$1.99
Try out the free lite version before you buy.
If you are a coach or player who want explain your tactics to other people.
CoachNote will be best choice for you.
Do not compare Coach Note to others.
Coach Note is more than “Just Tacticboard or Clipboard” in real world.
Very fast and simple, and most powerful tool. You can make video of your tactics to share with people. Explain your tactics through TV or Internet.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/coachnote/id495635047?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Sketchshare is a multi purpose collaborative sketching tool that can be used by up to 4 iPads simultaneously. With Voice chat built in, you can discuss, brainstorm, storyboard, edit and doodle in realtime. See a video of the app in action here
http://abitofcode.com/demo.html
Load your own images for discussion and present your ideas to colleagues, clients, groups and friends.
Features
* Voice chat
* Sketching is mirrored onto each device in the session
* Fluid sketch tool with variable width and color picker
* Image placement with live update of where the image will be placed on connected iPads
* Familiar gestures, pinch, zoom and pan
* No proprietary file format, images saved to Photo library
* Images can be Emailed/Tweeted from the app
* Double tap outside the canvas to reset
* Save images without a background, these can then be loaded back into the app as stamps
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sketchshare/id464032178?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Tutorial Books
Publishing with iBooks Author: An Introduction to Creating Ebooks for the iPadFREE
iBooks Author is the first tool of its kind. Never before have publishers, authors, and content creators had a tool for making dynamic, interactive ebooks in a WYSIWYG environment. This book is intended to get you up and writing in iBooks Author. You’ll learn what to expect from this new tool and what its strengths and limitations are. You’ll see how you can create beautifully designed pages and how you can bring those designs to life with interactive content in ways that, before now, were only possible in a web browser on the Internet. You’ll also find out how to navigate the occasionally tricky terrain of Apple’s ecosystem so that you can get your book published to the iBookstore.
Meet iBooks Author
FREE
This hands-on guide steers you through how to lay out your Multi-Touch ebook. Starting with picking a template, you learn how to add and use text, import from Pages and Word, and create a table of contents. You discover how to work with objects, widgets, photos, images, and shapes, and how to insert and format tables. This practical, approachable guide will quickly help you start creating Multi-Touch ebooks! http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=0133069877
Not enough Templates included, check out these…
iBooks Author Templates
A little pricey, but very nice designs, $19.99 each
Professionally Designed Templates For iBooks Author. The Secret Behind Exceptional and Affordable Ebook Design, 16 different designs. http://www.ibooksauthortemplates.com/
Templates for iBooks Author
$4.99
Have you ever dreamt of becoming a published author? Overcome the difficulties set by big corporate publishers now! Use Templates for iBooks Author to give your e-book an exceptional look, publish it via Apple’s iBooks Author and welcome the success with your hands wide open. Templates for iBooks Author provide you with 20 Templates designed to be used as a basis for writing e-books and give them an exceptional look. The variety of styles includes astrology, science, urban and wild life, leisure and many more. The templates will support subjects chosen by any writer. To use Templates for iBooks Author you just need a Mac with iBooks Author 1.0 or later. All the Templates are highly flexible. Pictures can be replaced with a drag-and-drop ease, as most of the elements are easy to move, resize or delete. Numerous widgets, font styles and other tools are just a few clicks away.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/templates-for-ibooks-author/id507420043?mt=12
Book Palette
$9.99
Make your iPad books special. With the new, revolutionary iBooks Author app, anyone can create and publish great Multi-Touch books for iPad, including you. Jumsoft swiftly offers you an enhanced experience in book creation with 20 beautiful templates for iBooks Author. Each template included in the Book Palette app features an assortment of stylish and modern page layouts. You can use them as a starting point and go from there by typing or pasting your own text, adding or removing text boxes, and dropping images or other media. Although the standard designs included in Book Palette are very polished, you are not expected to settle for default. Most objects in the templates can be easily reshaped, moved, or removed, and colors can be changed. Use a variety of pre-designed text styles or opt for fonts of your choice to format your text for the best effect. * Requires iBooks Author. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/book-palette/id497704085?mt=12
Tom Ulses & Joanna Seymour, from Cedar Valley Catholic Schools in Waterloo, Iowa, presented “The Time is Now: Leading the Way with Technology Integration and the iPad 2”. The presentation covered current technology topics such as integrating an iPad 1-to-1 program at the high school and middle school levels. At the conclusion of the presentation, Joanna discussed her favorite “Top 10 iPad Apps for Education.” You can download the whole presentation here: http://bit.ly/nceaipads
Top iPad apps for education: Read the full story, CLICK HERE
The invention of the tablet PC has created a new medium for book publishing. Interactive books are everywhere, and have revolutionized the way people consume the printed word. With the recent software available to allow easy creation of interactive books and with the race to bring these products to market, there seems to be a more and more dilution of quality and a loss for the meaning of interactivity. When publishers create new eBook titles or convert a traditional printed book to a digital interactive eBook, they often miss the added value this new medium can provide.
