Here is another great article called “Getting the most out of your iPad in the classroom”
Showing posts with label iPad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iPad. Show all posts
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Great iPad apps for Teachers
Here’s a list of some great apps for those Teachers lucky enough to own an iPad.
Saturday, 5 January 2013
Tips on managing iPad in the classroom
More thoughts on the educational benefits of using iPads in the classroom in this article here:
Friday, 28 December 2012
iPads in Education
More and more schools are buying iPads for classroom use. I think iPad minis could really be the one that could aid pupils learning in particular. They are much more compact.
The only issue I have is that does this mean we need to create all new materials using apple software? Where is my motivation transferring or converting all my stuff into iPad friendly applications? Or are we just going to PDF everything?!
Seriously, from a pupils point of view it could have a big impact on classroom learning and especially motivation. I think it is important we to embrace technology but I also believe that the importance of reading a book (not a Kindle!) and learning information that I carry around in my head (and not rely on the crutch that is Google) is still important. Our young people have to be flexible and have a wide range of skills. And importantly, when we say they have ICT or IT skills do we mean much more than just being able to copy and paste onto Word or PowerPoint and make a pretty poster/presentation? Can they use graphics packages? Can they use Corel Draw or AutoCAD or Inventor? Can they create pie charts in Excel and create queries in Access? Can they add signatures to their Emails?
But I do believe new software which can allow simulations and role play may really be the best use of all. With that in mind here is a link here to 10 uses for the iPad in education:
I have to admit I use my iPad a lot, but not much for education! Well, I suppose I do use it to update this blog and indeed my twitter account. But I would never create materials on it as I am not a fan of Pages or Numbers. I much prefer the likes of Word and Excel, but perhaps I am a dinosaur.
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Google Maps Already a Massive Apple Apps Hit
The long awaited release of Google Maps has not disappointed. Google Maps, which is a free download, has already taken top spot in the free download category for iPhones and iPads.
Apple's own maps was good but it just doesn't seem to compare with the highly popular Google Maps and of course the legendary StreetView which everyone seems to love!
Apple's own maps was good but it just doesn't seem to compare with the highly popular Google Maps and of course the legendary StreetView which everyone seems to love!
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
Steve Jobs changed the world. He was born in 1955 to a Syrian father and an American mother but was put up for adoption. He was raised by the Jobs family who worked near Silicon Valley.
He formed Apple with Steve Wozniak and together they launched in 1976 the Apple I. In 1977 they launched Apple II which was the first home computer.
Famously Steve Jobs visited Xerox and saw their icon driven systems which inspired him to created the Macintosh in 1984, which also featured an iconic advert filmed by Ridley Scott in the style of an Orwellian nightmare.
Jobs left Apple in 1985 under a cloud and then formed NeXT (which was used by Tim Berners-Lee to create the World Wide Web) and he also found time to buy out George Lucas' stake in an animation company called Pixar.
Jobs returned in 1997 to Apple and in 1999 had helped launch colour versions of the Apple Mac.
However it was in 2001 that Steve Jobs and Apple really started to fulfill their potential and promise. The iPod was launched, revolutionising modern portable music, followed by iTunes in 2003, the online store to download music. An incredible achievement in an era where many used the internet to download mp3 files for free!
How could he top this? In 2007 he launched the smartphone to end all smartphones: the iPhone. This was a portable PC in your pocket. And then in 2010 he went into the market they said couldn't be done... the Tablet PC. Apple's version was called the iPad and has already sold millions of units.
Steve Job's untimely passing will have a profound effect on Apple, which for a brief time this year became the world's top company, eclpising Exxon Mobil.
Steve Jobs was a visionary who always cared for aesthetics as much as performance. Style over content, perhaps, but that was and is Apple.
It has been remarked that he will be remembered alongside Thomas Edison and Henry Ford as genuine American legendary entrepreneurs.
He formed Apple with Steve Wozniak and together they launched in 1976 the Apple I. In 1977 they launched Apple II which was the first home computer.
Famously Steve Jobs visited Xerox and saw their icon driven systems which inspired him to created the Macintosh in 1984, which also featured an iconic advert filmed by Ridley Scott in the style of an Orwellian nightmare.
Jobs left Apple in 1985 under a cloud and then formed NeXT (which was used by Tim Berners-Lee to create the World Wide Web) and he also found time to buy out George Lucas' stake in an animation company called Pixar.
Jobs returned in 1997 to Apple and in 1999 had helped launch colour versions of the Apple Mac.
However it was in 2001 that Steve Jobs and Apple really started to fulfill their potential and promise. The iPod was launched, revolutionising modern portable music, followed by iTunes in 2003, the online store to download music. An incredible achievement in an era where many used the internet to download mp3 files for free!
How could he top this? In 2007 he launched the smartphone to end all smartphones: the iPhone. This was a portable PC in your pocket. And then in 2010 he went into the market they said couldn't be done... the Tablet PC. Apple's version was called the iPad and has already sold millions of units.
