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iPads in the Classroom

  • 103 Interesting Ways to Use iPads in the Classroom
  • 6 Examples of iPad Integration in the 1:1 Classroom: French IV, French V, Calculus, Trigonometry, History, and Digital Literacy
  • A Principal's Perspective: Getting the Most out of iPads in the Classroom
  • Bloom's Taxonomy with Apps from TeachWithYouriPad
  • Dispelling the Myths About 1:1 Environments
  • Giles County iPad Tips, Tricks, Apps (by grade and content level)
  • An Introductory Guide to iPads for Teachers
  • Apple iPad Training Podcast
  •  EdTechDiva: The One iPad Classroom - Classroom Management, iPad Lessons, Tips with a App Focus,  Tips & Useful Apps, Kid-Filtered iPad Browser, iPad Link Collection, Bloom's Apps (USE the links to the left), Bloom's Explained  
  • Heidi Songs: Tips for the One iPad Classroom and a free iPad Rules Download; other posts on her favorite apps include: Great iPad Apps for Pre-K and Kindergarten! More iPad Apps, and a New Counting Creatures Addition Book! Seven Weeks Down:  More Fun With Counting Creatures, iPad Apps, and More! Three Weeks Down and I LOVE My Class! Teaching CVC Words:  What To Do When They Are STILL Not Getting It
  • How to Roll Out a 1:1 iPad Program from Edutopia 
  • How the iPad can Transform Classroom Learning 
  • iPad Academy - many helpful tips and tutorials
  • iPad Training Lessons
  • iPads: From Pedagogical Crutch to Education Innovation
  • Teacher Experience and Expectations in the One Computer Classroom from the Perspective of Two Elementary Teachers 
  • Travel the World from Your Classroom: Free iPad Apps for Virtual Field Trips - 9 of the Best
  • Getting Started with IOS Devices in Education - comprehensive guide to iPads, iPods, and iPhones in education
    iPads for Dummies

iPad, iPods, iPhones for Regular Ed or those with Special Needs

  • Apps for Autism - 60 Minutes Report - Take a few minutes to view this video. You can hear the tears and joy in the voice of Lesley Stahl as she witnessed the personal way the iPad has made a difference in the lives of those with autism. Apps mentioned include Proloquo2Go, AutismXpress, and Look in my Eyes. 
  • Apps for Special Needs Students & Teachers
  • Apps for Special Needs in 2012
  • Apps for Students with Dyslexia 
  • Blogs for the iPad for Students with Special Needs
  • Eric Sailers, Speech-Language Pathologist, Resource Collection - iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices and applications for (special) education; included: App/Accessory Lists, Volume Purchase Program for Educational Institutions, Tutorials, Reviews, Communities, Company/Personal Websites, Manuals 
  • iPad and iPhone Apps for Those with Disabilities - Apple, in the Special Education section, offers more that 80 apps for the iPhone and 15 apps for the iPad in 10 categories ranging from communication to emotional development and life skills.
  • iPads, Apps, and Children with Special Needs 
  • iPads are Changing the Lives of People with Disabilities
  • iPads as Assistive Technology
  • iPad Opens World to Disabled Boy - NY Times story
  • iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education - iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps for education and special education; divided according to content
  • Occupational Therapy Apps
  • One Place for Special Needs - Apps categorized according to specific need; excellent collection
  • Rebeccah School: iPad Workshop: iPad Apps for Special Needs Students   
  • Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs  - Resources and ideas for teachers of learners with severe, profound, intensive, significant, complex or multiple special needs
  • Tech in Special Ed 
  • Using iPad Apps for Those with Developmental Disabilities - excellent resources
  • Welcome to my WikiSpace: iPadAppsClarkstown - explore the links to the left 

