Apps Education

Came across a great article by Keith Stuart at guardian.co.uk posted Sept 2010. This is the direction I would love to see the development of textbooks and novels used as prescribed texts go. I think I have said - it would be impossible to stop them from reading with this sort of interactive and immersive experience on offer.  " What impact will digital books have on the experience of the written word – apart from...

Cute little video showing the use of the iPad 2 smart co...

An interesting piece last Thursday from Gregory Ferenstein at Fast Company highlights some of the benefits of the iPad 2 in the classroom.New features facilitate remote learning, exploration, and stylish lectures.The iPad 2's wealth of new features is a boon for tech-hungry classrooms.Enhanced Facetime will be great for remote lectures...

This is a great article by Tony Vincent over at http://learninginhand.com/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....

From TechLearning.com - An intelligent and reasoned argument by Dean Shareski about not whether the iPad is suitable to education BUT how the iPad and the expectations that come with them are changing the ways that we think about using technology in the educational setting - What are the new Possibilities?I’m not usually one to write about...

From TechLearning.com - A Post Of Resources! by Michael Gorman Permanent link  Discover 10 great iPad education resource websites. These are entire sites devoted to bringing you the best ways to use the iPad in the classroom. They include resources, apps, lesson plans, and even some apptivities (what a neat word)! ...