The iPad Toolkit for Learning?

It is interesting to reflect how this simplification of iPad key tools has changed in a relatively short space of time. iWork suite aside, you could purchase the above apps for less than the cost of a textbook and have a model that could enhance learning with the right application. For those educators who are using iPads in the classroom, the suggestions above will be nothing new. The hope is that other educators will not feel overwhelmed by the diagram and actually view a number of core apps as manageable for their own learning curve. It must be said that there are a number of applications that I could happily add to the diagram that would be useful for the toolkit. For example, Showbie (a way of collecting, assessing and handing back student work) would certainly meet the requirements of many iPad learning environments. You will notice that Google Drive and Explain Everything are an integral part of the learning process. -with thanks to Greg Hughes @deepexperience1 Like this:

The Best iPad Presentation Apps for Teachers and Students Last year I published here a list of some great iPad apps to create presentations and I was glad to see all the interaction it generated. However, today while I was working on a slide on Haiku I thought about updating the list and adding the new apps that have been released since the posting of the last list. Below is a selection of some of the best iPad presentation apps available in the app store. Check them out below and as always share them with your colleagues and let us know what you think of them in the comment form below : 1- Haiku Deck Haiku Deck is the simple new way to create inspired presentations – whether you’re pitching an idea, teaching a lesson, telling a story, or igniting a movement. 2- Prezi Create and present beautiful presentations with Prezi for iPad. 3- Keynote Keynote is the most powerful presentation app ever designed for a mobile device. 4- Narrable 5-2ScreensRemote 6- Idea Flight 7-Power Presenter This application is for Presentation. 8- Doceri 9- SlideShark

iPad Årstaskolan - Årstaskolans iPad-projekt How To: Enable Restrictions on iPad Another week, another “how to” iPad tutorial. While I don’t expect this one to get as much attention as my video explaining how I record my iPad’s screen complete with audio, the ability for teachers (or anyone using a shared iOS device) to enable restrictions is fairly important. If you have a managed device, here’s how to enable (or disable) restrictions on your iOS device. Being able to restrict the ability for users to delete apps, or gain access to materials and content that otherwise might be inappropriate to younger eyes, comes up from time to time. Turning off Gamecenter, limiting device bandwidth by turning off changes to back-ground app refresh, and ensuring privacy by restricting location services are just a few examples that I could see school districts, parents, and corporations wanting to control. While I’m personally not a big fan of crippling what your mobile device is capable of (I’ve known some school districts in Michigan to restrict camera access on student iPads!)

36 Math Apps For Elementary School Students From edshelf - by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education As more classrooms adopt mobile devices such as iPads, teachers and technology integrators are faced with the question: “What apps do I install?” That is quite a hefty question too. There are over 90,000 iOS apps in the Education category of the App Store. Since apps that teachers can use fall into other categories too, the number of choices is well above 100,000. Fortunately, there are intrepid technology enthusiasts – like Chris Beyerle – who actively curate collections of apps. Which math apps do you use? 36 Math Apps for Elementary School Students From edshelf Image attribution flickr user barrettelementary

App 101 Videos Toontastic App 101 Video Toontastic is an amazing app for storytelling in the classroom. The basic app is free and has plenty to offer a classroom but I know you will want to get the “all access pass” once you play with it some. In the video I mention a Martin Luther King lesson and you can find more info on that here. Storytelling or apps or creating are the most powerful and I have a list of my 33 favorites here, several with example lessons. Like this: Like Loading... Write About This App 101 Video Write About This ($3.99) is a great app for writing and storytelling. You can find my other app 101 videos here Venn Diagram Practice with Felt Board App Easy and fun way to practice creating Venn Diagrams with young kids using Felt Board. Center Example “New” Skitch App 101 Video Skitch has updated their app since my original Skitch 101 video an updated video is below for the new version. Find the original video here. Examples of the coloring sheet activity can be found here.

ALL My App Reviews and Suggestions Home / ALL My App Reviews and Suggestions Apr2 By Matt Gomez ALL My App Reviews and Suggestions Category: Apps, Digital Storytelling, iPad, Tech Leave a Comment I decided to make one post with links to all my app suggestions and reviews. Apps We Use in Kindergarten iPads Tips For Getting Started Week One My Favorite FREE apps for Elementary The $10 iPad setup (and $20 iPad setup) Classroom Blog: Using the iPad to Create Content for the Blog App 101 Videos: How To Use These Apps Explain Everything 101 (teaching nouns large group) Explain Everything 101 (creating audio decodable books) Skitch 101 (free) “New” Skitch 101 (free) Popplet App 101 Write About This 101 Venn Diagram 101 (free) Educreations 101 (free) iPad 101 Video: How To Save Images to the Camera Roll Storytelling/Creativity Our Mission in Kindergarten Tech Ideas for the First Day of School Getting To Know You Activity with Explain Everything Stop Motion in Kindergarten Augmented Reality with Aurasma Mother’s Day Video Card Explain Everything Math

Top 200 Special Education Apps As a reader of this blog, you might have noticed that Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has a particular focus on the use of iPad in education other than any other tablet in the market.We do in fact love other tablets especially Motorolla Xoom, Samsung GalaxyTab 10.1, and LG Optimus tablet and we do believe they have a promising potential in education as well but for now it seems that iPad is leading the mobile learning revolution. This is probably due to the kind of investment Apple is having in education. The folks in Apple have taken the issue seriously and they are intent on monopolizing the educational market. That being told, practitioners and teachers who are trying to implement iPad in their instruction find it hard to sift through the clogged-up apps market. Check it out and share with us your suggestions iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education source : edudemic

A More Flexible iPad Classroom Through Apple TV This content is sponsored by the Teaching & Learning with the iPad Conference November 15-16, 2013 in Raleigh, NC, a 2-day conference dedicated exclusively to better learning with the iPad, coordinated and presented by teachers, for teachers. by David Mahaley, Principal at Franklin Academy High School in North Carolina A More Flexible iPad Classroom Through Apple TV Technology has provided teachers with more tools than ever before to support a rich and personalized learning experience. 1:1 initiatives are commonplace and strategies are surfacing that clearly show how mobile devices can support instruction and learning. At the Franklin Academy High School, in Wake Forest, North Carolina, teachers and students have access to Apple TV devices to enhance the iPad initiative started over three years ago. The basic operation of the Apple TV involves connecting the device to the existing organization network. The cost savings is often the first realized gain for schools and school systems.

Reading By Example | Rethinking the Role of the Literacy Leader Integrate THAT Technology into YOUR Classroom | dedwards.me The five ideas below are a suggested starting point if you are integrating new technology into your classroom. From a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programme, to a class set of hardware, an internet enabled classroom has the potential to enhance learning alongside existing practice. Apps are being developed for education at a rate that is very difficult to keep pace with. Examples to try: Skitch - Allows a student to annotate any image or diagram to meet the demands of the task. Animoto - Brings images, music and text together to produce a movie. Paper 53 - A very simple app that offers the ability to create from scratch using a number or artistic tools. Communication outside the classroom has become much simpler with email, Twitter and the development of social media. Today’s Meet – Can act as a backchannel for learning with a very simple interface. Secure Twitter Group – All students follow each other and the class twitter account. Like this: Like Loading...

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. The iPhone, iPad, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect technology are examples of these kinds of developments, and in particular, resources for Apple products in education are becoming widely available online. For teachers, some of which are just beginning to use tablets and mobile devices in class, these resources can be invaluable in promoting more interactive classrooms and understanding how best to use and control such products. Tutorials: 1.) iPads for learning: Getting started 2.) 3.) 50 iPad2 tips and tricks 6.)