Extending the Classroom
Though originally dismissed by educators, cell phones, iPods, and iPads are quickly emerging as excellent learning tools for a variety of reasons:
- Digital culture: Technology is pervasive in modern culture and is a staple of youth social interaction. To remove a cell phone from a teenager today is in many ways to disconnect her from her friends and social life and disrupt her daily routines.
- Mobile computing trend of future: As handheld devices (such as iPods, iPads, and tablets) become increasingly powerful, their utility increases. “Smart” phones that can access the Web have become more of the norm in only a few short years, and small web-based and app-based tablet devices are on the rise.
- Flexibility of handhelds: Along with power comes flexibility as cell carriers continue to add features and programs. These tools also provide even more than computing power. They also can serve as digital cameras, video recorders, audio recorders, eBook readers, and much more.
- Portability, ease of use: Cell phones, iPods, and even iPads can go just about anywhere easily.
- Great apps options and growing: And there are many free and low-cost apps that can provide useful applications for the device.
- Great possibilities for integration with Web 2.0: There are many free or low cost websites that can work with a cell phone or other handhelpd device to create a slideshow, podcast, photo gallery, video, and more.
iPads in the Classroom
Recently, iPads have taken center-stage in schools looking to move towards 1-to-1 learning environments or mobile platforms. The resources below come from a Diigo feed that EdTechTeacher maintains. The most recent resource will always appear at the top of the list.
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VoxyPAD
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The Eanes ISD iPad Project
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Play – ARIS – Mobile Learning Experiences
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Timeline 3D – Create and present timelines on the App Store on iTunes
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Adobe Voice: A Happy App for Making Explainer Videos
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From Paper to iPad, Pixel Press Turns Drawings Into Videogames | Re/code
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Gettysburg Battle App on the App Store on iTunes
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Cursive Writing Wizard – Trace Letters & Words on the App Store on iTunes
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BaiBoard – Collaborative Whiteboard
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Connected Mind on the App Store on iTunes
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Exploration Lite
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60 apps in 60 seconds | Dangerously Irrelevant
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Volume Purchase Program: Requesting free iLife and iWork apps
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Math Mentor Workshop 2014 – Michelle Morley Ways to Shar… – justpaste.it
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Comic Life
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The Chemistry of Combos 2
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Diamante Poem on the App Store on iTunes
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Acrostic Poem on the App Store on iTunes
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eduClipper on the App Store on iTunes
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MoMA Art Lab