ipad+class

// Assignment #1 Websites and Articles //
 1- __75 Really Useful iPad Tips and Tricks__. This article explains all of the time saving tricks that you won't read about in your user's manual. It discusses everything from volume, screenshots, battery life and charging as well as specific applications that are time savers. The authors have really made the directions simple and easy to use to help with the application of the hidden tips. Barlow, G. & Brandon, J. (2010). //75 Really Useful iPad Tips and Tricks//. Retrieved from []

2-__100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better__ With more and more kids having iphones, ipods and ipads, this article gives a listing of ways that students can use these handhelds to help them with school work. It gives insight or various applications, study guides, podcasts, vidcasts, tutorials, downloads and information on iTunes U. Even though the article title states iPods, many of the apps and tips are useful on the iPad as well. OEDB. (2008). //100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better.// Retrieved from []

3-__iPad is Just the Beginning__ The author discusses some of the features that should be included in new tablets or to updates for the iPad. There are rumors that Apple is going to make a larger iPad. Another update would be for the ability to print from the iPad. He would like to see more multi-tasking capability, a camera, a USB port, and more standard apps. Crothers, B. (2010, August 8). iPad is just the beginning [Web log comment]. Retrieved from [].

4- __10 Indrustries That The iPad Is Perfect For__ The author discusses 10 professional areas that the iPad can be used in. In the medical field the iPad is already being used for reference material and patient monitoring. It can used to mix music and for reading textbooks for educational use. Realestate agents could use it to bring up listings or housing price graphs. Shopping can be done quite easily on it and it has a bigger screen than the iPhone which makes viewing items easier. Perhaps the police force will turn to iPads instead of laptop computers for cost effectiveness and space saving ability.

Marshall, G. (2010). //10 Industries that the iPad is perfect for.// Retrieved from []

5-__Arnold Schwarzenegger to scrap school textbooks in favour of ebooks__ "It's nonsensical and expensive to look to traditional hard-bound books when information today is so readily available in electronic form," (Tran). This was a quote from Arnold Schwarzenegger, the governor of California, regarding the use of ebooks in schools. He has made a proposal to use digital textbooks rather than the traditional hard-bound books in an effort to save money. Kristin Fierro, a high school teacher in Bakersfield, worries about funding for training students and teachers how to use the new materials, as well as the initial cost of the materials. There is also the question of what will students do that do not have access to a computer at home.

Tran, M. (2009, June 9). Arnold Schwarzenegger to scrap school textbooks in favour of ebooks. //Guardian.// Retrieved from []

