Apps For Learning: The Gnome & The Sheep (English) (Arabic) Platform: iOS (Android available soon) Price: Free Grade Levels: K-5 Content Area: Reading/Literacy Developer Description: “Deep in the lush, green forests live the gnome and his sheep, happily,…
by Terry Heick iPad sales are giving up some ground to Android-powered tablets. According to market research[i], Apple’s market share of the tablet market was down 14% in the 3Q of 2012, with 55% of…
If you’ve got a pulse, using the iPad in the classroom is something you’re at least interested in on some level. It’s either why you’re here, something you want to understand better, or you loathe…
Innovative Educational Apps: The Elements: A Visual Exploration App: The Elements: A Visual Exploration Platform: iOS Price: $13.99 Grade Levels: K-20+ (though probably not great for early elementary) Content Area: Science (though an argument could be made for…
Free educational apps have been a boon to innovation in mobile learning. For free, teachers can try out new approaches to learning with iPads and Android devices. Anything from basic arithmetic and spelling practice all…
by Ben Lovegrove, inkids.com.au While most educators and teachers are aware of the benefits that can arise in the classroom through the use of iPads and tablets, budgetary constraints can often limit the way that technology can…
Whether you’re interesting in blending, flipping, personalizing, or differentiating your classroom, technology can be a huge help. Technology gives students direct access to content, which frees the teacher up for other roles. iPads function exceptionally…
Innovative Educational Apps is not a traditional review, but rather a quick, simple way to keep you up-to-date on the very best in educational apps. We simply shine a light on an apps we think are…
iPads are neat little devices that can pretty much do it all: play music, support interactive content, reshape how we think of textbooks, produce high-quality videos, and even take a step back and function as…
So the iPad, then. Pop culture’s plaything and #edtech’s darling. It’s an app library, a media consumption device, and a mobile learning tool that makes yesterday’s graphing calculators, smartboards, and laptops look like abacuses. So…
by simplyzesty.com The relationship between desktop and tablet hasn’t been the smoothest, when tablets started growing in popularity two years ago, many predicted that it would phase out the laptop as our device of choice….
Taking a screenshot with an iPad comes in handy more than you might think as you integrate Apple’s latest technology in the classroom. Whether you’re walking students through the installation of an app, the configuration…
