10 Ways to Optimize Your iPad for Kids With Special Needs When we think about ways the iPad has changed the world, our minds usually shoot to publishing, entertainment, or mobile communication. For the community of people living with disabilities, the iPad may have broken even more ground. The iOS device is not only cool, but provides education, therapy and, of course, entertainment. Last summer, Mashable explored ways iPads are making these changes. Now we're following up with Sami Rahman, the father of 4-year-old Noah and co-founder of BridgingApps, the Internet's largest database of special needs app and reviews. Noah began using his iPad when he was two and was assessed to be 12 months behind with language and cognition. SEE ALSO: 4 Ways iPads Are Changing the Lives of People With Disabilities Rahman recently released his book Getting Started: iPads for Special Needs. 1. One of the biggest differences between the iPad 2 and the new iPad is retina display, which can create an incredible visual experience. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. "Really?" 7. 8. 9. 10.
GoClass - Create and Deliver Lessons on iPads Last week I wrote about NearPod which is an iPad application for creating and delivering quizzes to students. This morning, through David Kapuler, I learned about a similar free iPad application called GoClass. GoClass is a free iPad application for creating short lessons and delivering them to your students. The lessons can include annotated images, free hand sketches, text, and video. GoClass gives teachers tools for creating class rosters that they can use to keep track of which students are using the lessons when. Teachers also have the option to ask questions and poll their students. Applications for EducationGoClass is a promising iPad app for teachers who are working in 1:1 iPad environments.
Presentation Materials - Leading Change in Changing Times: EdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA Here you can find almost all of the presentation materials from the Keynotes, Featured Presenters, and Concurrent Sessions from the November 7-8. 2012 Summit at Harvard University. They are listed alphabetically by schedule. Wednesday, November 7th – 9:45am Session iLessons (on the iPad) for Higher Order Thinking Skills – Sue GormanPDF File (10 MB) Flipped iPad ClassroomGoogle Presentation Evidence Works on iPad – Thomas HermansonGoogle Presentation Logistics – A TEAM Approach to setting up, launching, and maintaining a 1:1 iPad School – Mitch LawsonGoogle Site Who Learned More? Wednesday, NOVEMBER 7TH – 11:00AM SESSION Curating 24/7 Learning Networks – Lainie RowellGoogle Site iAssessment – Jo Bouldin & Chris LindsayGoogle Presentation From Possibilities to Practices: How the iPad is Changing Science Instruction – Derrick WillardGoogle Doc How is Standing in One Place Interactive? iPad Tablet Technology: Examples of Student Centered Projects – Vince DelisiGoogle Presentation Google Presentation
Paul Lester Blog for information and articles on Internet Marketing The Power of Educational Technology How the iPad Is Changing Education The iPad may only be two years old, but it’s already begun to change many things. Reading is one of them. Work is another. It is selling like crazy, but it will be some time before most of the people you know own a tablet. The market for this type of device may only be in its infancy, but it’s already becoming clear how it will revolutionize certain aspects our lives. Education is a huge one, as recent developments have demonstrated. In January, Apple made good on its late CEO’s vision to enter the digital textbook market with the launch of iBooks 2 and the iBooks Author production tool for e-books. The iPad: An Obvious Use Case for Education In a way, Apple didn’t enter the education market. Chicago’s public school district was one of those early adopters, having brought iPads into a number of its classrooms and even allowing students to take them home. Does It Help Learning? The Value for Self Education
Top 25 Mobile Apps in Academia Everyone seems to talk endlessly about the role smartphones and other mobile technologies play in today’s classroom, especially when it comes to the best apps to get teachers organized and keep students learning. Higher ed has not inoculated itself against the spread, and ranks from the university president down to the lowliest of fresh meat tote around a smartphone or a tablet these days. Some, of course, benefit the faculty more than others, and the following prove pretty popular among professors these days. Dropbox:Thanks to the magic and wonder of cloud computing, professors on the go can access their files from other devices they’ve connected to their personal networks, meaning they never leave an important digital document at home!Documents To Go:Available for nearly all smartphone and PDA platforms, Documents To Go offers up the full suite of Microsoft Office programs, and saving a file on one device makes changes to all connected ones as well!
What Students Can Actually DO With An iPad Online, in workshops, and even with friends, I frequently get asked What can the iPad actually do? as a sort of challenge to the worth of the device. I would rather that they ask, What can you actually do with an iPad? So last week, in preparing for the New England Reading Association Conference and the NYSCATE Mobile Learning Summit , I decided to change my approach. Rather than structure my presentations by tool, or by app, or even by project, I organized myself around desired student outcomes – aka. what students can actually do. However, before addressing that question, I asked not only WHY iPads but WHY Technology ? I want my students to communicate in complex and modern ways. What does this tangibly look like in the classroom? I want my students to demonstrate their knowledge of the parts of a story. Learning Objectives: In addition to learning the story elements, students learn… Project: Book Posters – students create a movie-style poster to advertise their book.
iPad Tutorial, Learn how to use your iPad to best advantage. iPad A quick glimpse into the arena of education debate highlights just how disrupted children’s learning is in 2014. From changing curriculums, inspection madness and the implementation of new technology, this is a period of instability and concern. As a profession, teaching is driven by so many outside influences that it is easy to see why teachers often take to forums to voice their displeasure with this or that. We all know the only thing that matters is learning, yet I wonder how much precious time is wasted on the distractions? Right now I could make a case for or against innovation in education. To put my own situation in context, I currently work at the Stephen Perse Foundation, a school with exceptional results. Take the current learning space development as one example. ‘Sherlock’s Clues: the physical exhibition will contain no text at all, consisting only of 6 object-clues from the original stories and TV series (walking stick, fob-watch, top-hat, iphone etc), raised on plinths.
Top 20 Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps - List Of Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps | Tech Holik Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast) With advent of technology, nearly everything has changed. Even the ways with what we learn things have changed a great deal. There are institutions that provide access of mobile technology, both to teachers and students, and such educational houses have embraced iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches in their educational system. In this way, they are communicating with larger number of students and inspiring their creativity at the same time. Today, we bring you 20 of the best and must-have educational apps for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. List Of Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps Star Walk Star Walk is an app for kids who have interest in astronomy. The app uses your iPad’s built-in GPS system and shows the celestial bodies at their instantaneous positions. BrainPOP Featured Movie BrainPop is an app that has set of different educational movies. Edmodo Edmodo is a classroom management app that can prove to be highly beneficial, both for kids and teachers.