IPads in Education. Ubiquity Apple sold 8.25 million iPads since April 2010 Sold twice as fast as the iPhone Over a million sold in the first quarter

iPads in Education

Ubiquity

Apple sold 8.25 million iPads since April 2010

Sold twice as fast as the iPhoneOver a million sold in the first quarter1 of every 300 Americans owns one

The Trouble With iPads/iPods

Lack of attentionDistractionCheatingTheftMedia ConsumptionStatus: haves and have notsHearing lossSome schools and classrooms have de

cided to ban them

http://www.connectwithkids.com/tipsheet/2007/334_may23/thisweek/070523_ipod.shtml

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060202-6100.html

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/28/us-schools-banning-ipods-daps-to-curb-digital-cheating/

http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/28/us-schools-banning-ipods-daps-to-curb-digital-cheating/

Using Them for Good

Education Departments Go Wild for the iPad

Every Student (Ages 5-16) Gets an iPad in Scottish School

Med Schools Switching to the iPad

http://delimiter.com.au/2010/09/22/education-departments-go-wild-for-the-ipad/

http://delimiter.com.au/2010/09/22/education-departments-go-wild-for-the-ipad/

http://www.cultofmac.com/ipads-get-top-grades-at-scotlands-cedars-school-apple-in-education/69449

http://www.cultofmac.com/ipads-get-top-grades-at-scotlands-cedars-school-apple-in-education/69449

http://www.macworld.com/article/154013/2010/09/ipad_business.html?lsrc=rss_main

Podcasts

iTunes UiTunes Podcast Directory

Audio Podcasts Video Podcasts

Education Podcast NetworkMaking your own Podcasts

Audacity GarageBand Profcast

http://deimos3.apple.com/indigo/main/main.xml

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=26

http://epnweb.org/

http://www.profcast.com/public/index.php

Instructional Video

Converting videoFinding Video

United Streaming DVD Conversion with Handbrake TeacherTube downloader Youtube conversion with Zamzar Quicktime Pro

http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/

http://handbrake.fr/

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/Teachertube-Video-Downloader.shtml

http://www.zamzar.com/

Audio Books

iTunes has a large selectionFree AudiobooksMaking your own audio books

http://www.macworld.com/article/46469/2005/08/freereads.html

Foreign Language

Instructional audio and videoRecording student voicesForeign music / television / audiobooksVcommunicator

http://www.vcom3d.com/VcomMobile/nate/

Reference

DictionaryThesaurusEncyclopediaWikipediaFree downloads

http://lifehacker.com/software/ipod/merriam-webster-ipod-dictionary-165895.php

http://prosit-software.com/idictionary.html

http://www.ipreppress.com/Pages/Reference/MWPocket.htm

Games

iQuizChess & BackgammonBrain ChallengeCreating your own games

iStory Creator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IStory

SAT Prep

For 5th Gen. iPods

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGame?id=258376219&s=143441

Special Education

Speech and LanguageReading testsLimited English Proficiency

Photos

From cameraFrom computerUse as presentation tool

Notes

Used to store notes, eBooks, or any text file

Voice recording

Instructions on Apple’s siteNeed microphoneBelkin voice recorderGriffin iTalkiKaraoke

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303100

http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=158384

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/italkpro

http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/ikaraoke

Calendar / Organizer

Playing to the whole class

FM transmittersBase stationsBoomboxesComputer speakersStereo adapters

Lesson Plans and Ideas

5 Ways Educators are using iPadsEducational Uses iPads in AutismISTE’s List of Educational AppsMarian iPad Wiki

Thank You

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IPads in Education. Ubiquity Apple sold 8.25 million iPads since April 2010 Sold twice as fast as the iPhone Over a million sold in the first quarter