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Save Webpages as PDF in Safari on iPad without Third-Party Apps. Apple’s App Store contains quite a significant number of quality iPad apps for PDF viewing, editing, annotation and organization.

Save Webpages as PDF in Safari on iPad without Third-Party Apps

Hence, it is logical to save webpages as PDF for reference purposes. Without using any third-party app, webpages can be easily and quickly saved as PDF from within Safari. Follow the steps below to create a bookmarklet (a bookmark having Javascript code) that can then be used to save any webpage as PDF. 1. Bookmark the current page (or, in fact, any other page; it doesn’t matter as the bookmarked address will be edited later in step 4). 2. 3. 4. 5. Javascript:pdf_url=location.href;location.href=' Done and ready to use! To save a webpage as pdf, simply tap Convert to PDF from Safari toobar. This bookmarklet utilizes the online pdf conversion service from pdfmyurl.com. MyCreate. MyCreate is an iPad app that teachers and students (grades K-12) can use to create stop-motion animations.

myCreate

Taking advantage of the built-in camera in the iPad 2 or 3, students can solely focus on the creative direction of the project -- building scenes, editing the sequences, and overlaying the audio. It was developed based on the same research from Tufts University used to create SAM Animation, iCreate To Educate’s first product.

The goal of iCreate To Educate is to put students at the center of learning by encouraging them to construct and represent knowledge both in physical pictures and models (through crafts), as well as through stop-motion video. Free SAM Animation. iOS 7 - Education. iPad Apps and Resources for Teachers. Smart Apps For Kids. Animoby. iOS 7 - Education. Apple to make iWork, iLife apps free to new iOS customers. Apple is mixing business with pleasure, and turning them into a great gift for buyers of the company’s new hardware.

Apple to make iWork, iLife apps free to new iOS customers

Appearing on stage at a special event held at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters, CEO Tim Cook announced that the tech giant would start offering customers who purchase new iOS-powered devices a free copy of five apps from the iWork and iLife suites: Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iPhoto, and iMovie. According to Cook, iOS will automatically present users of brand new iPhones, iPod touches, or iPads with a screen that gives them the opportunity to install the software when they first start up their devices for the first time. Users of current hardware won’t be as lucky, but they will still be able to purchase iWork and iLife apps from the App Store. 5 iPad upgrades iOS 7 brings to education. Wednesday's release of iOS7 — the next generation of Apple's mobile operating system — will be a free download and will work on all iPads (including the iPad mini) except for the original model released in 2010.

5 iPad upgrades iOS 7 brings to education

(Note that while iOS7 is installable on these models, not every one of its features will be available on every model.) Those holding out for new iPad hardware will have to wait a bit — new models are expected before the end of the year. The striking new design of iOS7 features a flatter, more colorful appearance and has garnered a lot of attention for its looks, but the improvements are more than pixel deep. Here are the five changes in iOS7 that will make the most difference to educators: This feature may already be familiar to Mac users, since Apple introduced it on their desktops and laptops in 2011.

The iPad as a Tool for Creation to Strengthen Learning. By Justin Reich Imagine walking up to a stream.

The iPad as a Tool for Creation to Strengthen Learning

On the far side lies our ideal learning environment — student-centric, inquiry-based, resource-rich — our Someday. A series of stepping stones indicates a way across. These are our Mondays; achievable objectives interspersed across a torrent of new technologies, practices, and theories. This Someday/Monday dichotomy captures one of the core challenges in teacher professional development around educational technology.

In this four-part series, we are using the Someday/Monday concept to explore four dimensions of using tablets, such as iPads, in educational settings. For centuries, a central role in education has been the creation of new content as a representation of understanding. Seymour Papert, the developer of the LOGO computing language, begins his landmark book Mindstorms with a story about gears he played with as a child. Someday In the best iPad classrooms, students are constantly making things. 46 Education App Review Sites For Teachers And Students.

We try our best to keep our thumb on the pulse of the best education apps and web tools.

46 Education App Review Sites For Teachers And Students

In fact, we have probably spent way too much time attempting to offer up as many useful product reviews and helpful lists over the past several years. But we’re just two people. Katie and I can’t cover the entire education app industry by ourselves. Today’s Document.

Instructions, manuals & practical tipps for educational apps

Free Apps CollectionsApps for App-Search App-Organizing. Mobile Apps. iPads/Apps for Teaching & Learning. Direct Links to appstore. Educational Technology. Share what you know. Teachers Tech. SketchBook Express for iPad. Strip Designer. How To Use Learnist for iPad. Udemy Course: Making iPhone and iPad Apps in 1 Hour Without Programming. How to Create Courses with Learnist + other open Learning- & Collaboration Tools. Social bookmarking websites enhance and improve the learning experience by encouraging group collaboration and making organizing and saving web resources faster and easier for students.

How to Create Courses with Learnist + other open Learning- & Collaboration Tools

Social bookmarking services offer greater scope for research, integration, and collaboration compared to the more traditional bookmarking applications such as browsers, which offer limited functionality. Among social bookmarking services, Diigo has features and functions that make it useful for the classroom, giving instructors tools for setting up groups of students, highlighting key information, and commenting.

Classroom collaboration is an area that benefits directly from today’s Internet experience in that students can develop their potential for learning by becoming more actively involved. iPad Screencasting Apps. iPad Apps and Resources for Language Learning. The Best iPad Apps For Math (Elementary) iPad Apps for the Science Classroom. iPad Presentation Tools. Favorite Apps for Education. Music - Listening & Other Cool Learning Apps. ShowMe - The Online Learning Community. YouTube. Special Education Tools for iPad.

iPhone/iPad Apps for AAC. Home Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

iPhone/iPad Apps for AAC

The simple way to create beautiful books on the iPad. Read&Writing. iPad apps. Top 200 for Education - Free Apps.