Click here for UPDATED article. Apple just made it easier to find free apps in the App Store, including a new “Try Before You Buy” section. Here you can find free and lite versions of apps you can test-drive before deciding whether or […]
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148Apps is an app review site that covers the iPhone, iPod touch and now the iPad. 148Apps also sponsors the Best App Ever Awards. The apps are separated into a number of categories, including several applicable to education. Each category […]
Best App Ever Awards
IEAR is a grassroots community of educators who are examining the value of educational apps. Though not specifically focused on the iPad, IEAR has started an iPad special interest group and several authors have published iPad related articles. For example, iPads in science, iPad for content […]
IEAR – Education Apps Review by Educators
Two recent studies offer fascinating glimpses into how people are using their iPads, which categories of apps dominate, and how other portable computing devices such as netbooks, e-readers and gaming consoles may be affected. Alok Saboo, writing for truVoIPbuzz, studied iPhone […]
Studies Indicate How iPads Are Being Used
The site Online Classes recently published a list of 40 Amazingly Educational iPad Apps for Kids (broken link removed). Topics are Language and Vocabulary, History, Math and Science, Reading, Art and Music, and General Education and Life Skills. Brief description […]