Lesley Johnson's List: iPad Info

• the iPad was designed for personal--not "institutional"--use
• But as the students get older, work tends to be more personal and private and requires a higher level of security. "You can't have that by sharing iPads.
• there's no USB drive, no login, no wired connection to a network, "none of the mechanisms that [people] are used to for keeping data safe and secure and backed up and private."
• A second element that is often overlooked is the planning and organization of content workflow. How will information and work be distributed, shared, and collected? He recommends the use of cloud-based services, where work can be stored, collected, accessed, distributed, and shared. Among the most impressive right now: Evernote and Google Apps for Education.
• effectively with iPads are Edmodo and Schoology
• For Windows users, Gliksman recommends FingerPrint, which installs on Windows or Mac computer to share printers with iOS devices. A third option that can be installed on a network for network-wide printing is a small device called xPrintServer from Lantronix.
• He recommends learning how to use Apple Configurator, available free in the App Store, which enables IT or the teacher to set up and distribute profiles on the iPad or other iOS devices.
• Apple's Volume Purchase Program enables schools to buy a large quantity of an app at a discount--close to 50 percent off the price with a minimum purchase,
• to seek out "open-ended tools"--apps that utilize different media, encourage students to be creative, and can be used for a wide variety of purposes."
• allowing students to express themselves using a variety of different media.
• Scribble Press,
• Book Creator,
• iBooks Author,
• Find My iPad, an app
• Bamboo Stylus
• Bluetooth keyboard
• Earbuds
• iPad stands
• But the most essential accessory needed in the iPad classroom is the willingness of teachers to allow students to use the devices to "express themselves in ways that were previously unavailable

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