iPad Classroom

This NING, a social networking site, was created by Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to explore innovative ways iPads can be used to increase student motivation and engagement in learning.

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MapProjector with Google Maps - Send Maps from Your iPad to your Projector or TV

Cost $ 1.99 - Create unlimited maps with landmarks on your iPad and display to your projector.Read an unbiased review:…Continue

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Started by Patricia Kennedy in iPad Apps Mar 22.

Adobe Photoshop Touch app

Looking forward to Adobe Photoshop Touch app. Under the right lighting conditions and the iPad 3 students will be able to take quality photos.http://goo.gl/Cem3JContinue

Tags: classroom, education, resources, iPads, ipadclassroom

Started by Patricia Kennedy in iPad Apps Mar 18.

1,000 Educational Apps Organized by Subject and Price.

Take a look at this website with a comprehensive list of 1,000 educational apps organized by subject and price.http://edudemic.com/2012/02/1000-apps/A better view in Google docs:…Continue

Tags: education, resources, classroom, iPads, ipadclassroom

Started by Patricia Kennedy in iPad Apps Mar 18.

Share how you integrate technology into curriculum

In the last couple years, we have seen the development of many new technologies that have the potential to transform how we reach our students. Interactive whiteboards, smart phones, iPods, iPads, tablets and laptops are all tools that can be…Continue

Started by Patricia Kennedy in Topics for open discussion and sharing Mar 11.

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Started by Patricia Kennedy in Member Introductions Mar 11.

Mirror Your iPad 2 Wirelessly to a Mac with the Reflection App

If you would like to mirror your iPad2 to a Mac running Lion OSX 10.7.2. that also connects to a projector, then the Reflection app may be worth looking at. This Mac app uses AirPlay to mirror…Continue

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Started by Patricia Kennedy in iPad Apps Mar 11.

Microfiber Towels

Our school found a solution for cleaning  iPad screens. We purchased microfiber towels (generally used for cleaning cars)and cut each towel into fourths. Students swipe before returning iPads to the cart at the end of a period and they are ready for…Continue

Tags: tips, iPad, Cleaning

Started by Patricia Kennedy in Tips and Tricks Mar 11.

Share This Tip With Your "Thumb Texting" Students

I have noticed that many of our "thumb texting" students are using the split keyboard on the iPads. Perhaps, they already know that you can also move the keyboard around the page but I didn't.iPad Tips: How To Move the Split Keyboard Around the Page…Continue

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Started by Patricia Kennedy in Tips and Tricks Feb 11.

 

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Apple has released a new Mac app named Configurator for managing groups of iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices for schools.

Mac Configurator is essentially an user friendly version of the iPhone Configuration Utility, pushing configuration profiles to iOS devices that a school has configured as managed devices.This free utility can be used to manage up to 30 devices at a… Continue

Posted by Patricia Kennedy on March 7, 2012 at 9:10pm

Deleting Photos from the Camera Roll on Shared Devices

If your iPads are shared by students, the camera roll fills up rather quickly. Art found this on a blog and it sure is a quick fix versus indivdually deleting potentially 100s of photos per device.

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Posted by Patricia Kennedy on March 7, 2012 at 10:00am

The Twitteraholic’s Ultimate Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitter

There are plenty of articles, tip sheets, and tutorials about how to use Twitter, more specifically, how to use it in education. However, I like this particular blog post because it is a clear and to the point, crash course in… Continue

Posted by Patricia Kennedy on February 26, 2012 at 10:06am

Your Personal Learning Networks - Updated

I copied this post from the CGHS "Sharing Resources" blog originally posted on October 21, 2008 to this NING. Interesting how the web 2.0 tools have evolved.

Web 2.0, wikis, blogs, podcasts, screencasts, social bookmarking,…

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Posted by Patricia Kennedy on February 4, 2012 at 9:00am

Cardinal Gibbons iPad Initiative - Keynote Presentation - December, 2011.

The Keynote presentation for our iPad deployment to date is now published for your viewing.

http://www.cghsfl.org/movies/iPad_Journey/index.html 

Posted by Patricia Kennedy on December 12, 2011 at 3:15pm

IOS 5 Allows Folders to be Created in the Camera Roll

Yes!

Finally a solution for organizing student photos on shared iPads!

By default, the iPad drops all of your images into a single folder called Camera Roll, which can quickly become cluttered when students are collecting images for…

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Posted by Patricia Kennedy on October 25, 2011 at 12:03pm

Are You a Thumb Typer? The iPad Now Has a Split Keyboard.

 

It's pretty awesome if you have large hands or like to thumb type.

The show/hide button on the iPad keyboard has gained new options. Tapping and holding this button will bring up options to Undock or Split the keyboard, as shown…

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Posted by Patricia Kennedy on October 22, 2011 at 10:27am

How to Install eBooks on Your iPad

Many free, public domain eBooks are now available in ePub format. That's great news for educators as the iPad supports ePub. Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.com) claims most of their books are ePub ready.…

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Posted by Patricia Kennedy on September 26, 2011 at 6:49pm

Florida Virtual Curriculum Marketplace

FLORIDA VIRTUAL CURRICULUM MARKETPLACE is a free online resource to provide educators a single point of access for finding and using standards-aligned digital content.

 

As part of the Florida Department of Education’s Strategic Plan to… Continue

Posted by Marcie Eickhorn on June 1, 2011 at 9:37pm

Learn How to Manage and Sync Your iPad with iTunes.

Syncing your iPad to your computer on a regular basis is crucial. The iTunes  program on your computer serves as your iPad’s home base for updating and backing up files. When you connect your iPad to your computer using the USB…

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Posted by Patricia Kennedy on May 28, 2011 at 1:30pm

 
 
 

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