Follow @ed_apps The iPad definately has some drawbacks, and I’m not always a fan – but the fact of the matter is that the form-factor of these instant-on, long battery life tablets have lead to a whole new meaning of access to technology. After you watch the music below, check out the list of 8 wild apps that make the iPad a powerful and creative machine for the musically inclined. MadPad HD ($2.99) – MadPad HD is basically the control panel for everything you are doing – it allows you...

Follow @ed_apps I was so excited to check out the Apple website today and see that they are offering FREE summer camps for kids, for making films! That is so exciting and right up my alley, so I had to share this here. Register today HERE (Canadian Link) or if you’re south of the US/Canadian border, HERE (US Link). It looks like there will be more info soon for international stores! Want more info on making films with students via iPad? Check out these posts! 13 Ways to use iMovie In...

Follow @ed_apps I’m gearing up for a film festival at the end of the month that celebrates the incredible talents and vision of the students in my community. The films are created by students in what is often an in-depth process. Starting with nothing more than an idea, students write story boards, scripts, choose film techniques, act, record, edit, process and polish until they have a video that depicts nothing less than the vision they started with. I’ve had many teachers ask how to help students make great films, so...

Follow @ed_apps Garageband is a great app that I think any student or teacher using an iPad should consider buying. It is a multi-track audio editing app that is as robust as you will ever need (unless of course you teach audio production). Later this week I will be posting a new page full of Garageband resources for teachers, students and learning. For now, you can get your brain juices flowing by reading the list below, watching the embeded ‘how to’ videos,  and then go start playing with Garageband yourself! Download Garageband from...

Follow @ed_apps The most popular post I’ve ever written is 13 Ways to use iMovie in the Classroom, having reached thousands of readers in the first day. I’ve been meaning to follow it up ever since, and now I finally have created a short video introduction to using iMovie on the iPad. This first video is a short (less than 5 min) tutorial on using iMovie for iPad from start to finish. The next video I will be posting (which might take a week or two) will be on some...

Follow @ed_apps Engaging Students with Mobile Technology Using iPads to Address Student Diversity Session #3101, 8:00 am – 9:30 am, Room 204C, Philadelphia Convention Centre On Monday March 26 @DannyMaas and I will be presenting at the ASCD annual conference (#ASCD12, if you’re on twitter). Here is the handout we will be using: ASCD12 Handout 3101 Espejo Maas. Our session will have so much more to offer than this handout can – but we can’t post the videos and experiences we’ll share due to student privacy concerns.   Follow @ed_apps

Follow @ed_apps While iOS devices are incredible tools for student media creation to share knowledge, understanding, opinions, and ideas, the realities of schooling are that students need to study for tests.  There are several flash card apps on the market, most of which rely on typed text. This somewhat limits students who may be challenged with reading and writing, not to mention learners with an auditory learning preference.  In addition, typing in the flash card sets may be time consuming (particularly on the iOS keyboard).  Enter “Voicecards Are Not Flashcards” which markets...

Follow @ed_apps This post will show 10 apps or ways that iPads and iPods become powerful learning tools in an inquiry-based learning environment, tied to sound research by a leading education network, the Galileo Network. They offer up a rubric to determine how well a lesson aligns with the inquiry learning process. According to the rubric, there are 8 dimensions of inquiry: Authenticity Academic Rigor Assessment Beyond the School Use of Digital Technologies Active Exploration Connecting with Experts Elaborated Communication The iPad can easily support any of these dimensions, and I want...

Follow @ed_apps Not too long ago I downloaded the Zite app for my iPad (Free), not really realizing what it was or how I would use it. I was pleasantly surprised when it took my twitter account and created a personalized magazine based off of the items I might find in twitter. Suddenly, I realized how much I miss the look and feel of a magazine vs the sterile screen of twitter displayed in endless columns and rows (tweet deck, hoot suite, etc). I am incredibly excited to go into...

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