Steve Job's untimely passing will have a profound effect on Apple, which for a brief time this year became the world's top company, eclpising Exxon Mobil.
Steve Jobs was a visionary who always cared for aesthetics as much as performance. Style over content, perhaps, but that was and is Apple.
It has been remarked that he will be remembered alongside Thomas Edison and Henry Ford as genuine American legendary entrepreneurs.
Thursday, 30 September 2010
The iPad
The iPad has been the first successful Tablet PC after Microsoft's failed attempt some years back.
Apple's powerful brand image and style has been a key selling point, with customers willing to spend well over £400 for the iPad.
Tablet PC's are in the no man's land between a smart phone and a laptop or indeed a laptop and a PC. That was Microsoft's problem. Many people just didn't need one.
Apple have sold in excess of 3.5 million iPads since the launch in April.
However it still is not compatible with Macromedia Flash - meaning many internet applications cannot be utilised properly.
The competition is starting to take note of what Apple did well and producing imitations such as the Samsung Galaxy Tablet PC which has many of the features of the iPad, but it can make calls and has two cameras. The Galaxy is crucially nearly £100 cheaper!
So what will be the future of the iPad and the Tablet PC?
Apple's powerful brand image and style has been a key selling point, with customers willing to spend well over £400 for the iPad.
Tablet PC's are in the no man's land between a smart phone and a laptop or indeed a laptop and a PC. That was Microsoft's problem. Many people just didn't need one.
Apple have sold in excess of 3.5 million iPads since the launch in April.
However it still is not compatible with Macromedia Flash - meaning many internet applications cannot be utilised properly.
The competition is starting to take note of what Apple did well and producing imitations such as the Samsung Galaxy Tablet PC which has many of the features of the iPad, but it can make calls and has two cameras. The Galaxy is crucially nearly £100 cheaper!
So what will be the future of the iPad and the Tablet PC?
Sunday, 31 January 2010
Apple Launch the i-Pad
Apple founder Steve Jobs launched the i-Pad, the latest attempt to make a success of the Tablet computer market.
During the iPad launch, Apple said that it had recently sold its 250 millionth iPod.
One analyst predicted future sales of the iPod will be cannibalised by those of the iPad.
Apple's rivals Microsoft had a rare product failure in this category with a Tablet Computer that didn't catch on in 2001.
Apple said its aim was to try to create a third category of product that sits between a laptop and a smartphone, which is the traditional interpretation of a tablet computer.
There are some issues with the iPad. It does not support multi-tasking, the ability to have more than one application open at any one time. It doesn't have a camera nor support Flash, the ubiquitous software that handles video and animation on the web.
Some believe the lack of a camera is to keep the price low and afordable to less of a nice market and more of a mass market.
A 32GB iPad will cost $599 (£376) and a 64GB will cost $699 (£439).
However, Apple has given no hint about exact UK prices and final costs may be higher.
Polymath Stephen Fry is raving about the new gadget . He was at the launch and had a trial of the iPad. He said he would like to run away with it!
So will we be talking about the iPad in the same way the iPod and to a lesser extent the iPhone have fired our imaginations?
Remember, for a brilliant example of how to pitch your product, look up Steve Jobs iPod launch for his incredible presentation. I show this to classes every year as he not only introduces the product but he explains how and why they found and satisfied the gap in the market. It is truly brilliant!
You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs. It is on You Tube so you may not be able to access it in school, but it is worth the wait when you get home!
During the iPad launch, Apple said that it had recently sold its 250 millionth iPod.
One analyst predicted future sales of the iPod will be cannibalised by those of the iPad.
Apple's rivals Microsoft had a rare product failure in this category with a Tablet Computer that didn't catch on in 2001.
Apple said its aim was to try to create a third category of product that sits between a laptop and a smartphone, which is the traditional interpretation of a tablet computer.
There are some issues with the iPad. It does not support multi-tasking, the ability to have more than one application open at any one time. It doesn't have a camera nor support Flash, the ubiquitous software that handles video and animation on the web.
Some believe the lack of a camera is to keep the price low and afordable to less of a nice market and more of a mass market.
A 32GB iPad will cost $599 (£376) and a 64GB will cost $699 (£439).
However, Apple has given no hint about exact UK prices and final costs may be higher.
Polymath Stephen Fry is raving about the new gadget . He was at the launch and had a trial of the iPad. He said he would like to run away with it!
So will we be talking about the iPad in the same way the iPod and to a lesser extent the iPhone have fired our imaginations?
Remember, for a brilliant example of how to pitch your product, look up Steve Jobs iPod launch for his incredible presentation. I show this to classes every year as he not only introduces the product but he explains how and why they found and satisfied the gap in the market. It is truly brilliant!
You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0SVBCJqLs. It is on You Tube so you may not be able to access it in school, but it is worth the wait when you get home!
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