Productivity Apps

NoteTaking Apps - available on the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad; some have Android and Blackbarry equivalents
  • AudioNote Lite - free; combines functionality of a notepad and voide recorder; type notes, record what is being said by the speaker, use highlighter or drwaing tool to create visuals; LITE version allows 10 minutes of audio per note and 2 hours total; full version ($4.99) allows you to share notes by email and wifi
  • Evernote - Create text, photo and audio notes that auto-synchronize your notes to your Mac or PC. Makes text within snapshots searchable. Add, sync, access, and share files (PDF, Word, Excel, PPT, and more) among the different versions of Evernote. Free version available on iPhone, iPod, Android, and Blackberry. ** Try keeping notes of the presentations and workshops you attend or try brainstorming and planning your next presentation on this app!
  • IStudious Life -  free; take notes then make flashcards for studying; student centered; create notebooks for each class (FREE version limited to 4 notebooks), 2 sections per notebook, 3 pages per section, 6 flashcards per notebook.; PAID version is unlimited ($2.99)
  • Jot! Whiteboard Free  - a simple, fast whiteboard that lets you sketch out your ideas and share them in real time; draw, take notes, share ideas via email or save them as photos; collaborate in real time over the Internet with Live Sharing
  • Microsoft OneNote - Create up to 500 searchable notes with next, pictures, and bullets; make & manage to-do lists; free Microsoft SkyDrive online storage to access, edit, and manage notes from anywhere
  • Mindblowing - Gather audio, video and photos into a colorized mindmap. Enter the main topic, title, or theme in the main node then create branches with images, audio, or video attached. Send the mindmap with the attachments through email. Free version available on the iPhone. This is my recent review of this app which gives several ideas on how to use it with students.
    ** Try keeping notes of the presentations and workshops you attend or try brainstorming and planning your next presentation on this app!
  • Posterous - Available only from outside Cleveland City Schools. Want to blog and report the workshops or presentations in one location on a website quickly? Although, Posterous is the easiest way to blog it can also be used to effectively collect notes to publish immediately on a blog without any registration. Include a mix of text, photos, and videos as well as tags and location information. Share immediately on Facebook and Twitter! Even allow others to add to your posts (set this up through the web app vs. the mobile app). Free version available on iPhone, iPod, Android, and Blackberry.
  • ScratchWork - Web surf and take notes side by side or view each in full screen; email notes as PDF or plain text; save notes with corresponding web pages; insert images, drawings and graphs; sync notes to the cloud; User's Guide
  • Smart Doc Lite - FREE; best for educational and business purposes; easy and non-frustrating interface; add text anywhere in your page; free hand drawing, shapes; add images and edit; record sound simultaneously while drawing; import and export
Storage Apps 
  • DropBox - Get 2 GB of storage for free to upload photos, videos, documents, presentations, and audio. You can make these private or public (provides you a link to share for others to download). Save photos and videos taken with your phone’s camera, share and send files via email, or copy and paste links to share with another app. Export files to other apps and favorite them for offline viewing. Free version available on iPhone, iPod, Android, and Blackberry.
    ** Try storing your presentation slides or handouts and easily provide a link to your participants to download.
  • IBooks - I access my conference pdf programs, transportation maps, and other documents offline with this free app! You have scrolling features, zoom, bookmarking and more. You even have a great looking shelf to organize your collection. You can also have access to some free/paid books to keep you entertained during your free time! Any pdf attachments in your email can automatically be opened and immediately stored in this app! Free version available on the iPhone, iPod, and iPad.
Streaming Apps
  • Ustream Broadcaster - livestream any conference event after you attend for availability after the conference. Tween and chat while livestreaming for the event. Register free ahead of time. You will then have your own channel created that others can visit. Free version available on the iPhone and Android. 
  • Ustream Viewer- This app simply allows you to watch Ustreamed events on your iPhone. 
Free Presentation Apps
  • NearPod - Teachers Call Slide-Sharing iPad App NearPod like PowerPoint on Steroids
  • Mighty Meeting - Manage a library of PowerPoint presentations directly from your smartphone or tablet and share them via email, blog, Twitter, or Facebook. Start or join web meetings directly from your laptop, iPhone, iPad, or Android phone. Nice interface! **For hosting a webmeeting or viewing your Powerpoint slides on your smartphone!
  • iClicker Lite - The paid version offers more but try out the free version. Use your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad as your PowerPoint remote clicker to view slides and slide notes as you present. Make annotations and show it to your audience as you present. Need wifi. **For navigating your Powerpoint slides during your presentation! 
  • Presenter Pro - Professional presentation training app that includes advanced presentation skills techniques with graphics, audio, and video clips, access to Rexi Media for additional presentation skills coaching or PPT design guidelines, a “tip shaker” for accessing hundreds of quick tips and a checklist feature, which enables you to store and e-mail any topic paragraphs to refer to later. View this while traveling to your next presentation. **For preparing your next presentation!
  • Adobe Connect - Are you presenting a webinar on Adobe Connect? Have your audience access it through a free app supported by iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android. Your audience doesn’t have to miss any of your presentations. The free app allows them to see your slides and chat with others. **For hosting a webmeeting on your smartphone! 
  • FuzeMeeting/ Fuze Meeting HD for iPad - Are you presenting a webinar on Fuze Meeting? Have your audience access it through a free app supported by iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Blackberry and Android. Your audience doesn’t have to miss any of your presentations. The free app allows them to see your slides and chat with others. Features include instant web conferences, live desktop sharing of files (supports Word, PPT, PDF, and others), and start meetings immediately with access to your address and personal IM contacts from multiple networks like Gmail, LinkedIn, Yahoo and more. **For hosting a webmeeting on your smartphone!
  • Prezi for the iPad - Free but still has some problems and only seems to work on 4G.  You should be able to create, edit, and present your Prezi presentations. Give it a try - it’s free!
  • SlideShark - FREE; view and show PowerPoints on your iPad; preserve animations, fonts, graphics, colors; tap or swipe to advance animations and slides; connect to TV or projector

