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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning: 15 Great Free iPad Apps for Professional Development. With the advance of mobile technology into our life, the notion of professional development has been radically reshaped.To grow professionally is no longer limited to a certain geographic setting with a predefined set of resources, we can now learn wherever we are and on the go. No more boundaries and this is certainly one of the biggest advantages in embracing this kind of technology. To expand this professional development notion to your iPad , I have compiled a list of some of the best free apps that you as a teacher and educator, can install on your iOS device. The list is not exhaustive and there might be other important apps not mentioned here but the ones below are a great stepping stone into the world of self learning.

Check them out. 1- Twitter This is Twitter official app that lets you follow your interests, instant updates from your friends, and many more. 2- Skype 3- Google Voice 4- Hey Tell This is an awesome iOS app that lets users instantly talk with friends and family. The Best iPad Note Apps [Best Of. One of the first things about the iPad that caught people’s attention was the touch screen, and it goes without saying that some of the first apps to start taking advantage of that touch screen were handwriting/note taking apps.

The Best iPad Note Apps [Best Of

Apps that let you write, draw, sketch—-and sometimes type–notes on your iPad. Something that combined technology with the age-old practice of scribbling notes on paper. Since there are so many apps to choose from, and I’ve tried virtually all of them over the past couple years, I thought I’d give you a jump start on switching to virtual paper with my top 5 favourite note taking apps. Wacom Bamboo Paper — Free I had a hard time picking a good free app. Notability — $0.99 For $0.99 you have two great options in Penultimate and Notability (Notability is “on sale”, but I think it’s going to stay at $0.99 for a while). Also — and this is the only app that I’ve found with this –pages flow together. Remarks — $4.99 Sketch something?

Paper by FiftyThree — Free* 7 iPad Blogging Apps. A list of iPad blogging apps that allow you to manage your blog without being tied to a computer.

7 iPad Blogging Apps

Blogging has soared in popularity the last few years, and with new platforms popping up all the time, it’s never been easier to set up your own online space. Smartphones and tablets have changed the way we update blogs, giving us a chance to create, edit and publish content even when we’re away from a computer. This list of free and paid apps covers the major blog providers and gives you a chance to keep posting wherever you are in the world. WordPress – FREE The WordPress app works with iPhone and iPad and enables you to manage your WordPress blog. Blogger – FREE The Blogger app helps you publish posts to your Google Blogger blog. TypePad – FREE Using the TypePad app, you can write, publish, view and edit posts, and add images from your TypePad account or from your iPad.

Helping Students Make Better Movies on iPad (or any device) I’m gearing up for a film festival at the end of the month that celebrates the incredible talents and vision of the students in my community.

Helping Students Make Better Movies on iPad (or any device)

The films are created by students in what is often an in-depth process. Starting with nothing more than an idea, students write story boards, scripts, choose film techniques, act, record, edit, process and polish until they have a video that depicts nothing less than the vision they started with. I’ve had many teachers ask how to help students make great films, so below is a series of activities that may help you during the process. Of course, the basis for a great film is a great story.

I won’t be covering how to write good stories in this post, but in the future I will share some resources that I have found useful. There is a nice video on filming techniques. Possible Activity: List 7 Camera Techniques that caught your attention. Now that students are becoming aware of camera techniques, have them apply that knowledge. Audience Response Systems. iPad X Macbeth. I visited the classroom of an English teacher in my building the other day (@katrinakennett) and saw an interesting integration of an iPad in class.

iPad X Macbeth

While some schools may already be 1:1 or have class sets / carts of iPads, this classroom is operating with one teacher iPad, a situation that many teachers find themselves in. This class is reading Macbeth, no easy task for high school students. Where the iPad comes into play is during in-class reading. Where traditionally a class may take turns reading through the paper text and have discussion to clarify, explain and expand on the text, the iPad allows the students & teacher to make notations within the text that the entire class can see when the iPad is projected.

To create this setup in your classroom, the following are needed: - iPad - iPad to VGA / HDMI adaptor (to connect to the projector) - GoodNotes iPad app (allows for notations) - PDF version of the class reading. Van Gogh to Rothko in 30 Seconds. There’s an App for That: NYC Subway Art - UnBeige. Khan Academy Now on the iPad.