iPad+-+Reading

=The iPad - Reading=



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iPad for education
> 18 page review - very comprehensive with an excellent focus on the hardware components > The iPad may change the way we consume – it will become transformative when it can become equally as powerful in creating. > This technology will revolutionize the way a students access all types of information and produce digital work -- all for a relatively low cost. > A new study finds that educational iPhone apps can increase a child's vocabulary acquisition by as much as 31 percent within two weeks. The study is part of a larger look at the relationship between technology and education, administered by PBS and funded by a grant from the Department of Education. > Not just for iPad - tips for mobile elearning to utilise the tool most effectively > What the iPad s as a mobile device and tablet > textbooks, note taking, paperless classroom, studying and reviewing, student interest level, and individualized curriculum. > Short video and post looking at what the iPad can do for educators and students - read the blog comments too ... > How the iPad can be used in education > Positive spin - has the potential to change the way teachers teach and students learn > Nerdy teacher - great ideas > A critical look at Apple's mobile devices in education > A rating system focusing on the iPad’s future for online learning > Open source blog looking at the impact of Apple's tight control of iPad and Apps > Are iPads a consuming rather than creating device? - inability to create content online using Web 2.0 tools Printing from ipad and apps used for take print from the iPad
 * [|Ars Technica Review]
 * [|iPads in Education: Bandwagon vs. Purposeful Integration]
 * [|Will tablets revolutionalise education?]
 * [|Can Apps make Kids Smarter?]
 * [|5 Mobile learning implementation tips]
 * PBS Teacher Line - How will the iPad change education
 * 6 Ways the iPad will transform education
 * ISTE - teacher aide or learning tool?
 * Our Kid's Blog - The iPad and Education
 * Herald Sun Article
 * iPad - first day in the classroom
 * Learning in Hand - Issues with iPads
 * [|Making sense f the iPad for mobile learning]
 * [|Education and the iPad’s architecture of control | opensource.com]
 * [|The iPad: Not the Right Product for Education | The Thinking Stick]
 * [|iPad - Learn how to print from the iPad]

iPad in Education sites/blogs
> This is a dedicated blog exploring the Learning Capabilities and Affordances in the new iPad from Apple. > A site for using iPods in education - not for iPads but heaps of ideas > teachers sharing resources, ideas and content to engage students utilizing the iPod Touch > Wiki for an iPad trial
 * [|iPad4Edu]
 * [|iPad in the Classroom]
 * [|iPad Learning lab by the Masie Centre]
 * iRead - iPods in the classroom - learning tool
 * [|iEngage iPod project site]
 * Marian - iPads in the Classroom
 * iPod and iPad user group wiki
 * paulsiPad.com Experiment - Summary
 * Hey Milly - iPad links

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iPad Apps
> Small selection at this stage (June 2010) with focus n Middle and Upper
 * [|U Tech Tip] s - 50 edu iPad apps
 * [|IEAR] - heaps of edu app reviews
 * [|Apps for special education] - This is a list of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps for education and special education. Each app in the list includes a one sentence description by the author.
 * [|Recommended iPod apps for education] - huge list with comments/reviews
 * [|Top 50 iPhone/iPod apps for education] - created December 2008
 * Tom McGee - iPad Apps
 * IEAR Recommended Apps

iPad as a tech device
> A second look at the iPad with honest criticism - not an iPad or Apple fan ... some very good points about Apple's control > Looking at the iPad's flaws > A different look at the iPad without the tech talk
 * [|Alex Payne - The Moderate's Position on the iPad]
 * [|NZiPhone review]
 * 3 Overlooked lessons
 * [|Apple iPad and OLPC XO-3]
 * iPad Adminstration
 * HanDbase

Videos
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 * iEngage
 * MASIE Centre Learning Lab - implications for learning