Follow @ed_apps   If you’ve recently gotten an iPad or a set of iPads in your school and you’re not sure what to do with them, here are four things you can do right away:   1. Share content or apps on your projector Certainly the least interactive and engaging for students, this may be one of the easiest ways to get your group of students participating with content from your iPad. Apps like Qwiki or Google Earth that share information visually and interactively; Sharing photos or videos shot in...

Follow @ed_apps   The purpose of this post is to help teachers who are very new to their iPads understand basic operation to be able to begin using their iPad in their classroom with students.   In this post: Connecting to and surfing the Internet Using Email Taking Pictures and Video Apps Installed on your iPad Finding and Installing New Apps Organizing and Finding Your Apps Connecting to The Internet   Surfing the Internet With Your iPad Adding an Email Account   Finding and Installing New Apps   Organizing Apps...

Follow @ed_apps Ok, so you passed on AppleCare, and now you need some other form of ‘insurance’. Here is a quick review and comparison of different case price ranges and what my recommended options are. I’ve personally used dozens of cases of all sorts of price ranges, and so here is my experience. If you have some more suggestions, please include them in the comments below! None-Folio Style <$10 Range For less than $10, I haven’t seen anything better than a $2 case from the dollar store (soft silicone sleeves...

Follow @ed_apps The Top 10 Make A Movie of What You Learned: Make a movie of the sessions, ideas, resources, people and anything else you’ve seen. When you go back to your school to share, you’ll have something to actually show everyone. Get more help with iMovie here. Read The ISTE Digital Conference Book Save your back – leave everything in the hotel room  and just carry your iPad. Now you can access an enriched version of the conference program through ISTE’s conference app! Scan business cards The CamCard app...

Follow @ed_apps Every teacher seems to fully acknowledge how quickly and comfortably the average student adopts new technology. The truth is, students learn how to have fun on an iPad pretty quickly, but they don’t always learn how to trouble shoot, be safe, and learn effectively right off the bat. Having a team of students that are well trained in iPad support can help build leadership amongst your students, and will help alleviate the stress on both students and teachers as they learn to adopt this new technology. Lesson 1:...

Follow @ed_apps Often times when I go into a classroom to work with students and iPads I connect my iPad to whatever projection system exists in the room. I’m pretty comfortable unplugging cables from computers, but not everyone is. Recently I set up a bunch of schools with a one-touch solution to switch their SMARTboard or projector between their computer and their iPad. What You Need VGA Switch: a) I like the 2-source VGA switch from StarTech, available on Amazon (purchasing through this link supports this website) b) Here is...

Follow @ed_apps Many teachers and schools are buying iPads now in preparation of next year. I’ve made this list of ‘Summer Goals’ after a few schools have asked for assistance in getting teachers ready for Septembers iPad roll out in their schools. I’ve tried to order these from simplest to most complex task – but don’t feel like you must follow this order. After all, summer is about having fun! 1) Surf the Net and Watch Youtube I think that if you can enjoy the iPad, you can learn with...

Follow @ed_apps Using the iPad Camera Connector kit, you can plug in a USB stick to import videos and pictures without having to connect your iPad to iTunes. If you need more storage than you have on your iPad, you could simply keep some videos on a stick, and download them to and delete them from your photo library at will. This also means that if you need to import video and pictures onto the iPad from a computer, you can do so. Here is how it works. Plug your...

Follow @ed_apps When ever I run a training session on iPads for learning, people ask me about my apps, they want a list everything I have. If I did that, most would be overwhelmed. I have 512 apps installed on my iPad right now (I consult in classrooms k-12). That is too many for any teacher or student. I often preach to teachers and administrators that they should start with a dozen apps, get to know them well, and start using them in the classroom. I’ve put together 9 apps...