Assignment #2 Applications
 * Educational Applications**
 * 1-[[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:3BzW5YIfpqQvQM:http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/003/Purple/69/8b/8c/mzl.iipbylni.75x75-65.jpg width="71" height="71" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/003/Purple/69/8b/8c/mzl.iipbylni.75x75-65.jpg&imgrefurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mypreppal-sat-critical-reading/id355790895%3Fmt%3D8&usg=__SuiWG5RALWS8EcvNoKFbFRKF80c=&h=75&w=75&sz=5&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=3BzW5YIfpqQvQM:&tbnh=71&tbnw=71&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSAT%2BReading%2Bapp%2BMyPrepPal%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]SAT Reading-I plan to use this for some of my more advanced English students to help them expand their vocabulary in preparation for the SAT or ACT test.**
 * 2-[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:a4xXG4eB1iRsMM:http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/012/Purple/30/81/0c/mzl.jchlymhk.100x100-75.jpg width="82" height="82" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/012/Purple/30/81/0c/mzl.jchlymhk.100x100-75.jpg&imgrefurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/how-to-write-it-right/id379385934%3Fmt%3D8&usg=__8gjo-asRO1e6hRJ_EZQYJ0srNQI=&h=100&w=100&sz=7&hl=en&start=2&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=a4xXG4eB1iRsMM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3DFactzilla%2Bapp%2Bicon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Factzilla-I plan to use this as a daily starter for one of my classes. Each day you can select a random fact from various categories.**
 * 3-[[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:-zZ-T0QaBRXFdM:http://atmac.org/wp-content/uploads/dragon-dictation.png width="65" height="65" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://atmac.org/wp-content/uploads/dragon-dictation.png&imgrefurl=http://atmac.org/dictation-for-iphone-ipod-touch&usg=___5G6sg4CfKbGecJQbeSJlZoovUQ=&h=65&w=65&sz=6&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=-zZ-T0QaBRXFdM:&tbnh=65&tbnw=65&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDragon%2BDictation%2Bapp%2Bicon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Dragon Dictation-I will use this for students that need help with writing. You can speak directly in to the ipad and it will type the words that you speak. I will use this for my special education students specifically that have difficulties putting words on a paper.**
 * 4-[[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:4HbBXid4PTE6YM:http://sciencecastle.com/sc/app/webroot/img/news/saturn.jpg width="116" height="87" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://sciencecastle.com/sc/app/webroot/img/news/saturn.jpg&imgrefurl=http://sciencecastle.com/sc/index.php/home/rings_of_saturn_disappear&usg=__OAftGFoHBDhTELfNR-TaplVyp9A=&h=225&w=300&sz=29&hl=en&start=53&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=4HbBXid4PTE6YM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=116&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSaturn%2Bplanets%2Bapp%26start%3D40%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Planets-This is an interactive tool that can be used for students to explore the geography of all of the planets. You can move the planets on any axis to see all sides. It also has the constellations and their locations on a map. Their is a globe of Earth that you are also able to rotate to see all of the bodies or water and land masses. This will be a great hands on tool for the solar system unit for science.**
 * 5-[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:f2kvPVEhdP10iM:http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/006/Purple/9e/0a/fd/mzl.nhyzlygk.100x100-75.jpg width="82" height="82" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/006/Purple/9e/0a/fd/mzl.nhyzlygk.100x100-75.jpg&imgrefurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/memorize-words-for-french/id373863772%3Fmt%3D8&usg=__b4fI-9nd0TyfY4jUZWzW03yvyt4=&h=100&w=100&sz=7&hl=en&start=17&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=f2kvPVEhdP10iM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3DGeoPlay%2Bapp%2Bicon%2Bipad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]GeoPlay-This app is great for learning more about states, countries, capitals, continents and geography in general. It will be a great free-time activity to help students learn more about geography. I like that you can narrow the categories down to just the states or just capitals and that you can adapt it to varying abilities.**
 * 6-[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:Fk7Iqb5plQT0iM:http://www.appsforipad.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/brainpop-featured-movie-ipad-icon.jpg width="73" height="74" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.appsforipad.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/brainpop-featured-movie-ipad-icon.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.appsforipad.net/brainpop-featured-movie-learn-something-new-every-day/&usg=__kPhWvY574U_oyk-UD8Cd9O-wnkQ=&h=80&w=79&sz=2&hl=en&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Fk7Iqb5plQT0iM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=73&prev=/images%3Fq%3DBrainPop%2Bapp%2Bicon%2Bipad%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]BrainPop-I plan to use this as an introduction for some of my units. There is a great Shakespeare selection that basically introduces his background. The students can watch the information and then take the quiz on BrainPop or one that I hand out.**
 * 7-[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:LtmccWqCgJ9ZtM:http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/055/Purple/ff/9d/75/mzl.naxfeywo.480x480-75.jpg width="99" height="129" align="left" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/055/Purple/ff/9d/75/mzl.naxfeywo.480x480-75.jpg&imgrefurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-calculator-free/id374174252%3Fmt%3D8&usg=__eHQ492X3kf33mqfUPJ4RmUf5lgc=&h=480&w=367&sz=53&hl=en&start=5&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=LtmccWqCgJ9ZtM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=99&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbig%2Bcalc%2Bfree%2Bapp%2Bicon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]**
 * Big Calc Free- I will use this app for students that have vision problems. The keys are huge on the ipad and easily viewable.**
 * 8-[[image:http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ubrlYai0x1AyPM:http://appstorehq-production.s3.amazonaws.com/trafficsigns-iphone-176443.185x185.1268471960.67847.jpg width="102" height="102" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://appstorehq-production.s3.amazonaws.com/trafficsigns-iphone-176443.185x185.1268471960.67847.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.appstorehq.com/trafficsigns-iphone-176443/app&usg=__ld8cNQbXPipMbFYGNupRBzknkqY=&h=185&w=185&sz=6&hl=en&start=4&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=ubrlYai0x1AyPM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=102&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtraffic%2Bsigns%2Biphone%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Traffic Signs Lite-I will use this app to help students review the various traffic signs for their sign test portion of the driver's education class and learner's permit test.**

