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Apple reports that 1.5 million iPads are used in K12. Given that there are approximately 55 million students in K12, the iPad has penetrated K12 faster than any other computing technology. http://www.districtadministration.com/article/want-increased-student-achievement-using-ipads

Want Increased Achievement Using iPads?

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/27/143268/schools-across-the-country-bring.html

Schools across the country bring iPads to the classroom

ARLINGTON, Va. — On a warm spring morning, a pair of first-grade boys enter the computer lab at Jamestown Elementary, a traditional-looking red-brick neighborhood school that's educated generations of students.
Flickr: Flickingerbrad By B. Justin Reich The Someday/Monday dichotomy captures one of the core challenges in teacher professional development around education technology. One the one hand, deep integration of new learning technologies into classrooms requires substantially rethinking pedagogy, curriculum, assessment, and teacher practice (someday). For technology to make a real difference in student learning, it can’t just be an add-on. http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/05/the-future-of-tablets-in-education-potential-vs-reality/

The Future of Tablets in Education: Potential Vs. Reality of Consuming Media

Mobile Devices in the Classroom

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Amidst a Mobile Revolution in Schools, Will Old Teaching Tactics Prevail?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/03/amidst-a-mobile-revolution-in-schools-will-old-teaching-tactics-prevail/ Getty Just a few years ago, the idea of using a mobile phone as a legitimate learning tool in school seemed far-fetched, if not downright blasphemous.
http://www.folmerica.net/2010/12/doing-interactive-flip-with-voicethread.html As mentioned earlier in this blog, I have been experimenting with incorporating Project-Based Learning into my teaching.

Teach Folmerica: Doing the "Interactive Flip" with VoiceThread.