It’s important to understand the distinction between apps and eBooks, as it’s something that often confuses both publishers and consumers. It basically comes down to formats; apps are mostly native iOS or Android software, whereas eBooks are documents of a particular format, such as the open standards EPUB and Mobipocket (.mobi). And eBooks can be further distinguished from “enhanced eBooks,” which use formats such as ePUB3 for iBooks (Apple) and Kindle Format 8 (KF8) for Kindle Fire (Amazon).
eBooks were the first to appear on devices such as the Kindle, and have very limited interactivity.
Happy birthday, Charlie Chaplin. Silent Film Director is FREE for a limited time, celebrating the 123d birthday of the world’s greatest comedian. Silent Film Director lets you create amazing vintage videos in minutes. You can add music, title cards, transitions, effects and more. Fun. Simple. Elegant.
GIZMODO.com: “Surprising Intersection of “Fun” and “Silent Films”
WIRED.com: “..fun way to spruce up some unexciting video footage … or create your silent film opus”
Highly intuitive, powerful & crammed with unique features, Silent Film Director presents the most unbelievable fusion of retro, high-tech and fun.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/silent-film-director/id335148458?mt=8&ls=1
by Glen Wiebe
I haven’t a lot of time in the last few weeks to spend searching for great mobile apps. But with a hat tip to Jaime H. and through a conversation with a couple of great teachers in Illinois, I did run across three that I really like. I think you will too.
Tablet computing and mobile devices promise to have a dramatic impact on education. A growing number of schools across the world are jumping on the digital bus and embracing iPads (less often, other tablet products) as the latest tool to teach literature in multimedia, history through games and simulations, and math with step-by-step animation of problems.
Not surprisingly, student scores improve when they use iPads and their interest in school soars. I say not surprisingly because students love digital toys and in my experience work harder and longer if given the opportunity to do so with any of the digital offerings (ipods, laptops included).
In my school, we have been rotating one set of Pads this year through K-8. I’ve collected quite a few apps on a variety of subjects. I’d like to share the favorites of teachers and students with you, see what you think:
Read the full story and see the list: http://askatechteacher.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/107-favorite-ipad-apps-for-k-8/
I am not big into games, but I do have my share on my iPad. Today, App Storm has a nice list of 15 of the best games.
“If there is one thing that the iPad is great at doing, it’s gaming. As the iPad’s specs have been upgraded, more and more “heavy-duty” games have filled the App Store. Unfortunately, these new games can overshadow the great, simply fun games.
Today’s roundup will showcase fifteen arcade-style games for iPad. There’s no long plot line or fancy graphical fireworks in any of these games, but they do provide you with hours of classic entertainment. See which games made the cut after the break.”
“I’ve been an iPad user since day one and loved my experience with Apple’s stellar product. I’d definitely say I’m qualified to talk about the iPad, owning the first-generation iPad and, more recently, the new iPad. In fact, I’ve got all three generations here at my house after making excuses not to sell them as I’ve upgraded each year.
For nearly two years I’ve been an iPad user and, with the arrival of my new iPad, I’ve been trialing it as my primary machine. In this article, I’ll be explaining a bit about my experience and discussing some of the apps I’ve been using.”
Students are staying late and showing up during spring break to access the Internet connection at Texas’ McAllen Memorial High School, where a new, large-scale iPad tablet computer program aims to bridge the digital divide for about 27,000 students and teachers in a district with a 67% poverty rate. Despite some criticism of the $20 million project, educators say the devices also are improving student engagement in the classroom as well. “The engagement that you have is 100 percent, all the time,” third-grade teacher Sofia Avila said. Read the full story, San Antonio Express-News
So, if you have an iPad 2 or 3, iMovie App is a good investment. Here is a great tutorial from EdApps about how to use.
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.
