iPad resources
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The iPad is loaded with all kinds of features you’ve probably heard about, but look a little deeper, and its extra abilities might surprise you. Some of these secrets are enabled through apps, while some are built into the device already. Turn Your iPad into a Secondary Desktop Display
10 Great Ways to Get More From Your iPad
Ever wonder how to use your iPad to expand your creative potential?
10 creative iPad apps for aspiring artists
50 resources for iPad use in the classroom
The transition to the more extensive use of technology in classrooms across the West has resulted in the integration of bring your own device (BYOD) schemes, equipping students with netbooks and tablet computers, and lessons that use social media & online services. Gesture-based technology is on the rise; according to the latest NMC Horizon Report , gesture-based technological models will become more readily integrated as a method of learning within the next few years.Welcome to the ‘iPad in Education’ web site - concerned with using Apple’s iPad for learning and teaching. Although this is based in the UK, the site’s content will reflect practice from other counties and contexts in order to explore and learn from a wide field. I am Ian Wilson ( www.ianwilson.biz ) a freelance Apple Education Mentor based in the north west of England (Twitter: @Ian__Wilson). I have set up this site as I believe the iPad signals the opportunity for a transformation in how technology is used in schools, colleges and universities.
iPads in Education
The iPad looks amazing when projected onto a large screen. The students in a 1 to 1 iPad classroom gets to see the apps at work.
iPad Apps that work with Smartboards
If you are a student, a teacher, a parent or just a science enthusiast, you can now expand your knowledge about science in a somewhat enjoyable and convenient method using your iPad.
30 Cool Educational iPad Apps for Science Lovers - Creative Can Creative Can
The JISC RSC West Midlands wish to provide case studies from Learning Providers outlining best practice examples of how iPad can be used within a teaching and learning environment. Two Specialist Colleges from the West Midlands region applied to take part; these were New College Worcester and Regents College. New College Worcester New College Worcester is a national residential school and college for young people aged 11 to 19 who are blind or partially sighted.
2011-12 iPad Project - RSCWMWiki
Educreations
Educreations transforms your iPad into a recordable whiteboard that captures your voice and handwriting to produce amazing video lessons that you can share online. It's as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Our handwriting technology renders beautiful digital ink that looks even better than the real thing. Make a mistake? No problem, you can always undo and redo any of your actions.
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Posted by Sandra Pinto Pires | Filed under Apple , Apps , E Learning , iOS Devices , iPad , Mobile learning Last Friday (20th of January) I was at the Adult Education Forum organised by JISC RSC London. The event took place in a cosy little room at The Senate House, University of London.iPad on Campus - What to do with the iPad? | TOPYX Social LMS
Over the last several weeks, there has been a flurry of discussions on this topic in forums such as the Educause CIO listserv. Many of my colleagues have also responded with posts on their blogs. Based on these conversations, there appear to be two very different approaches to supporting the iPad on campus: those rushing to adopt the device on a massive scale and those who want nothing to do with it. The first camp, the early adopters, is rushing to adopt the device on a massive scale. Many are considering whether to provide an iPad to every student and faculty member. At least two institutions, Seton Hill University (not to be confused with Seton Hall) and George Fox University , plan to provide an iPad to every student later this year.
Curation vs. Aggregation? Curation is such a necessity these days. The overwhelming wave of information we are exposed to is drowning us in facts and opinion.
10 iPad Apps for Web Curation
Doing a presentation and want to impress your audience? Here are 5 ways to do that using an iPad. 1) ROAM FREE : Connect your computer to a projector. Launch the Presenter app on your iPad and open your presentation.
Splashtop Inc. - Blog - 5 Ways to Wow Your Audience by Presenting with an iPad
Available for the first time ever today, the new iPad app from Educreations will transform teaching. Using this app will turn your iPad into an interactive whiteboard, and allow you to plan, create, and share lessons in far less time than before. With this amazing app, the act of recording a video lesson and posting it to the web is significantly easier and less time consuming for teachers, and allows for educators to create beautiful plans in less time, with a product that is fast, fun, and easy to use. Educreations founded in 2010 by Wade Roberts and Chris Streeter, and backed by Imagine K12, has a clear goal of giving all students access to the world's best teachers.
Breaking News: Today - Educreations Launches New iPad App and Turns Your iPad Into an Interactive Whiteboard
The 243-year-old company’s newest iPad app, released in late October, has an interactive “LinkMap” feature that shows a web of thumbnail images representing articles. Pinching the tablet’s touch screen to zoom out displays an increasingly bigger web of interconnected topics. And someone with small, nimble fingers should be able to get the entire encyclopedia onto one screen.
An encyclopedia on your iPad | eSchool News
You’ve heard of the iPad and seen it in action… but what purpose would it serve in the classroom? You might be surprised. While there are plenty of education-oriented apps in the Apple App Store right now, most are a bit too expensive to deploy on a large-scale level such as multiple classrooms. For example, at $9.99, most popular iPad apps would cost about $300 per app for a classroom of 30 students. Lucky for you, there’s a living document being edited right now by dozens of educators.
The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom | Education Technology and Teacher Tools – Edudemic
iPads in the Classroom
okay well if you drag a pearl down to the bottom and let go, you can then easily drag it to your own pearls. The comments allow you to have discussions with like-minded people on here and share ideas, possibly about other resources you feel would be useful to people. But also you can ask questions about something and in general people are helpful on here. I made a quick video, this might help you, it is here: http://vimeo.com/27856547 - many thanks Matt by Feb 15