Kahoot is a educational tool that your students will love. It is not an “app” per se, however you can use basically any tablet or device or computer that is connected to a Wi-Fi network. Students will love to come competitive aspect to this tool. It is easy to use. It only takes a few…
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Slingshot – Share Your iOS/MAC Screen with Anyone Around the World!
From the makers of the extremely popular Reflector (also featured on teachingwithipad.org) comes an exciting new application called Slingshot. If used to its full potential, Slingshot can bring together both educators and their students to collaborate and make presentations in a whole new way. AirPlay mirroring has been an excellent feature in the classroom to…
App #52: USA Illustrated Atlas
Here is a brand new app that both teachers and students will enjoy. USA illustrated Atlas ($1.99, iTunes link) is a USA map app that features six different interactive maps plus four different review fun games the kids can play after the material is learnt. Discover several (almost 200!) different details about the Unites States…
Using DisplayNote to Collaborate with Students on iPads and Mirror Your Lessons
DisplayNote is a software and app solution that gives a way of tying all these elements together. Simply load the software onto your computer (Mac or PC). When you open it up, it will work as an overlay to the computer desktop and give you a bank of interactive tools that you can use from your computer or any interactive display.
App #51: Write to Read (Currently on Sale!)
Write to Read is an impressive book creator app in which children from the age of three can use their imagination to create their own books on iPads including both text and photos. The app provides parents and children with the opportunity to interact with one another, where the child is encouraged to use his creativity and craft a DIGITAL BOOK which can proudly be shared with family and friends.
Your Perfect Solution For Sharing Student iPad Projects
There is an ever growing number of teachers and students using iPads for creation projects. Little by little, people are understanding that the iPad is not just a consumption device for reading emails, watching YouTube and checking FaceBook and Twitter. The iPad is a powerful creation device. But an issue arose during the year at…
Guest Post: 10 Great Ideas for Using iPads in the Classroom
The iPad isn’t just a great tool for reading your e-books or surfing the web while you’re waiting for your plane. It is a powerful and sophisticated piece of technology that can help teachers connect with students and facilitate learning in the classroom. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of great apps that can help…
App #42: Musi (free)
I discovered Musi this week through this post from iFans. Musi (free) is an iOS application that allows you to stream audio (and video) content directly from YouTube. Since almost all popular songs out there are readily available on YouTube, this app will definitely come in handy during a variety of situations, both for the…
App #34: Instatube ($1.99)
Good news for all of you who missed out on TubeBox Pro, a great app that was pulled from the App Store a couple weeks ago. A re-release under a new name, Instatube ($1.99) is now available . Download it now before it gets pulled like its predecessor. It works exactly like the second release of TubeBox…
App #22: UPDATED! TeacherKit for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch [REVIEW]
**This post has been updated January 2013 to show homeroom teachers how to duplicate a class for different subjects! Scroll to the bottom. Teacherkit for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is a free app (iTunes link) for teachers that many iPad/iPhone users will find extremely useful in the classroom. This app, formerly known as TeacherPal,…
App #31: OnSong – A Music Teacher’s Must-Have App [Promo Codes available!]
Introduction: The app OnSong (official app link) is primarily a musician's app, geared towards band leaders and worship leaders in church. OnSong is a fully featured app, which includes connecting devices such as foot pedals for guitarists and keyboardists. I have been a user of OnSong since the iPad 1 days of 2010. As a…
App #29: Screenshot – Frame Maker [REVIEW]
As you may have noticed in my past few posts, I have made my iPhone and iPad screenshots with the added frame of the devices themselves. This is thanks to the universal app, appropriately titled Screenshot – Frame Maker. It is a free app, allowing you free screenshots of your first five images. Afterwards, you…
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