The year of the iPad in Education: they’re being distributed in more schools every day.

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.

The video below provides some perspective on how 2011 may be “The Year of the iPad in Education”. Of course, if the trend picks up, perhaps 2012 will even more rightfully own that title. Only time will tell.

(Make it full screen, for easier viewing.)

By the way … to create this video, some of the fun techniques discussed in last Sunday’s blog post and demonstrated in this video were employed.

List of Articles in the video:

iPads for every high school student in Michigan District, USA Today, 9/20/11: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2011-09-20/schools-education-ipad-students/50480836/1
iPads show Meyer Jewish Academy students a new dimension to the 3 R’s, The Palm Beach Post News, 9/19/11: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/schools/ipads-show-meyer-jewish-academy-students-a-new-1866902.html
Southwest Ranches school issues 800 iPads to students, SunSentinel.com, 9/30/11: http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-09-30/news/fl-cn-ipads-1002-20110930_1_ipads-high-tech-program-student-body
iPads enter the classroom, PJStar.com, 9/28/11: http://www.pjstar.com/business/x609832039/iPads-enter-the-classroom
Math that Moves: Schools Embrace the iPad, NY Times (online) Education Section, 1/4/11: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/05/education/05tablets.html?_r=1
More iPads at St. Agnes, The Archdiocese of Miami, 9/29/11: http://www.miamiarch.org/ip.asp?op=Article_11929263661
Ipads help special education students in Roanoke County, WDBJ7.com, 9/22/11: http://articles.wdbj7.com/2011-09-22/ipad_30191854
Unified iPads costing $100K, TheJournalTimes.com, 9/29/11: http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_6fa5cebe-eac7-11e0-a2ff-001cc4c03286.html
Kindergarteners get iPads for school, NECN.com, 9/12/11: http://www.necn.com/09/12/11/Kindergarteners-get-iPads-for-school/landing_scitech.html?blockID=563064&feedID=4213
Marathon City Students Use iPads to Learn in New Ways, WSAW.com, 9/27/11: http://www.wsaw.com/education/headlines/Marathon_City_Students_Use_iPads__130649013.html
In turnabout, teachers give students Apples, hope iPads boost test scores, Las Vegas Sun, 9/14/11: http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/sep/14/turnabout-teachers-give-students-apples-hope-ipads/
iPads in schools: Technology program expanding to Angel Oak, Haut Gap: The Post and Courier, 9/6/11: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2011/sep/06/ipads-in-schools/
iPad use growing at North Jersey schools: NorthJersey.com, 10/4/11: http://www.northjersey.com/news/131031928_iPad_use_growing_at_North_Jersey_schools.html
POWELL INCORPORATES APPLE IPADS IN SCHOOL: KURL8.com, 8/31/11: http://www.kulr8.com/news/wyoming/Powell-Incorporates-Apple-iPads-in-School-128852118.html
iPads slowly popping up in classrooms across NH, The Palm Beach Post News, 9/19/11: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20110918/NEWS04/709189971
Schools to try iPads in classroom, EasyReaderNews.com, 6/28/11: http://www.easyreadernews.com/30383/manhattan-beach-schools-ipad-pilot/
Kent School gives an iPad to each of its 1,400 pupils, Metro.co.uk, 7/14/11: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/869340-kent-school-gives-an-ipad-to-each-of-its-1-400-pupils
iPads Make Learning Fun for Sequoyah Schools Students, Cherokee Nation (cherokee.org), 9/29/11: http://www.cherokee.org/PressRoom/32721/Press_Article.aspx
iPads being used to help kids learn drawing praise, Elk Ridge Star News, 10/3/11: http://erstarnews.com/2011/10/03/ipads-being-used-to-help-kids-learn-drawing-praise/
Prepping for iPads in School, TheJournal.com, 4/28/11: http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/04/28/prepping-for-ipads-in-school.aspx

Feel free to drop a comment and share other articles about iPads in schools, or tell us a little about your school if you’ve been incorporating iPads in the classroom too.

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
iPads In Education – How’s It Going So Far?
Using The iPad As A Digital Whiteboard (Plus 4 Cool Free Apps To Try It Out)
10 Excellent iPad Applications for Teachers

About K. Walsh

Kelly Walsh is CIO at The College of Westchester in White Plains, NY and is the founder and author of EmergingEdTech.com. As an education technology advocate, he frequently delivers presentations on a variety of related topics at schools and conferences across the U.S. Walsh is also an author and online educator, and his latest eBook, "iPads in Education: Implementations, Apps, & Insights" is available for sale in the iBookstore. In his spare time, he records and performs original and cover songs (look for "K. Walsh" on iTunes or Amazon.com or check out his original song videos on here on YouTube ).