iPad use.

Ce p’tit guide résulte d’une mini-formation sur les tablettes faite aux collègues de la Médiathèque intercommunale de Tarn & Dadou. Il reprend les éléments de base qui permettent de verrouiller ou pas les tablettes, de rajouter une application, de faire un peu de ménage…
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Mind mapping is a method that works for quite a lot of people. Brain storming, idea mapping, thought generation, think tanks – call it what you will. Traditionally done on large pieces of paper, why not use your iPad to create mind maps? You could use these for your own purposes, or “convert” those large flip charts into a smaller, digital version.

An extensive set of links regarding iPad implementations, the experiences of teachers and students with iPads in the classroom, scholarly articles, and reviews of iPad apps.

"How do you learn best?  For me, it depends on what I am learning.  Sometimes I need to take notes, other times I need to think out loud.  Some things are easier to learn with another person while with other things, I need to be alone.  My guess is most of us have different styles for learning depending on what it is we are working on."

This post discusses three PDF annotation and management user profiles and presents an overview of 13 apps to annotate PDF files.

Is your iPad getting slow? Check out these 7 tricks to speed up your iPad. This post delivers long-term results, and it explains what does NOT work as well.

Without using any third-party app, webpages can be easily and quickly saved as PDF from within Safari.

Eric Peytavy, professeur des écoles à l'école Anatole France de Saulx les Chartreux (91), expérimente l'usage pédagogique des tablettes tactiles.