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=== .An iPad is a great tool that allows users to have email, calendar, communication toos, newsfeeds, presentations, teacher/student interaction documentation, and notes all on one device. It is best that you have your main productivity apps on the first screen. Move your secondary, less important, and entertainment apps to a separate screen. ===

Part One- Getting to know your iPad

 * Saving a frequently accessed Internet site
 * Exploring ITunes University A way to organize your books and other learning materials..
 * Maps
 * [|Taking screenshots] with an iPad.
 * My Ideal Vacation Spot. [|Click here.]
 * iPad A-Z [[file:iPad A to Z.docx]]

Helpful Tutorials

 * Very good video iPad tutorials, Click here
 * [|Ten tips for mastering the iPad]
 * [|50 really useful iPad tips and tricks]
 * How to design an iPad lesson plan. Click here

Great free iPad apps
> [|Evernote] Use Evernote to take notes, save interesting web pages, create to-dos and shopping lists, attach images and PDFs, and so much more. Then, watch as it all instantly synchronizes from your Mac to your smartphone, tablet and the Web, allowing you to find your memories at any time from anywhere. Great for note taking.
 * A+ FlashCards The most effecient way to create and memorize new words, idioms, terms or any other types of information!
 * BrainPopWatch a different animated movie every day, then test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz – free!
 * Dropbox Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, your iPhone and iPad and even the Dropbox website! With the Dropbox app, you can take everything that matters to you on the go. Save your files and media.
 * Educreations Interactive Whiteboard Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Creating a great video tutorial is as simple as touching, tapping and talking. Explain a math formula... Create an animated lesson... Add commentary to your photos... Diagram a sports play...
 * How Stuff Works Access tons of new features and content, in this digital notebook of ‘Stuff’ that delivers an endless collection of information, podcasts, videos and quizzes available exclusively for iPad.
 * Khan Academy The iPad app is the best way to view Khan Academy’s complete library of over 2,700 videos.
 * NASA Explore with NASA.
 * Science360 The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Science360 for iPad provides easy access to engaging science and engineering images and video from around the globe and a news feed featuring breaking news from NSF-funded institutions. Content is either produced by NSF or gathered from scientists, colleges and universities, and NSF science and engineering centers.
 * Skype Skype in the classroom is a free global community that invites teachers to collaborate on classroom projects where they might use Skype, and share skills and inspirations around specific teaching needs.
 * TED Riveting talks by remarkable people, free talks with quizzes and questions -- lessons you can customize.
 * UN CountryStatsUN CountryStats is a data visualization tool to compare key economic, social, environmental, trade, and area & population indicators for 216 countries and territories. Indicators, drawn from the United Nations' unique and authoritative data set, can be viewed as complete country tables or visualized as bar graphs. Other useful tools include detailed definitions of each indicator and the ability to save graphs as favorites.
 * World Book This Day T his Day in History for iPad is an interactive multimedia calendar that displays historical events for the current day or any selected day, along with related media such as photos, illustrations, music, and speeches. You can hear the national anthems of countries on the day they became a nation, listen to presidents’ speeches on the anniversaries of their inaugurations, and play sound clips from famous artists on their birthdays.

Great websites and resources

 * Check out Sam Gliksman's Page, iPad's in Education. Click here.
 * A very list of apps and interesting articles by Christine Dowd. Click here.
 * Grade 9-12 apps. Click here.
 * Educational Technolgoy and Mobile Learning
 * Educator Studio
 * Cranium CoRE - Read, Write, Speak, Listen. Click here.
 * ShowMe ShowMe sllows you to record voice-over whiteboard tutorials and share them online. To see examples of smart, entertaining, fun, and inspirational ShowMe's that other people have made.
 * Quixey. Find apps the do want you want.
 * Edmodo. Click here.
 * [|Rate an app.]
 * The iPad Guide