Jonathan Wylie's List: iPod/iPad

How some schools are using the iPad in Special Education settings.

What happens when you take a classroom of students, add 24 iPads as well as sound recording gear and then throw in a live band? A pretty catchy song that gives you hope for the future of music in the digital age.

This may very well be the single greatest iPad creation tool yet.  Demibooks Composer is the first iPad based authoring software.  Do you know what that means???  It means that you hold in your hands the ability to create interactive books!

In the spirit of passing on the trials and errors, as we get the devices ready to be used in the classroom by teachers and students, I am documenting our process.

We have been in school 11 days so far and after reading an article in T.H.E Journal titled "Lessons from an iPad Rollout"  I realized it was time to reflect and share some of what has happened her at BHS thus far.

The iPad is a pretty nifty thing. If you believe the true enthusiasts, there’s nothing you really can’t do with an iPad. We all know that if iOS apps were an ocean, we would all be long drowned. This is not even considering the fact that some iOS devices are jailbroken.

My last post about simple iPad tips got mixed reviews from our readers. Some of you thought they were too simple – for kids. But a lot of you did find them useful.

This site will be both a support site for my presentations about iPad use for teaching and learning and it also includes links to other iPad information pages.

45 iPad apps for the classroom

The Virginia Department of Education has been involved in the development of apps that are available in the Apple App Store for downloading. Through these activities, the following apps have been developed by collaborators:

From month to month, the number of articles discussing the distribution of iPads in schools is on the rise. The Apple tablets are becoming quite the rage in our educational institutions.

Below are best 40 iPad apps for language learners that will not only teach language but will also immerse you in another culture:

Bretford iPad Sync Cart Setup Suggestions by Julene Reed, Director of Academic Technology St. George’s Independent School

Apple's guide on how to implement a series of iOS devices in the classroom.

Word to Word is a great classroom app for upper elementary or middle school teachers who are looking to expand their student’s word knowledge.

Footsteps2Brilliance (F2B) is an impressive educational game platform that supports students in prek - 3rd grade in learning to read and write. Their Academic Language Program for Students (ALPS) teaches young children the 1,000 key words they will need to develop a powerful reading and writing vocabulary through animated ebooks and games.

iOS 5 is out and there are plenty of new features, some of which require a little bit of set up. We'll walk you through the entire process so you're up and running in just a few minutes. Click on the feature you want to set up for a video walkthrough and written instructions as well.

Vicki Davis' iPad layout and preferences.

An awesome, huge list of tips and tricks for the iPad. Lots of great info here.

Complete feature guide to Apple’s iOS 5 software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad