iPad: Tools for Teaching And Learning
Bruce Taylor The Center for Adolescent Literacies
iThings We'll Cover Apps for education Apps for general use eBooks and eReaders Photo, video, and audio apps Social networking apps Reference and information Useful iTricks on the iPad
Apps for Education
Favorite Education apps Show Me: creates how to recordings Picturebook: create picture books Star Walk: star finding and tracking VoiceThread: create and record multimedia conversations Dragon: speech to text (fluency, help visually impaired)
Apps for General Use
Favorite General apps Pages: like Word Keynote: like PowerPoint Penultimate: a tablet that allows handwriting Evernote: take and organize notes
eBooks & eReaders iBook Kindle app Free Book app Classic Book app Other book apps
Book Apps
Photos, Video & Audio
Favorite Video, Audio, Photo apps Camera: high def video and photos Pano: take panoramic photos 100 Cameras or Instagram: cool themes or overlays for photos PhotoForge: photo editing (like Phtotshop) Voice Recorder: audio recorder (fluency, podcasts, teacher feedback)
Social Networking Apps
Favorite Social Media apps Skype: communication (with other people, classrooms, etc.) Facebook: create groups and communicate Tumblr: blogging
Reference & Information
Favorite Reference apps Maps Google Earth IMDB and Flixter Shazam Translator
Useful iTricks Copying images Screenshots Backgrounds Settings
Dongles Connecting a digital projector $29.95
Questions?
Need help? Call the IT hotline and ask for Boone