Read the full story: http://edapps.ca/2012/04/an-intro-to-imovie-for-ipad/
I have linked to this in the past, but the Ed Tech Teacher as added some new sections and this is absolutely worth sharing again.
Check out the entire story and all the links at:
http://edtechteacher.org/index.php/teaching-technology/mobile-technology-apps/ipad-as#audio
“Over the past few months, iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. In webinars and blog posts, we have talked about the iPad as….
- Reader
- Creator
- Student Response System
- Classroom Manager
- Study Tool
- Organizer
- Differentiator
In this section, we take a similar approach as with our Great Tech Tools. In order to help educators integrate iPads effectively, we have compiled a list of apps focused on learning goals consistent with the CRCD framework. While many of these apps have also appeared in our iPads in the Classroom section, this list is driven by specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments.
iPad Learning Objectives
- I want my students to record and edit video on the iPad.
- I want my students to record and / or edit audio on the iPad.
- I want my students to read class content on the iPad.
- I want my students to annotate course readings on the iPad
- I want my students to be able to use audio books on the iPad.
- I want my students to use the iPad as a digitial notebook / note-taking device.
- I want my students to use their iPads to create screencasts to share and demonstrate their understanding.
- I want my students to create presentations on the iPad.
- I want my students to create digital stories on the iPad.
- I want my students to be able to study with the iPad.
- I want to use the iPad as a student response system.
- I want my students to create written content on the iPad.
- I want my students to blog on the iPad.
- I want my students to create ePubs / iBooks to read on the iPad.
- I want my students to create and edit images on the iPad.
- I want to use the iPad in order to create a language lab environment for my students.
- I want my students to use the iPad to stay organized. (NEW)
- I want to use the iPad to conduct video / virtual conferences in the classroom (NEW)”
by Silvia Tolisano – Langwitches
It is no secret, that I enjoy my iPad tremendously. I even proclaimed, now and then, that I love it! From the beginning, I approached the iPad with one goal in mind: I wanted to become fluent in using it. There is a distinct difference, in my opinion, between being skilled, literate and fluent in the use of an iPad.
Fluency on the iPad, like language fluency, does not necessarily come natural to most people. Unless you grow up in a language, as your mother tongue, and you acquire speaking this language unconsciously as a baby and child, it will require an effort (to various degrees) on your part to learn to become fluent in that language. Becoming fluent on the iPad requires a conscious effort and time as well.
I see too many educators (administrators and teachers), who with an iPad at their disposal, are using the iPad:
Mac|Life has a comprehensive review of iBooks Author, and it even contains quite a bit of tutorial.
“…Now Apple wants to help users achieve that limitless potential, with the free content-creation application iBooks Author. It aims to revolutionize modern textbooks by bringing interactivity to the learning experience. Not only can you add images to your pages, the reader can zoom in or out of them. You can insert Keynote slides, and embed movies that can be viewed inside a page or full screen. It’s even possible to create short quizzes to test your readers’ knowledge retention.”
Read the complete story, CLICK HERE
Need a little more information on the FREE program for your MAC, iBooks Author?
Publishing with iBooks Author: An Introduction to Creating Ebooks for the iPad. This is a FREE eBook from O’Reilly Books and Video. It is worth the download, 150+ pages of excellent step-by-step instructions and lots of picture to show you what to do.
Below find a collection of resources about iBooks Author and using it to create eBooks.
Apple introducing its ideas for better education in New York on Jan 19th.
Part 1: http://youtu.be/f70wQaOOS48
Part 2: http://youtu.be/D9PMCwEk40c
Part 3: http://youtu.be/usk1fIyA8v4
Part 4: http://youtu.be/ZxOlr8iP0nI
Apple began its full assault on education when it launched the iPad a few years ago. The iPad offers students apps and books that are used in the classroom to help students raise their test scores. While it is still on the way to seeing a larger adoption, Apple also introduced iBooks in January to help more in education, but how effective is the iPad in student learning?
To put some numbers behind the education work Apple is doing, The Loop profiled a report based off a study done throughout a Maine school district that indicated the iPad is improving kindergartner’s literacy scores.
The school district in Auburn, Maine assigned 16 iPads to a classroom of 16 kindergartens over a 9-week period. A total of 236 students were given literacy test before the 9-week testing period for the iPad began. Over the 9 week period, 129 students were taught using an iPad, while 137 students were taught the old fashion way. The school district found that students using an iPad out-performed students not using an iPad in every literacy test by a significant margin.
