Follow @ed_apps   A staple of web2.0 in the classroom is using a variety of online comic creation websites for students to write fiction, re-imagine historical events or re-tell personal experiences. With the iPad, creating comics is even faster and easier, without the headache and worries of student accounts. The only struggle sometimes is getting content off of the iPad, but for that, check out our post on iTunes File Sharing Strip design is a great tool to use your pictures and graphics (or some you find online) to tell...

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 Toontastic is a quick and easy way to get students excited about story writing. The simple interface walks kids through the process of story telling, where they choose settings, characters and dialogue. The included story arc madkes the process very visual, and various music samples help to create mood. What is so unique about this app is that students can easily animate and narrate their story. While I wish there was a way to export videos to files, it does make it easy to share content on the...