Classroom+Use

=Classroom Use of iPads: =

Source: @http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2010/04/23/ipad-2/
 * How can teachers use Ipads in the classroom? Here are 9 ideas:**

**20 Interesting Ways to Use iPads: **A great document is shared by Tom Barrett:
 * 1) **Load iPads with eBooks** and then select and **assign reading groups for certain books**. Simply hand the iPad to a group of students and have them read a book together.
 * 2) **Select****movies to view** and again, hand them to groups of students. Then, have them **use the iPad to write to a class blog or online course site, responding to discussion prompts.**
 * 3) **Use the iPad just like any Internet-connected computer,** having students use **Google Docs** (install the Google Mobile apps) for **collaborative writing and multimedia creation** activities.
 * 4) Have students search for **podcasts** in iTunes on a **topic of study and listen to them on the iPad**.
 * 5) Watch any of quality online shows, searching by the topic of study, bookmarking and maintaining a list and c**ritique of sources**.
 * 6) Research the various iPad apps and have students **list and critique them, creating an online resource guide for the iPad and school activities using Google Sites.**
 * 7) Try out various **Twitter apps for the iPad, such as TweetFlow** and set up a class Twitter account to keep track of activities throughout the school year.
 * 8) Purchase the ** Keynote app and teach your students how to prepare professional presentations **, using multimedia learning principles.
 * 9) Learn along with your students and take a class on iPhone and mobile development, working on an iPad app for your school.
 * [|20_Interesting_Ways_to_use_an_iPad_in_the_Cla.pdf]

**Schools Using iPads **

 * **Ft. Calhoun Public Schools:** http://fc-ipads.wikispaces.com/
 * **Orange County Public Schools:**@http://teacher.ocps.net/groups/ipodsintheclassroom/
 * **Canby School District ~** Canby,Oregon ~ This school has a great wiki that others are finding helpful: http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/ipodusergroup/
 * **Berthoud, Colorado School District:**http://ipad.berthoudelementary.com/ (Reading, Math, 4th & 5th Grade)
 * **Teacher Blog on IPad Project & Deployment in schools:** http://speirs.org/
 * **Franklin Academy High School Wake Forest, NC,** Piloting in AP History, Primary Contact is MahaleyD@franklinacademy.org Information Site is here http://ipadfa.wikispaces.com/

**What is Being Written About iPads in Schools: **
Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand Web Site: @http://learninginhand.com/ipad/
 * ** "iPad, IListen,IRead," __Edutopia__: **http://www.edutopia.org/ipod-technology-improving-reading-skill