March 2011
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Follow This Link to the NEW iPad Academy!
http://ipadacademy.com Posted via email from iPad Academy
November 2010
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Tumblr Blog No Longer Updated
Thanks to all who’ve followed iPad Academy here on Tumblr and who reblogged my posts. I’ve built a new and much better iPad Academy. Please follow iPad Academy at http://ipadacademy.com
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knowledge to improve your iPad IQ
information on iPad projects at other colleges, universities and schools
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October 2010
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New iPad Academy - Sneak Peek Gallery
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New iPad Academy Coming Soon! Richer Content,...
During the last few weeks, I’ve been busy creating a new iPad Academy. You’ll find: • More tips and tutorials • Ways to improve your personal productivity and professional skills • Better navigation and organization • Commenting on posts • An exciting new look More on the new site soon. Watch for updates here! Posted via email from iPad Academy
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Special Education Section of the App Store - iPad...
Yesterday I pointed you to a Special Education section in the App Store. Here’s a second link that features apps specifically for the iPad. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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Apple Adds Special Education Section to the App...
Apple has added a Special Education section to the app store. The new section includes ten categories: Sign Language, Communication, Accessible Readers, Diagnostics & Reference, Emotional Development, Seeing & Hearing, Language Development, Literacy & Learning, Organization, and Life Skills. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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Traveling? Consider Taking the iPad and Leaving...
Pete Mortensen, writing for Cult of Mac, tells how he depended on the iPad while traveling overseas for nearly a month. In his first article, he tells what tasks worked well on the iPad, comments on the gestural interface, and assesses the iPad is as a traveling device. In a followup article, he lists 10 reasons why you should take the iPad instead of a laptop or notebook computer on your next...
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Free App Offers TED Talks on the iPad
TED is a nonprofit group that seeks to spread good ideas through a number of talks. TED stands for Technology - Entertainment - Design, and most of the talk topics address one of those categories. TED offers hundreds of the best talks and performances at TED.com, and now the TED app is available for the iPad. You can explore using themes or tags, select talks according to how much time you have,...
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Keynote for the iPad - How to Add Presenter's...
Apple’s Keynote presentation program for the iPad was recently updated. The update includes a number of improvements but two features are still missing - a good size slide preview and the ability to include presenter’s notes. Edwin Lam, developer of the app 2Screens - Presentation Expert, shows how you can add these features. The process requires a few steps and uses the 2Screens app...
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NY Times Expanded App Free For Now with...
The New York Times is replacing the free Editor’s Choice app with a much expanded version in the NYTimes for iPad app. The new app has over 25 sections of content. Full, free access requires registration and is available for a limited time. Transition to a paid subscription model begins in early 2011. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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Apple's Pages App for iPad Updated
Apple recently updated the Pages word processing app for the iPad. Improvements include better font matching when opening a Pages or MS Word file, word count for a document, opening a .txt file from the iPad’s Mail application, as well as importing and exporting existing tables of contents, document sections, footnotes and endnotes. Those who have Apple’s MobileMe service now have the...
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Burley Elementary School Tech Coordinator and...
Fellow Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) Carolyn Skibba is the Technology Coordinator for the Burley School in Chicago. She recently asked me to take a look at the blog she set up to document Burley’s iPad implementation. I did and you should too. Burley teachers and students are using iPads in five first and second grade classrooms. Carolyn and the teachers are sharing what they and the...
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Discovery Education Offers Streaming Content for...
Discovery Education, a provider of streaming videos and other resources for the classroom, has added streaming to the iPad. The new iPad version offers more than 33,000 educational videos in an HTML5 player, and will add other multimedia elements in upcoming months. Discovery Education streaming is now available in about half of U.S. schools. Educators may remember them as United Streaming. ...
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Verizon Begins Selling the iPad October 28. Is the...
