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Ten reasons the iPad is an awesome tool for classrooms and education

Ten reasons the iPad is an awesome tool for classrooms and education
The ability to work with iPads right on the desks of students makes them a powerful classroom tool. Over the past couple of years, I have had the awesome opportunity as a principal and teacher to be part of a school that adopted iPads on a 1:1 device to student ratio. I went into the program unsure if iPads would be as effective of a classroom device as traditional laptops, but have become convinced that the iPad offers more for classrooms than traditional desktop or laptop computers. Here are the ten reasons I why I have found iPads to be the perfect classroom tool. 1 – Price At $499 for the newest iPad or $399 for the iPAd 2, the iPad is cheaper than many traditional laptop or desktop computers. At my school we have found the cheapest 16GB iPad to offer plenty of storage. 2 – Battery Life The 10-12 hour battery life of the iPad truly makes the device portable and versatile for classroom use. 3 – Portability A teacher can easily carry a stack of iPads from classroom to classroom.

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Compte rendu du iPad Summit de Boston Par manque de temps et surtout par manque d’espace où le publier en ligne, voici mon compte rendu du iPad Summit de Boston. Celui-ci s’est déroulé les 7 et 8 novembre 2012. Cet article ne couvre pas l’ensemble des conférences, mais celles qui ont eu le plus grand impact sur ma vision de l’implantation technologique en éducation. Cet évènement a été organisé par le EdTechTeacher. Voici le fil de nouvelle pour le mot clé utilisé pendant la conférence: #ettipad Conférence d’ouverture Présentation d’ouverture par Tony Wagner Très bonne présentation sur l’importance d’innover et de préparer nos jeunes pour le futur. Les 7 techniques de survie: 1) Pensé critique et résolution de problème 2) Collaborer et influencer positivement 3) Adaptation et flexibilité 4) Entrepreneuriat et initiative 5) Bonne communication orale et écrite 6) Capacité d’organisation et d’analyse de l’information 7) Imagination et curiosité Il a expliqué deux défis importants auxquels les écoles vont être de plus en plus confrontées.

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5 Reasons The iPad Will Stay The King of the Classroom The following piece is by the amazingly talented Adam Webster, Assistant Director of Learning and Teaching at a secondary school in Surrey, England. He writes for both the Edudemic Magazine and his blog ‘ Cageless Thinking ‘ (worth bookmarking). This article originally appeared on Cageless Thinking and was cross-posted with Adam’s permission. 1. It’s not a laptop The biggest and most oft-heard criticism of the iPad usually revolves around it not behaving like a desktop PC or laptop. The fact that it isn’t a laptop, to me, is its greatest attribute: The SAMR model suggests that there are 4 degrees of sophistication for using technology in education: As you can see from the diagram (created using Paper by Fifty Three) the most sophisticated levels involve ‘Transformation’. I believe that the iPad makes transformation far more possible, indeed likely, than a laptop. 2. 3. Yes, Apple devices are more expensive than most other devices. 4. 5.

My Favorite iPad Apps of 2014 This year, just like the other years, I have had the chance to try out different apps in my App Class with my students. And here is my list of my favorite Apple apps that really works in an 1:1 iPad class! Adobe Voice is the very first app on this list. It is free and it gives the chance to children to use their pictures or their text and record their voices with music at the background. Tellagami is certainly sharing the first place with Adobe Voice. There are not so many poster makers on the market but certainly me and my students’ favorite one is the Phoster. PicCollage is another app that we have been using a lot in class. Animoto is not a new app but as it is one of the easiest way to create videos with pictures, videos and text, it is one of the tools that I use it in class. Videolicious is another favorite on this list. I would certainly add SpekingPhoto ad Shadow Puppet apps to this list as they are my students’ favorites! The very last one is the Biscuit app!

Why (Not How) We Should Use iPads In Education Last November, Justin Reich, our co-founder at EdTechTeacher, wrote a piece on his Education Week blog, If You Meet an iPad on the Way, Smash It. The piece came out the morning of the first iPad Summit in Boston and put iPad use in schools into perspective. As Justin explained in the piece, “If the nitty-gritty details of iPad use distract us from our larger mission, then we need to smash them. If we get too lost in the “how” of iPads in classrooms, then we need to stop and ask ”why?” Why iPads is a critical question that must be addressed, and the schools that are making the decision to introduce these devices into the classroom are hopefully examining the why before the how. The ‘How’ Question Once the why question has been addressed, and once the devices are in hand, the how question needs to be solved. The Important Thing To Consider The concept Amber presented resonated with me, because it not only neatly encapsulated where many classrooms go wrong but also how to right the ship.

Language Learning Apps for Free The 10 Most Useful iPad Accessories For Classrooms Apple’s iPad offers plenty of tools and options for classroom settings. Instructors at both the K-12 and university levels are continually finding new ways to use the tablets , but new uses can introduces new needs. So which accessories are right for the classroom? Education Dive has compiled a list of 10 great iPad accessories, ranging from simple styluses to germ-killing wands, to help maximize the iPad’s potential and convenience in numerous classroom situations. If you decide to use these tablets at your school, here are some options to consider: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

PDF Buddy | Online PDF Editor Le RIRE lance aujourd’hui son répertoire iPad! Répertoire des usages pédagogiques pour iPad Destiné aux praticiens, le répertoire regroupe les meilleures applications pédagogiques développées au cours des dernières années. Pour faciliter sa consultation, les applications sont affichées selon leur utilisation, la discipline, le scénario pédagogique et le coût. Vous avez des idées plein la tête? Des scénarios pédagogiques à proposer? Au fait, qu’est-ce qu’un scénario pédagogique? [Consultez notre répertoire] waferbaby Dernière modification : 12 février 2015.

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