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ShowMe - iPad Interactive whiteboard. Three Ways to Create Fake Facebook Profiles for Historical Characters. Creating a fake Facebook profile for a character in a book or of a famous person in history could be a good way to get students interested in writing about that person.

Three Ways to Create Fake Facebook Profiles for Historical Characters

Doing that on Facebook.com is a violation of Facebook's terms of service, but there are some ways to create fake Facebook profiles without using Facebook.com. Here are three ways to create fake Facebook profiles. My Fake Wall is a tool for creating a fake Facebook wall for a fictitious or historical character. To create a Fake Wall you do need to register for a My Fake Wall account. After registering you can upload images, write wall posts, even create "likes" and comments on fake posts.

Derrick Waddell created a Facebook template for historical figures. The Wall Machine allows users to generate a series of fake Facebook updates. InClass for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store. 10 Things You Never Knew You Could Do On Your iPad — Apple News, Tips and Reviews. iP@ds in my classroom - Update 1 #Edchat #EdTech #Education. Here is the first of many updates on how the iPads are being used in my classroom.

iP@ds in my classroom - Update 1 #Edchat #EdTech #Education

The students were finally able to get their hands on the iPads on Monday (November 28). The first day was spent mostly on the ins and outs of how the iPads were to be used. I showed some of the basic features of the iPad and let them take them for a spin. They were excited to see what they could do and spent time taking pictures and playing around with the free apps. I showed them how to log into Dropbox and Evernote and how to log off those apps as well. The next day, the kids were diving deep into their project (Creating a Transcendentalist Society) and started to encounter some problems using Dropbox.

The next issue that came to light was the lack of email. I'll be keeping regular updates on my site on the apps I use, the policies put in place and anything else that comes up regarding the iPad pilot. Have a great day! Create your own E-Book for your iPad.

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Sites. APPLICATIONS. SPED. The iPad User Profile. Jul 09 Yahoo!

The iPad User Profile

Mobile Blog has an interesting analysis that may help shed more light on who the typical iPad user is. See images 1 thru 3 below for the diagrams based on data collected during the analysis. In short, according to Yahoo! – iPad users are predominantly male (2:1 margin) and 35 to 44 YO age group is heavily represented. Image 1: Ipad User Gender Distribution (Male vs Female) – incl. comparison to the average Yahoo! iPads in Education. Apps for Professional Development. Twitter App (free) Twitter is one of the most active and beneficial social networks on the web.

Apps for Professional Development

All educators would be wise to join the conversation. If you haven’t used Twitter yet, I would recommend that you read these excellent blog posts: 21st Century learner. Preparing Your School for an iPad Implementation. iPad Classroom. iPad Curriculum. 47 Interesting Ways* to use an iPad in the Classroom. Jr. Books iPad App for Kids - JibJab. iPad for Teaching & Learning. Best interactive iPad books of 2011 for kids of all ages - iPhone app recommendations - Lisa Caplan.

All of these best iPad books for kids use digitization to enhance the reading experience, not divert attention from it.

Best interactive iPad books of 2011 for kids of all ages - iPhone app recommendations - Lisa Caplan

Where there are frills, I prefer to see them focus on education instead of playtime. There are great books for pre-schoolers but also for older kids, a somewhat under-served sector. And, for those aimed at school-aged readers, I primarily looked for educational offerings, since there are iBooks, eBooks and digital comics for fiction fans. Here are eight amazing iPad reading apps for kids from 2011. The order is based on approximate audience age, not preference. Another Monster at the End of This Book… Starring Grover & Elmo ($3.99) This classic Sesame Street book is a sequel to The Monster at the End of This Book. The Fantastic Flying Books of Morris Lessmore ($4.99) This adaptation from the short film which shares its name, was the most delightful surprise of the year. Auryn - The Little Mermaid ($0.99) There’s No Place Like Space!

The Gwaii – 3D Comic Book ($1.99) iPad Academy - Learn How to Use the iPad. Tructional Technology: iPod Projects. Monster Crab Exits Shell Video. Top 10 Uses for Wi-Fi (That Aren't Just Connecting to the Internet) iPads and Tablets in Education. Ipad implementation ideas. Apple Stuff. Ipad-Iphone. Rover Flash Browser for iPad. Mobile Apps | News iSwiFTER Releases Rover Flash Browser for iPad In an effort to enable Flash-based content for iPads, iSWiFTER Learn has developed a new browser app, called Rover, specifically designed for educators and students that offers both pre-selected learning content and filtered web browsing.

Rover Flash Browser for iPad

Flash content is typically not compatible with standard iPad browsers. Rover is currently available as a free download on the app store. In addition to the firewall-compliant web browser that meets the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) standards, the app contains education content from provider partners like Discovery Education, FunBrain, and 3P Learning, providers of the popular Mathletics program.

"Discovery Education is excited to partner with iSwifter to expand the availability of our robust, interactive content found on the iPad," said Craig Halper, vice president, Discovery Education in a statement.