How to Argue for iPads in the Classroom A collaboration between iPad Educators Steve Lai (@sly111, Canada) and Richard Wells (@ipadwells, New Zealand) Preamble: This article is to support iPads in teaching. However, it is not to devalue the benefits of a great teacher. The execution of iPads in class is only going to go…
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9 Practical Ways to Use your iPad in Teaching
A Glimpse at My Daily iPad Use in Class Although I have already written about most of these apps before, I thought I would summarize and show you some of the ways I use my iPad as a traveling language teacher. I teach in several different classrooms throughout the day, so having an iPad is…
My Response to “The iPad is so over, Apple seems to be moving on.”
“iPads do what they do well, but what they do is no longer evolving. I can buy that argument — it's been a while since I've seen a new app for the iPad that did something really new or different.”- Galen Gruman This post is based on Galen Gruman's article published on April 25, 2014:…
Creating an Ideal iPad App that Teachers Will Want
The iPad comes pre-loaded with apps that can be used to carry out the basic functions of teaching. However, most (if not all) teachers who want to improve their teaching experience will be looking for more specific apps to tailor to their individual needs. Here is an article discussing some of the things for developers…
Microsoft Office for iPad? A Teacher’s Opinion
MS Office was finally made available for the iPad this past week. This is a long-awaited release, almost four years after the release of Apple's tablet. While the apps are all free to download, you are only able to view documents, and will need to pay a rather large subscription fee of $99 every year…
Social Media as a teaching tool: How to Tweet your students some knowledge
As teachers, the pull of social media on your students attention will already be well known to you. The online world exerts a magnetic lure on the attention of young people today, offering community and information sharing, entertainment and gossip in ways that often pull students away from the blackboard. Understanding this dynamic, some educators…
Smartphone Addiction
We witnessed a family of three, a mom and a dad, and their little girl of about two years old, Who had nothing to do while waiting for food because both of her parents were on their phones. Both were doing their own thing, while the daughter just patiently sat there, doing nothing.
How iPads Can Create a More Engaging Classroom
Not long ago, a teacher had nothing more to rely on than knowledge, textbooks and a few markers. Technology has slowly changed that in the past few years, with the Internet, multimedia programs and computers increasing their presence in the classroom. But with the rise of tablet tech, the student-teacher experience is facing a subtle…
Guest Post: How iPads Became Truly Universal Devices
It is hard to imagine these days that there was a time when many people had no internet access. These days most of us have internet access in our pocket 24/7, and even our mothers and grandmothers know how to send e-mails and text messages. But not that long ago, this was not the case….
First Impressions of the iPad Air
Today was the first day of sales for the iPad Air. Although there was a line out of the store as usual on a product launch day, it looks like stock will probably meet demand. I noticed about twenty people in line. The Apple Store worker had a huge stack of cards to hand out…
10 thoughts about the new iPads and their pricing
Apple had another one of their keynotes today, announcing new iPad models. (You can stream the entire event at apple.com if you have the time!) As an avid Apple fan, it is always exciting to see if there are any surprises about the releases that weren’t in the rumors online. Pricing of the new second…
My First Impressions of iOS 7, Apple’s New Operating System
It was an exciting week for Apple fans. I had some interesting conversations regarding Apple’s new operating system, iOS 7: “I don’t like this new iOS! I don’t know what to press!” That was my wife the other day as she borrowed my newly updated iPad. Another person I spoke to just today: “Hate it!…
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