Over the last few months, I’ve reported on a number of iPad initiatives at colleges and universities. Eric Lai offers a Google spreadsheet that includes the ones I’ve mentioned as well as several more. The list also has a few school districts […] iPads in Higher Education – A Spreadsheet GuideOctober 22, 2010
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 […] Burley Elementary School Tech Coordinator and Teachers Blogging About iPad ...October 16, 2010
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 […] iPads in Education – Useful Tools for SchoolsOctober 13, 2010
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. iPad and Assistive Apps Help Children CommunicateOctober 13, 2010
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 […] History Textbook Content Moves to iPad in “Beyond Textbooks” InitiativeOctober 9, 2010
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 […] iPads in Higher Education – Ambitious Project at University of ...October 8, 2010