Digital Book Workshop

Apps

  • Top 200 (FREE) in Education for iPad  - from AppShopper
  • 100 Essential iPad Tips & Tricks from TC Geeks - may also download an iPad manual here
  • 100 Best Free iPhone Apps for Educators
  • 100 iPad Tips & Tricks - FREE download  
  • 75 Top Free Apps - from Art of the iPhone
  • 60 iPad Apps in 60 Minutes - presented by Tim Owens, IT tech at Longwood University 
  • 50 iPad Tips & Tricks
  • 40 iPad Apps that Librarians Love  
  • 40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students
  • 28 iPad 2 Tips and Tricks from PC World  
  • 25 Android Apps for Education
  • 25 Best iPad Apps from creativefan 
  • 20 Amazing iPad Apps for Education from TeachHu
  • 20+ Apps to Support Digital Storytelling 
  • App Advice - Apps Guide & Apps List show apps and reviews of ALL kinds 
  • App Annie (top 200 free and paid educational iPad apps; other categories available)
  • Apple: iPad How-To's,  
  • Apps for Administrators  from iPads in Education
  • APPitic - a collection of 1,300 + apps for education - mostly FREE
  • Areas included: Preschool, Multiple Intelligences, Bloom's Taxonomy, and Themes in all content areas 
  • Appolicious - Find and share the latest and best iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android apps from the recommendations of others as well as from the editors. Review 10 new app articles per day with two video reviews. Search dozens of categories, from art to education to music to travel. Also check out these: Appolicious Facebook fan page, Appolicious on Twitter, Appolicious Android Apps Facebook fan page, Android apps on Twitter, Appolicious iPhone app, and our Appolicious iPad app
  • Apps for Speech Therapists
  • Apps for Speech/Language Teachers  
  • Apps in Education - good collection - ALL content areas, including Apps for Teacher
  • Apps in Education
  • Apps in Elementary School from iPads in Education
  • Apps in High School from iPads in Education 
  • Apps in Middle School  from iPads in Education
  • Apps that Build General Expressive Language, Oral Communication Skills, Listening Comprehension Skills, Visual Arts to Stimulate Language Learning, Increase Grammar Skills, Develop Vocabulary Skills, Develop Story Making/Storytelling Skills, Build Writing Skills, Writing Preparation/Mind Mapping, Reading Skills, Interactive Book Apps and more)
  • Assessment Apps for a 1:1 iPad Initiative 
  • Best Apps for Kids - all categories, grade levels 
  • Best Apps from Common Sense 
  • Best Free Education iPhone Apps
  • Best Free iPad Apps from iPad Insight 
  • Best iPad Apps for Education from MakeUseOf 
  • Best iPad Tips and Tricks: These tips and tricks might be of interest to you and be especially useful if you've just gotten an iPad. Many of them will also work well on  the iPhone and the iPod touch on the same mobile operating system.
  • Bing - Bing is a FREE decision engine designed to work on your iPhone. Bing can find whatever you are searching for and help you get there—down the street, the other side of the world, or somewhere in between—Bing has the answer.
  • iBrainstorm - FREE; multi-device collaboration tool; from iPhone to iPad with the flick of the finger
  • Board Cam Lite - FREE; make great live presentations; live interaction with the camera image, an image stored in your device, or a whiteboard; customizable pointers, connected pointers, labels, and freehand drawing; video and audio recording; store different settings and contents for later use; make live dynamic presentations of objects, images, and using a whiteboard to a large audience; record videos, video tutorials, and video how-to's; prepare your presentations ahead and store your settings and content; LITE version relies on the iPad 2 video mirroring feature to perform it's external video output, so will work only with external video adapters that support the feature
  • CommonSenseMedia iPad Apps Review - arranged by age/grade level/content area
  • Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials from How-to Geek
  • Creativity on the Run: 18 Apps that Support the Creative Process
  • Digital Storytelling with the iPad
  • Districts/Schools Using iPads in the Classroom  
  • eClicker - a personal response system that allows teachers to poll their class during a lesson;  provides teachers with the real-time feedback they need to be sure their messages are being received; developed for smartphones and laptops; eClicker leverages the hardware already in the hands of many students providing a low cost polling solution for the classroom; need the eClicker Host app running on an iOS device, a Wi-Fi network, and students with internet-enabled devices to participate
  • Educreations - transforms your iPad into a recordable whiteboard that captures voice and handwriting to produce amazing video lessons that you can share online; touch, tap, talk; FAQs; FREE 
  • Edutopia K-5 iPad Apps According to Bloom's Taxonomy - lists highlight apps that connect to the various stages on Bloom's continuum of learning
  • FreeAppAlerts - DAILY free iPhone and iPad apps  
  • Free iPad Books  (tutorials, resources)
  • Fun Educational Apps - app reviews for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad; reviews broken down by age group; give away offers occasionally
  • Giles County iPad Tips, Tricks, Apps (by grade and content level) 
  • Going Mobile - Apps for Life - learn about apps used to support those with disabilities iPad Academy -tips, tutorials, app collections, more
  • iPad Articles, Blogs, Forums 
  • iPad: A Magic and Revolutionary Guide - FREE download or view online from MakeUseOf
  • iPad Apps for Education
  • iPad Apps for School 
  • iPad Curriculum -  collection of the best in applications, practices, and deployment of the iPad as a learning device
  • IPad Exploration - guided tour wiki with great resources
  • iPaddiction  A Healthy Educational Problem-- 
  • iPad Quick Tips, Tricks, & Tutorials 
  • iPad Schools Wiki - a clearinghouse of applications, lessons and experiences using the iPad in the classroom
  • iPad Tips, Tricks, & Tutorials
  • iPad Video Training Videos  
  • iPads in Education - exploring the use of iPads and eBooks in schools and colleges
  • iPads in Schools - Livebinder Collection 
  • iPhone Apps for Education (free & paid)
  • iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Apps for Education - iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps for education; included apps: speech & language, ACC, sign language, organization & scheduling, reading & writing (children's book apps, letters, decoding, spelling, handwriting, ebook reading apps, writing and story telling apps, writing preparation apps), math, music, song, art & photography, game, accessibility, early integration, fine motor development, app collections, productivity apps, remote desktop apps
  • iPhones, iPods & iPads in Education - Choose from the list on the left
  • K-12 iPad Apps - extensive list
  • Making Biology Interactive on Your iPad
    "Created by a highly prolific health and science writer, editor, and textbook and curriculum specialist (already a regular contributor to CK-12's growing science library), our interactive biology textbook shows biology in action and takes students through a journey from the teeny tiniest unicellular organisms to GIANT superorganismal communities, from genes to population mechanics, invertebrates and vertebrates all find a home here.  Our text covers all the major topics of a high school biology course including cell biology, evolution, ecology, plant and animal physiology, and more."

