The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom How Students Benefit From Using Social Media 14.60K Views 0 Likes A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be. However, social media offers plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity, and if you take a moment to think about it, it's not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. 100 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About 44.24K Views 0 Likes We're always trying to figure out the best tools for teachers, trends in the education technology industry, and generally doing our darnedest to bring you new and exciting ways to enhance the classroom. To Flip Or Not Flip?
Top 10 best tips and tricks for new iPhone and iPad users | TiPb New to iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad and wondering what tips and tricks you really need to know to get started? Have friends and family that are new to iPhone and would love to have a handy link to send them? Look no further. Carefully curated below are TiPb's top 10 tips and tricks for new users -- everything you need to know to get going now. Note: If you're really brand new, check out our New User Guide first, the fastest way to get up and running and enjoying your new device. How the Home button works: Navigation, Multitasking, Accessibility, Restart, Reboot, Recovery, and DFU Because the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad have only a few buttons, the Home button does a ton of different things. Typing tips and keyboard shortcuts for iPhone and iPad Wish you had a faster way to insert punctuation or get to caps or numbers on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad virtual keyboard? How to protect your iPhone or iPad with a Passcode Lock How to set up a Passcode Lock How to take a screenshot Your top tip?
100 iPad Tips and Tricks.pdf Students Tackle Physics With iPads | uknow.uky.edu LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 29, 2011) — It's 11:30 a.m. on a Thursday, and we're about to have a scientific throwdown. University of Kentucky freshmen pull out their iPads, gather in small groups around 21st century tables and begin to discuss physics problems in a way that's as far from conventional as the touch screens they are intently gazing upon. This is just a typical afternoon for physics and astronomy Professor and Chair Mike Cavagnero's experimental A&S Wired research course: the Science of Measurement. "Measurement and observation are the foundations of science," Cavagnero said. The 26 A&S Wired students who registered for the eight-week class have carried out customary physics coursework, but have also been asked to come up with their own projects. The ultimate goal is for students to take on one of four measurement projects from around campus and complete the endeavor using iPad measuring tools. With a built-in camera, the iPad can serve as a compass to measure magnetic fields.
50 really useful iPad 2 tips and tricks An absolute gem of an article by John Brandon and Graham Barlow from MacLife on 30th March over at TechRadar. This is going to become my iPad manual from here on in. Customised iPads for all iPad 2 tips and original iPad tips - get 'em here! With great new features like two video cameras, a faster processor and a thinner design, the iPad 2 is the world's best tablet device. iPad 2 review It's also fully capable of running the latest version of Apple's iOS operating system and great apps like iMovie and GarageBand. 1. iOS now supports folders. 2. Double-clicking the Home button shows you all the apps that are running on your iPad in a bar along the bottom of the screen. 3. The internet got mightily upset when Orientation Lock was replaced with Mute on the iPad during the last iOS update. 4. If you're carrying around sensitive data, you can now enable a feature that'll erase all the data on the device if someone inputs the incorrect passcode 10 times. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
How to Set Up Gmail for School iPads and iPods One challenge for teachers with students using devices like iPad and iPod touch is collecting student work. Unfortunately, there is not one consistent way for apps to export what a user creates. Some apps connect to Dropbox, some share through iTunes, some export to a website, some share through an IP address, but most apps email content as an attachment. In order to send images, movies, and documents as an attachment, email must be set up on the device. I think the best solution is to give each student an email account and teach them to use it responsibly. The answer I've seen many schools use is Gmail. It's time consuming to create email accounts for each and every device. After creating the Gmail account at mail.google.com/mail/signup, you'll have to do this on each device that will use that account: Launch the Mail app or go to Mail, Contacts, Calendars in the Settings app on iPad or iPod touch to add the account.Choose Gmail. Email is ready to use!
How to Set Up and Configure All the New Features in iOS 5 iOS 5 is out and there are plenty of new features, some of which require a little bit of set up. We'll walk you through the entire process so you're up and running in just a few minutes. Click on the feature you want to set up for a video walkthrough and written instructions as well. How to Set Up Wi-Fi Sync in iOS 5 One of the most exciting things that iOS 5 offers is the ability to sync without plugging your iDevice into your computer. How to Set Up iCloud in iOS 5 Apple's had a few false starts with .Mac and MobileMe, but iCloud promises to be the push sync we've all wanted on our iPhones. How to Configure Notification Center in iOS 5 Notifications Center finally rids us of those annoying pop-up alerts Apple forced upon us, but not every type of notification on your iDevice defaults to the new, less-obtrusive method. How to Configure iOS 5's Awesome Built-in Text Expansion It seems Apple added text expansion to iOS 5 and decided not to mention it.
iPad Insight | iPad blog for app reviews, news, tips,how-tos Seven Hidden Features of the iPad Camera Connection Kit Many people wouldn’t take a second look at the $29 iPad Camera Connection Kit because they could simply transfer photos and videos from their computer via iTunes. But, this little unsuspecting accessory has hidden powers, with which comes great responsibility. Not really, but there are a few things that the Dock Connector to USB dongle does that aren’t advertised. The things it can connect to could save you some money, and add features, too! So read ahead to find out the seven hidden features Apple doesn’t want you to know the Camera Kit can do. Attach USB Keyboards - Savings: $69 If you already own a USB keyboard, like the one connected to your Mac, then you are in luck. Apple’s own iPad Keyboard Dock costs $69 to do something that you can do with a $29 adapter and a USB keyboard. Just connect your iPad USB camera connector, plug in your USB keyboard, and you're good to go. USB Audio Devices - Savings: $30-100 If your headset has a mic on it, you'll be able to utilize that as well.
Games, Pop-Ups, 3D, and More – The iPad is Changing Books Forever Hogworld lets you guide Gnart through a story that is a hybrid of book and video game. I grew up on a healthy regimen of Choose-Your-Own Adventure books, Nintendo, and role playing games, but even I am intimidated by the new brand of interactive storytelling that is flooding the iPad. More designers are exploring how the frenzy around Apple’s tablet computer is evolving e-books into something new. First on our list of the kind of interactive stories is Hogworld by Snowcastle Studios in Norway. What if you’re not a child? Also from Tool of North America is something that I can’t really call a story, but is still close enough to the genre that I find it interesting. Okay, okay. A little tamer of a book is Alice by Atomic Antelope. In a similar vein to Alice is The Little Mermaid and Other Stories by H.C. If you’re looking for a similar story that’s easier on the budget, GameCollage also has Three Little Pigs, a pop-up style e-book for $4. [image credits: Snowcastle Studios]