iPads in Education Daily

This slick list app is lightning fast and makes it easy to share your lists with others.

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Recently, Jon Samuelson and I were having a conversation and he asked me, “What do you see as the big ‘game changer’ in education?”
I hate this question (as I think Jon does as well).

I love word clouds. It is the best way to deconstruct a piece of text with students. It lets you start that conversation about language, text types, literacy and the power of the written word. It is also a great way to do a text analysis.

'Choose Your Own Adventure' Series Hopes to Relaunch for iPad
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As a kid, you may have spent hours selecting the fate of characters in the Choose Your Own Adventure book series.

RT @EdTechSandyK: How do you help 800 teachers obtain basic iPad skills? Here's one idea! http://t.co/NTbGbVaEPy #profdev #edtech #mlearning

There are a ton of apps currently available that say they'll help teachers out. We took it upon ourselves to identify the best apps for optimizing teacher workflow.

Below are some good iPad apps for History and Geography teachers. I am sharing them with you on the occasion of the start of a new school year. I invite you to have a look and share with us if you...

American football fans can finally play Madden NFL 25 on the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. The freemium game launched today in App Stores worldwide. Released for a soft run in the Canadian App Store on Aug.

RT @ShellTerrell: RT @Nikpeachey Taking notes from the web on the iPad http://t.co/1DJoACubdx #Edtech #EFL #ESL

Seven schools in the Netherlands are teaching kids using only iPads. These "Steve Jobs Schools" are part of the O4NT program (Education for a new Era).

Not just for games and movies, tablets are becoming more common in educational settings.

Another restaurant has recently jumped to the iPad, opting for digital menus rather than traditional paper. Spring Sushi on Upper James Street in Hamilton implemented the iPads last September for customers to select items off their menus.

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8-bit canvas: Pixaki makes pixel art easy with an iPad
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iPad app Pixaki attempts to make pushing pixels a much more casual experience with touchscreen controls and familiar hand gestures.

In one of my favorite books, a quirky character asks, “Grammar is the greatest joy in life, don’t you find?” Why, yes, in my view at least, grammar is one of the greatest (if not exactly the greatest) joys in life.

Google has finally released a dedicated iOS app for Chromecast. The free app is available now for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad.
For now, the Chromecast app has limited use, like the video streaming device itself.