    studyNOW!
    "This app helps students find and learn K-12 content in an easy and intuitive manner. Students can now learn at their own pace and in their own way (Video, Interactive Objects, Read, etc.). Teachers can use this app to help keep their kids engaged in the classroom and find supplemental material for their class.
    The new experience re-imagines CK-12's huge library of Free K-12 Science and Math content (free digital textbooks and concepts) for the iPad. This app helps open up never before accessible avenues for teaching through new types of media and the opportunity for students to learn in all different kinds of modalities (through videos, text, images, assessment, lesson plans etc)."
  • Mobile Learning: Resource Roundup
  • Photosynth - Interactive Panorama Capture and Sharing - "Photosynth for iOS is the panorama creation app that makes it easy and fun to capture and share interactive panoramas of the places, people, and events that are important to you. Using the latest in computer vision techniques, Photosynth allows you to not only make a panorama from left to right, but also up and down, enabling you to capture a full “sphere”. 
  • Qwiki - "Explore 3,000,000 topics in a format perfect for the iPad: learn about what's near you, across the world - and everything in between. Labeled "a seed that will blossom into an Internet wonder" by the NY Times, Qwiki combines thousands of sources to present concise, interactive summaries of millions of people, places and things in an experience optimized for the iPad. Explore topics by searching or browse a worldwide map highlighting landmarks, monuments, cities, towns, and more." 
  • Reach Every Child - apps with explanation
  • Recommended iPod Apps - 194 apps shown complete with grade level, description, iTunes link, and content area in easy-t0-read spreadsheet format; another view of the collection
  • Tammy's iPad Resources - apps are categorized
  • Teach with your iPad - breaks down apps by subject; type; grade level; and other
  • Therapy App 411
  • Travel the World from Your Classroom: Free iPad Apps for Virtual Field Trips - 9 of the Best
  • Ultimate List of Tools and Resources for iPad Developers and Designers from admixweb
  • What Can I do with an iPad in an ActivClassroom? - Excellent blog post with many suggestions; scroll down to comments as well for good info
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