Apple and Verizon announced today that beginning Oct. 28, Verizon will begin selling the iPad at more than 2000 company stores. Verizon’s iPad won’t use an internal SIM card (like AT&T) to access the Verizon cellular network. Instead, you’ll be able to bundle the iPad with one of Verizon’s pocket-size, portable MiFi cards, called the MiFi 2200. The MiFi acts as a...
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iPads in Education - Useful Tools for Schools
Denise Harrison, writing for THE Journal, takes a comprehensive look at the iPad and what it means for education. She considers the attributes of the device itself, as well as a number of apps and add-ons that make it a useful tool for schools. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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iPad and Assistive Apps Help Children Communicate
A few weeks ago I wrote about how the iPad shows promise for helping children with autism. Today a Wall Street Journal article describes how the iPad is helping children with speech and communication difficulties. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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iPad Resources for Administrators - Apps, Articles...
The Mid-Hudson Regional Information Center website has a large collection of iPad Resources for Administrators. The information is divided in to two sections, one with recommended apps and another with suggested articles and websites. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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iPads Finding Favor for Use in Government Business
Local governments in the U.S. and the German parliament are using the iPad to save paper, access information and support decision making. Stateside, a number of municipalities are exploring the use of iPads for conducting government business. In the German parliament, iPads are now welcome but other computers are not. However, as the first article points out, not everyone thinks this is a good...
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iPad Adapter Combines USB and SD Card Reader
In a previous post I wrote back in June, I described how to use Apple’s iPad Camera Connection kit to connect USB headsets and other devices. You may recall Apple’s kit has two connectors, one for USB and one for an SD card. USBfever has combined both adapters into a single unit that plugs into the 30 pin connector. More in this MacWorld article.Improve your iPad IQ! Get the eBook ...
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Apple's Remote App Update Adds iPad Version to...
The recent update to the free Remote app from Apple adds an iPad version that takes advantage of the iPad’s large screen. The Remote app allows you to control iTunes running on your computer over a Wi-Fi network and also works with Apple TV. The iPad interface is nearly identical to iTunes on your computer or the iPod app on the iPad. Hands-on review at ars technica. Posted via email ...
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Kindle App for iPad Updated - Gets iBooks Two Page...
The update for Amazon’s Kindle app for iPad includes a landscape mode with two column display. Select titles now also have access to Amazon’s Shelfari for character, plot, and series info from within the ebook itself. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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Suggestions for History Apps for the iPad
My previous post addressed using the iPad to replace history textbook content. The Toronto version of examiner.com offers recommendations for history apps for the iPad. The article doesn’t include links, so I’ve listed them here. Prices range from 99 cents for the trains app to $14.99 for the Oxford app.Oxford dictionary of world historyEngland’s striking history (about coins)Black...
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History Textbook Content Moves to iPad in "Beyond...
Some 300 students in four Virginia school districts will use Apple iPads loaded with interactive media and applications to replace traditional history textbook content. The project is part of the Beyond Textbooks initiative, designed to explore the potential of wireless technology and digital textbooks to enhance teaching and learning. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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iPads in Higher Education - Ambitious Project at...
Later this month, the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development will issue iPads to all freshmen, about 450 total. Students are receiving the devices this fall so they can be prepared to use them for spring coursework. Faculty will examine how iPad use relates to student retention, engagement and learning outcomes. Private funding, not tuition, is paying for the...
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iPad in Higher Education - Apps for Scholars
At the University of Vermont, the Center for Teaching and Learning is hosting iPads for Scholars roundtables. A recent gathering yielded a list of apps that may be useful for scholars. Posted via email from iPad Academy
Owners of Digital Reading Devices Read More
A recent survey suggests those who own digital reading devices read more books, magazines and newspapers than people without the devices. The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday on the poll of 1,816 U.S. Consumers done by the Harrison Group. The article points out the sponsors of the poll do have a vested interest in the topic. Details of the study here.
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iPads in Higher Education - Faculty Learning...