Quickly and easily digitize student work and build the resource for authentic assessment in your classroom.
Unleash the power and the flexibility of digital tools, without sacrificing the important work your students do in non-digital formats.
Rescue student work from the bottom of backpacks, trashcans, and filing cabinets and have it at your fingertips. Easy, flexible, authentic–a simply wonderful tool for teaching and learning.
And best of all? It’s free for teachers
Use your smartphone or iPad to create digital portfolios in seconds.
Then browse online to see your students’ formative and handwritten work.
Use Three Ring to:
- Organize Student Work
- Create Digital Portfolios
- Share Exemplars
- Enable Formative Assessment
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/three-ring/id504311049?mt=8
Three Ring allows you to take pictures of student work and keep track of them online. It’s a fast, flexible, and simple way to organize and present your students’ real world work, from handwritten assignments to classroom presentations.
Unleash the power and the flexibility of digital tools, without sacrificing the important work your students do in non-digital formats.
Rescue student work from the bottom of backpacks, trashcans, and filing cabinets and have it at your fingertips. Easy, flexible, authentic–a simply wonderful tool for teaching and learning.
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_721gdk5jtd8
f you would like to:
- Contribute your ideas and tips to the presentation. Let me know how you have used the resource. Get in touch.
You can email me or I am @tombarrett on Twitter
Have you seen The Curriculum Catalyst yet?
Travel safely this winter with Road Trip Weather for iPhone.
“There are plenty of weather apps, and lots of navigation apps, but there are few apps that allow you to plan a road trip taking current conditions or forecasts into consideration. Road Trip Weather does that.” – TUAW.com
For the first time, you can see a personalized weather forecast for your drive based on WHERE you will be and WHEN you will be there! No more leaving blindy into storms.
Save yourself and loved ones from hassle and unnecessary danger by optimizing your trip timing. Don’t know whether you should leave in the morning/afternoon/evening? Trip Weather can help you make educated decisions based on the same simulation data used by the pros.
Free YP Local Search & Gas Prices for iPad
Need a cup of coffee, want to find a good pizza place in town? Like to read menus or reviews before choosing a restaurant? How about finding gas prices near you or accessing coupons at your finger tips –to receive discounts from your favorite local businesses? The YP(SM) app, in our YPmobile® suite of products, is your easy-to-use guide for local info and deals near you. Download the YP(SM) app now! Search Local. Find Local. Save Local.(SM)
Free Wi-Fi Finder
Over 650,000 locations in 144 countries worldwide!
Quickly and easily find FREE or paid Wi-Fi when you travel with the JiWire Wi-Fi Finder for iPhone and iPod Touch. Download all of the locations offline, so you know how to stay connected when you are on the road.
Using the GPS function on your iPhone, the Wi-Fi finder will tell you exactly where the closest Wi-Fi hotspot is, and how to get there.
If you prefer certain providers such as Comcast, you’ll be able to see which hotspots are served by those providers. You can also filter by location type (restaurant, cafe, hotel, etc..). When you find the location you want to use, you’ll be given a phone number and directions on how to get there.
JiWire works closely with the top pay and free service providers in the world to give you the most accurate and up-to-date information available.
.99 FastFood Premium – Top restaurant finder app
No other location app shows you restaurant deals, menu, reviews, ratings, map and info all on one page.
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Free INRIX Traffic – Get there faster
Winner of MacWorld 2010 Best of Show, INRIX Traffic puts the power of real-time incidents, traffic forecasting and comparative traffic in the palm of your hand.
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“INRIX is the leading provider of traffic information…” – Car and Driver
Key Features:
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- View traffic incidents on your route such as accidents, police, construction, and events.
- Know your best time to leave based on predicted traffic conditions.
- Compare your current traffic conditions from what is normal.
$1.99 City Maps 2Go
FREE download of 7,800 maps worldwide – once downloaded, use them any time, online or offline ★ World’s #1 iOS offline map app ★ Ulmon Vector Maps with more content and detail ★ NEW: Wikipedia content!
City Maps 2Go is the #1 App for smart travelers. Maps and content any time, even when off-line. No network or WiFi required. The solution when suffering from bad network coverage, slow connection, limited data volume, or high data roaming cost abroad.
★★★ Works completly offline ★★★
✚ search and find streets in the city
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✚ find thousands of Points of Interest
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