=**Personal Applications**=
 * 9-[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:7s_wAy2d_xnNSM:http://www.ipadappspro.com/static/pic1/quick-graph-alex-restrepo_icon.jpg width="71" height="71" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ipadappspro.com/static/pic1/quick-graph-alex-restrepo_icon.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ipadappspro.com/quick-graph-alex-restrepo-ipad-download.html&usg=__tzSQpvop0TTkJQvL0G2IxItxKMs=&h=75&w=75&sz=4&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=7s_wAy2d_xnNSM:&tbnh=71&tbnw=71&prev=/images%3Fq%3DQuick%2BGraph%2Bapp%2Bicon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Quick Graph-This can be used in any math class in replacement of a graphing calculator. You can plug in variuos formulas, simple to complex, and it will graph it for you.**
 * 10-[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:EGRstisN8yKl_M:http://img.wareseeker.com/software/iphone/Games/index_that-ain-t-it-lite-1.0.0_20475664.jpg width="82" height="82" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://img.wareseeker.com/software/iphone/Games/index_that-ain-t-it-lite-1.0.0_20475664.jpg&imgrefurl=http://iphone.wareseeker.com/free-kazaa-lite/&usg=__SYdeiOpih8dpLlnefwthODAHQXA=&h=100&w=100&sz=17&hl=en&start=9&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=EGRstisN8yKl_M:&tbnh=82&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthat%2Baint%2Bit%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]That Ain't it Lite!-This is another fun app that can be used during free time to help students brush up on everyday trivia. It starts out easy and then becomes more difficult.**
 * 1-[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:UV_IhI1VO7kuNM:http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/055/Purple/79/29/3f/mzl.nqaqvjzc.100x100-75.jpg width="82" height="82" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://a1.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/055/Purple/79/29/3f/mzl.nqaqvjzc.100x100-75.jpg&imgrefurl=http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/accuweather-com/id300048137%3Fmt%3D8&usg=__JqgLlY3F94weQDAJQ6EJHWI-FZs=&h=100&w=100&sz=8&hl=en&start=59&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=UV_IhI1VO7kuNM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dthe%2Bweather%2Bchannel%2Bapp%2Bicon%26start%3D40%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]TWC MAX+- I can keep up to date on the latest weather forecast for my area and see the upcoming weather as well.**
 * 2-[[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:xo1oOoP81oL6yM:http://www.freeipadapps.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/pandora-app-icon.png width="74" height="74" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.freeipadapps.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/pandora-app-icon.png&imgrefurl=http://www.freeipadapps.net/reviews/pandora-ipad-review/&usg=__eClBNo-_9rA3mnJk8Tm5uTfjQaw=&h=80&w=80&sz=10&hl=en&start=15&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=xo1oOoP81oL6yM:&tbnh=74&tbnw=74&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpandora%2Bapp%2Bicon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Pandora- I use this application to listen to my favorite artists while I'm working. I can select an artist and it will choose other artists that are similar to the that genre of song.**
 * 3-[[image:http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:akneoYA4h8WyFM:http://iphoneapps.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-moron-test.jpg width="129" height="86" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://iphoneapps.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/the-moron-test.jpg&imgrefurl=http://iphoneapps.org/applications/the-moron-test-find-out-the-truth-with-the-moron-test&usg=__6wQvij6XOqZjH6HxvIC3VbYQ2R0=&h=320&w=480&sz=60&hl=en&start=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=akneoYA4h8WyFM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmoron%2Btest%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Moron Test-This is a fun app that has you read directions and think quickly to select the correct answer. It is more of a brain teaser and it is relaxing.**
 * 4-[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:vVFjWdvKtvWyNM:http://www.appbite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bump-app-review-150x150.jpg width="83" height="83" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.appbite.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/bump-app-review-150x150.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.appbite.com/iphone-app-review-bump/&usg=__uPDpLKs0MMdTheWgEX8cywFEfz4=&h=103&w=103&sz=28&hl=en&start=14&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=vVFjWdvKtvWyNM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=83&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbump%2Bapp%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]Bump-I can use this app to share my contact lists, photos and other information with another user simply by "bumping" our handhelds together.**
 * 5-[[image:http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:fLHjmCwAQa7zhM:http://images.twittown.com/facebook/108/108227.jpeg width="98" height="98" link="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.twittown.com/facebook/108/108227.jpeg&imgrefurl=http://twittown.com/social-networks/facebook/facebook-applications/education/55000-amazing-quotes&usg=__weFFxAfCvuXrhv9DC30yQKIt4KI=&h=160&w=160&sz=12&hl=en&start=12&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=fLHjmCwAQa7zhM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3D55,000%2Bamazing%2Bquotes%2Bapp%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26tbs%3Disch:1"]]55K Quotes-This app provides "55,000" quotes. You can select them based on author, category or keyword. You can even save your favorites for further viewing. I prefer the random setting for a little inspiration each day.**

//Audiobooks / E-Books //

Educational Use- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain, M. (n.d.). //The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.// Available from []