I’ve reported on iPad projects and pilots at colleges and universities in previous posts. Indiana University is approaching the integration of iPads through Faculty Learning Communities (FLCs). The primary goal of an FLC is to explore best practices in teaching and learning. Each FLC has eight faculty and three FLCs are working on iPad integration. These 24 faculty will share iPad kits of 25...
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iPad - One of the Most Popular Consumer...
Leander Kahney from Cult of Mac tells how the iPad is on track to become the fastest selling consumer electronics product in history. The comparison is with current record holder, the DVD player. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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11 Ways People Are Using the iPad to Create...
Business Insider recently showcased 10 Ways People Are Using The iPad To Create Content. There are actually 11 examples in all, ranging from common uses such as blogging and writing, to creative uses such as finger painting portraits and being an iPad DJ. Videos accompany most of the examples. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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11 Ways People Are Using the iPad to Create...
Business Insider recently showcased 10 Ways People Are Using The iPad To Create Content. There are actually 11 examples in all, ranging from common uses such as blogging and writing, to creative uses such as finger painting portraits and being an iPad DJ. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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11 Ways People Are Using the iPad to Create...
Business Insider recently showcased 10 Ways People Are Using The iPad To Create Content. There are actually 11 examples in all, ranging from common uses such as blogging and writing, to creative uses such as finger painting portraits and being an iPad DJ. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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GoodReader App Update Adds PDF Annotation
I’ve mentioned the GoodReader app several times in previous posts and wrote about it specifically here. Another one of those posts discussed digital document annotation on the iPad, where iAnnotate PDF was featured. The latest update to GoodReader adds annotation and other features to what is already a capable productivity app. You can now add highlights, notes, markups and drawings to PDF...
September 2010
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iPad Academy eBook Now Available
A few days ago, I wrote about a new eBook I’ve been working on. I’m happy to announce iPad Academy: Tips, Tricks and Clever Techniques is now available. Chapter Zero shows beginners (and others) where to get free guides and video tutorials. The rest of the chapters offer dozens of practical and purposeful tips, and a few just plain playful. It’s an inexpensive, how-to book with a...
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Books, eBooks and Reading - Survey of Parents and...
The NY Times reported yesterday on results of a study from publisher Scholastic. The survey explored the attitudes and behaviors of parents and their children, ages 6 to 17, toward reading books in print and on digital devices. The majority of these children are interested in reading an eBook, and a third indicate they would read more books if they had access to eBooks. However, about two-thirds...
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50 Free iPad Apps
The website Art of the iPhone has a recently updated list of free iPad apps. You may not agree with all the choices, but I found a few to add to my collection. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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iPads in Education - Apps, Articles and the Agile...
Ian Wilson writes about iPads in Education. His site offers recommendations for apps in art, geography, history, literacy, numeracy, music, productivity and science. He also comments on why schools should use iPads. Most intriguing is his description of “technology spaces” as a means of classifying five broad categories of educational technology devices. He contends the iPad defines a...
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iPad Learning Lab Blog
The iPad Learning Lab by the Masie Center is a blog exploring the learning capabilities of the iPad. Contributors generally write about personal experiences, often adding advice or analysis. When you visit, don’t miss the heartwarming story and photos in My 88 years old Granny loves the iPad. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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iPad Academy E-book Coming Soon
Over the past few months, I’ve written a number of tips and tutorials for the iPad. These include how to:
Quickly jump to the top of a web page in Safari
Connect your iPad to a TV or projector
Make web clip icons look better
Sync your web browser bookmarks with your iPad
Use other devices with the USB adapter in Apple’s iPad Camera Connection
These tips and tutorials, along...
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iPad Competitors Coming to Market
ZDNet reports on a number of anticipated challengers to Apple’s iPad. There may be as many as seven new tablet models by early next year (not counting rumors about a smaller iPad model). Just how many they’ll be and how well they’ll do is anyone’s guess. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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E-textbook Experiments - Comments from Creators...
