iTunes Account Without a Credit Card An iTunes account is required to download iPhone/iPod touch applications from the App Store. When you create an account, iTunes asks you for a credit card number to keep on file for purchases. When using iPods in schools, teachers probably don't want to use their personal credit card and schools usually do not have a credit card that can be used for iTunes. Fortunately, there is a way to create a new iTunes account without giving financial information. Open iTunes and go to the iTunes Store. iTunes tells you that you will be asked to provide a payment method when you make your first purchase. I suggest adding money to the new iTunes account through gift cards. It's important to note that iTunes will not provide None as a choice for Credit Card unless you create an account by first downloading a free app.
10 educational iPad apps recommended by Explore Knowledge Academy - Tuesday, Feb. 21 iTunes/App Store Word Wizard Word Wizard is a spelling application for the iPad that allows students to hear sounds of letters and words using an interactive alphabet. The application also provides a spelling quiz with more than 1,400 questions and answers. Elementary school students can tap on alphabetic or QWERTY keyboards. Costs $2.99 in the App Store. iTunes/App Store BrainPop BrainPOP is a subscription-based application that brings 750 or more movies and quizzes in science, math, social studies, English, engineering, art and health to the iPad. iTunes/App Store BrainPop BrainPOP is a subscription-based application that brings 750 or more movies and quizzes in science, math, social studies, English, engineering, art and health to the iPad.
Classroom iPod touches & iPads: Dos and Don'ts Even more relevant with the announcement of the iPad 2. The camera alone allows schools to use this more like a laptop. It is now a viable alternative to a 13inch Macbook. Anyway Tony has some really interesting and insightful tips learnt through experience. Enjoy "Bringing iPods and iPads into the classroom is a great way to give students access to learning tools. The list is for large or small class sets of handhelds; if students are using their own personal iPods you'll have a different set of considerations and technical issues to deal with. Dos Do sync all iPods to one computer. Do name iPods. Do set each device's wallpaper with a number or name. Do set iPods for automatic sync of all content. Do make playlists. Do delete content. Do configure the Music app for easy access to playlists and podcasts. Do label or engrave iPods. Do set up an iTunes account for the classroom computer. Do know you can authorize more than one account on a computer. Do secure iPods when not in use. Don'ts
100 iPhone Apps for Kids Anyone without children has a pretty difficult time understanding how a person decides to hand their $200 cell phone to a three year old, but the truth is iPhone’s can be an incredibly rich learning and entertainment tool for children. The directness of the touch screen interface means that children can easily figure out a number of different apps with very little instruction. If your kids love your iPhone as much or more than you do, you’ll definitely want to take a look at the huge list below of great apps for kids of all ages. Music and Audio: Toddler JukeBox Toddler JukeBox – “Toddlers love music and singing along to great songs. Children’s Animal Sounds HD – “A fun and educational app for young children (2-5 years) to tap and hear twenty animal sounds from all over the world! a World of Lullabies – Lullaby your Kids – “With our application your baby will fall asleep faster then ever, this will give you some free time for you to relax. Games: Bubbles Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom
100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better If you don’t have an iPad or an iPhone, no sweat! You can use your iPod for more than just listening to music. Educational apps available in the iTunes store can help you study and take notes like a pro! Students of all ages are taking advantage of the educational benefits of the iPod. These apps are especially helpful for working professionals who are attending top online colleges. Study Guides Stop trying to keep track of all your Spark Notes and endless study guides. Spark Notes: Long considered a busy high school or college student’s best friend, the online study guide database now offers users an iPod-friendly version. Podcasts and More From podcasts to audio books and other downloadable learning devices, check out these tools that give new meaning to the phrase “continuing education.” Tutorials These tutorials will help you make the most of your iPod by showing you how to learn new skills and create your own podcasts. Applications More Downloads Classroom Help iPod Learning Support
50 Apps Students Will Be Using In Your Classroom 5 Useful iPhone Apps For Student Bloggers 9.43K Views 0 Likes Student blogging is a wonderful way to get into the world of online writing and learning. 6 Interactive Storytelling Apps For Younger Students 11.39K Views 0 Likes Getting younger students to tell stories can promote a variety of different language arts skills in a way that is a lot more fun than doing grammar drills. 8 Burning Questions About iPads in Class (Answered!) I recently received an email from a media and tech teacher from a school district in Wisconsin. The questions she has asked are awesome and could be helpful to others. My answers to her questions are followed with actual video clips from my classroom. Enjoy and may this be helpful! Questions are in bold! How has it (implementation of iPads) gone for you and the students? Since then, we couldn't live without them! It has been a challenge to truly integrate the iPads and there many uses. Take the concept that you need the students to master and think, "How can we do this on the iPad through an app or website!" The students couldn't imagine school without the iPads. So many students comment that they love having internet access to look up information to preview a concept. What percentage of class time do the students use the iPads? We also utilize Twitter as a place to incorporate the #pcsmmvp Most Valuable Point of the day. What types of activities are they using them for? It is not good!
7 Great iPad Writing apps Writing is the backbone skill in literacy learning0 There are actually several free web tools that teachers can use to easily develop and boost their students writing capabilities. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has already reviewed many of them but today we are going to explore those web apps that we can use on iPad for the same purposes : developing writing skills. As you know, we give priority to free technology be it apps, web tools or anything else that can be of some benefit to teachers but sometimes we run out of options and are left only with paid apps such as the case with the list below. We tried hard to look for free apps that corresponds with today's topic but in vain. Anyway, here is the list of the some of the best writing apps for iPad , check them out . 1- Pages Pages is the most beautiful word processor you’ve ever seen on a mobile device. 2- My Writing Spot 3- Clean Writer 4- Writers App You're writing a new novel? 5- Chronicle for iPad Chronicle is simple.