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iPad in Education - Discovering the Possibilities (Jim Moulton)

iPad goal - Device potential must be transformed into classroom effectiveness. IOS5 - speech to text enhancement Camera - powerful tool, flips to "mirror", zoom in on images Will display 11 screens of 20 apps each - can get more by using folders

Great Apps: Cahn's Academy - Mathematics Popplet - brainstorming map like Inspiration Facetime - connect on homework, tool for collaboration, kinesthetic interaction Airsketch - connect wirelessly to any computer w/projector. Allows you to go mobile with an interactive whiteboard. ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard - record what students can do Screen Chomp - hosts video, allows ability to annotate - take a photo and mark it up SketchPad Explorer - physics model - visual and auditory .ePub.com - Strips peripherals for online news to show only main article - more readable for kids - example: TFK Voice Over - reads to you - have access to dictionary and can be annotated

Note: App developers are hungry to hear back from educators! (Carol Klatt)