In recent weeks I’ve written about both Inkling and Reed College. Lynn Neary at NPR brings us a story concerning e-textbooks that addresses both topics. The CEO of Inkling talks about the future of textbooks, a Reed College professor compares Kindle and iPad pilots at Reed, and three students comment on the iPad as a replacement for textbooks and other course readings. Posted via...
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Free VLC Video Player Arrives in the App Store
Video files come in a variety of formats. VLC is a free, popular desktop application for playing formats that ordinarily wouldn’t play or would require conversion to be compatible (a process known as transcoding). VLC is now available for the iPad. Early reviews are mixed, but VLC is free and worth a try for those video formats you couldn’t play on the iPad before today. Pre-release...
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Is the iPad Hurting Netbook, Notebook and Laptop...
The Wall Street Journal caused a stir a few days ago, when it reported Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn as saying the iPad was reducing sales of laptop PCs, especially notebooks, by as much as 50%. Dunn has since clarified what he sees as shifts in consumption patterns due to Apple’s tablet device. Other sources have now weighed in on the topic. More here. Posted via email from iPad Academy ...
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Mossberg Comments on Three Book Reader Apps for...
Tech pundit Walt Mossberg offers a review of three ways to read books on the iPad. He discusses the pros and cons of reading with Apple’s iBooks app, Amazon’s Kindle app, and the Barnes & Noble iPad app called Nook. As he points out, this is not a review of e-reader devices, but a review of three reader apps that run on the iPad. Posted via email from iPad Academy
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Wireless Printing for the iPad Confirmed in iOS...
Apple released the beta version of iOS 4.2 to developers a few days ago. The update includes AirPrint, wireless printing software for the iPad and recent models of the iPhone and iPod touch devices. AirPrint should support a range of printers over Wi-Fi when the operating system update becomes available sometime in November. More in this article at ZDNet UK.The article also states this...
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The iPad - Corporate View Confirms Advantages and...
Ed Sperling at Forbes.com recently interviewed Sanju Bansal on the impact of Apple’s iPad in the corporate environment. Bansal is COO at Microstrategy, a leading company in software to support data analysis and decision making, known as business intelligence technology. The article covers how mobile devices such as the iPad are being used in his company and elsewhere, as well as potential...
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University of Adelaide Will Replace Science...
In previous posts I’ve written about iPad projects and pilots at U.S. colleges and universities. Not all projects are happening in the U.S. however. The University of Adelaide in Australia plans to replace traditional undergraduate science textbooks with iPad versions. As a result, all students who enroll in an undergraduate science degree for 2011 will get a free iPad. Print-based science...
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Dr. Seuss Apps 50% Off in the iTunes Store
The Dr. Seuss iPhone / iPod touch / iPad apps are 50% off starting today. The limited time offer is in honor of the 50th anniversary of the children’s classic Green Eggs and Ham. Children can listen to the narrated story with words highlighted as they are read, play the book like a movie with narration and automatic page turning, or read the book in the traditional way. Other features include word...
Switching iTunes Stores - Choosing the Country to...
Those who followed the myFry link in my previous post may have found themselves in the U.K. store, wondering how to get back to their usual iTunes store. Scroll down and look in the lower right corner of the iTunes Store screen. See the “flag button” icon? Click it to select your country of choice.
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Stephen Fry Autobiography App - New Ways to...
Stephen Fry, the English entertainer, author, blogger and Twitter superstar, has just released an autobiography titled The Fry Chronicles. In addition to the standard book and audiobook formats, his autobiography is available as an iPhone/iPod touch app and (soon to be released) iPad app called myFry. The app uses a visual display index wheel for navigation and a non-linear structure to encourage...
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California Schools Testing Digital Textbook for...
A year long pilot program in four California schools will place 400 iPads in the hands of middle school students. Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt worked with Apple to develop the app called “HMH Fuse: Algebra 1” for the program. The math app essentially replaces the 800 page algebra textbook students would normally use. A research firm will conduct a study of the project, comparing...
