Jody Oliver's List: Phones, Pads, Pods, Tablets

Whether you're a seasoned user or brand new to the iPhone world, chances are you're probably not using your smartphone to its fullest.
Don't worry, you're not alone, as these pocket-sized computers boast many hundreds of features buried in the operating system.

We welcome you to our wiki and blog for supporting iPod & iPad devices in education. Although our focus is K-12, many of the techniques should work for you at any level and with any number of devices.

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While more teenagers and college students are utilizing tablets and smartphones in their daily lives, one study finds that students with access to these devices may be studying more often.

A safe way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents.

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"This afternoon I Tweeted that I was thankful that my school allows teachers and students to use cell phones and social media in the classroom. After sending out that Tweet I got a bunch of requests to elaborate, so here are my experiences using cell phones and social media in the classroom followed by some examples from others. If you have your own experience to share, please leave a message."

"This website is for educators who want to learn about using iPads in education. Here you will find
information about the Victorian school iPads "

"I recently authored Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education. I am currently an instructor the University of Michigan studying Learning Technologies."

"Do so much with ipod touch! iPod touch runs the iPhone Operating System, which can play audio, video, and browse the web. Even better, the App Store has nearly 300,000 apps that extend the usefulness and effectiveness of iPod touch in classrooms and education."

"As iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches become more integrated in classrooms, educators and students are looking for new ways to apply them to the learning process. Applications on all of these devices can help automate current classroom processes or present new ways to learn that previously had been unexplored.

In this special feature, we’ve assembled a list of education “apps” for Apple devices that we think are noteworthy. Five are free, and the other five range in price from $0.99 to $9.99. "

"A private school on the Big Island of Hawaii not only adopted Apple's iPad for student learning; the school designed a whole facility around it."

@bhsprincipal My iPads page: http://tinyurl.com/2cb4tlb

How the iPad 2 Will Revolutionize Education- http://budurl.com/r9zf

"As experiments go, Clearwater High School's pilot program to put a Kindle e-reader in the hands of every student, with the hope of replacing textbooks entirely, was a bold one. "