iPads and Other Tablet Devices

8 Great Free Web Resources Focused on Using the iPad in Education

May 13, 2012

Some of the Internet’s best resources dedicated exclusively to educational uses of the iPad. The popularity of the iPad in our schools continues to grow, and with it, the proliferation of related web articles, tips, how-to’s, and so on. This week we searched out some excellent free Internet based web sites and resources dedicated to [...]

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School Administrators as Leaders of iPad Implementation Programs

April 15, 2012

High school Principal David Mahaley discusses his school’s carefully planned and methodically executed approach to iPad implementation. Technology cannot be considered in isolation, defined only by the potential use found in academic literature in a number of fields of study.  Technology should become a supporting element finely integrated into the pedagogy of educators and productivity of [...]

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A unique classroom and teaching organizer app for the iPad (created with input from our readers!)

April 1, 2012

“iTeach Pad” is an easy to use organizer app for K – 12 teachers, developed with your feedback from dozens of EmergingEdTech readers. This new application from Mobile Simplified is a straightforward collection of tools to help K to 12 teachers organize their schedules, lesson plans, to do lists, class & student lists, and more. [...]

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15 Favorite iPad Apps As Selected By Teachers

March 25, 2012

Out of 125 responses from teachers indicating their top 3 apps, these are the apps that were listed most often. Over the last few weeks, we ran a survey asking teachers to tell us about two or three of their favorite iPad apps that they use in an education-related context. Today we share the apps [...]

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Fully Functional Windows 2010 on the iPad, for Free (plus 2 GB of storage) – Onlive Desktop

March 18, 2012

Onlive Desktop’s free Office 2010 on the iPad is brilliantly conceived. A couple weeks ago my son showed me Word 2010, the real thing, working on his iPad, and it didn’t cost him a dime! A closer look revealed a fully functional virtual desktop, courtesy of Onlive Desktop. These folks had been using VD to [...]

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4 Powerful Free Cloud Apps for Teachers

March 11, 2012

These popular free Internet based tools provide excellent functionality that you can access from many devices. The buzz about “the cloud” just seems to keep growing, but the fact is the cloud has been around for years – if you’re using an Internet based tool, you’re using the cloud. Search Engines, YouTube, Facebook – these [...]

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What Are Your Favorite Education Related iPad Apps?

February 29, 2012

Help us update our list and win a $25 iTunes gift card! Almost a year ago we published the article, “10 Excellent iPad Apps for Teachers”, and it’s been the most popular post on the site ever since. However, with the ever expanding availability of iPad apps and the growing number of experienced educators using [...]

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Apple TV In The Classroom – The New Smart Board

February 8, 2012

An iPad and Apple TV can combine to provide an advantageous alternative to more expensive, traditional interactive white boards. Guest writer and High School Principal David Mahaley is using this approach and offers his insights, and observations from educators in his school. With the integration of the iPad into the instructional environment, teachers and students have [...]

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5 Fun Free iPad Math Game Apps

January 4, 2012

These free apps offer fun ways for elementary/primary grade students to practice their math fundamentals. We checked out a bunch of free math games for the iPad that can help younger students reinforce their math basics, focusing only on those rated 4 stars or better. There are quite a few of these. As of this [...]

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Top 5 EmergingEdTech Video Posts for 2011

December 28, 2011

The year’s most popular education technology video blog entries. The EmergingEdTech video channel was very successful in 2011, with subscribership growing steadily and total views now well over 40,000. Based on traffic volume since posting, and focusing on videos that are relatively “self contained” (as opposed to vlog entries which have limited content and are focused on encouraging [...]

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