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iPads do make sense for schools

Clark Quinn

However, his recent post against iPads in the classroom seemed to me to miss a couple of points. So writing isn’t horribly impeded on iPads for younger kids. And I’ll bet that the video and photo editing tools on tablets are just the simple tools that kids really need; they just need basic capabilities.

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Top 10 Tools for Learning 2020

Clark Quinn

Diagrams are a big part of my talks, punctuated with stock photos to represent concepts (from Pixabay and occasionally Unsplash). I have to use the Twitter client on iPad/iOS, since they’ve taken away Tweetdeck on the iPad (grr). Both, unfortunately, are Mac only (and sadly quite dear). Chats there are fun, too.

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Innovative practice

Learning with e's

Teachers encourage children to bring their own devices into the classroom, and I noticed that many of the students had at least two devices - a school laptop and their own iPad - to work with. Zoe, Megan (pictured above) and their friends, also in year 8, were working hard on creating an augmented reality art gallery. Unported License.

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Future technologies now

Learning with e's

HTC Vive in action - Photo by Steve Wheeler At the JISC Connect More event held in Cheltenham recently, a number of futuristic technologies were on display for delegates to experience. Also on show was the HTC Vive - a VR suite which provided a truly immersive experience (pictured). Personally, I can't wait. Unported License.

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Updated – Multimedia Resources For Your eLearning Projects

Adobe Captivate

If you own an iOS device such as an iPad or iPhone, you can download Garageband and compose your own music. I have used several compositions that I created on my iPad. For example, a piece of equipment is more natural to show a picture of instead of trying to describe it to learners. I also use [link] as well.

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How to Optimize Your ePub for Different E-Reading Devices

Hurix Digital

– 6 inches without backlight LCD Tablets: Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tabs etc. Alt-Text for Visuals – Enable mental visualization for visually limited users by adding rich text descriptions interpreting charts, maps or pictures presented.

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Our Essential iOS Apps

E-learning Uncovered

Using my iPad and iPhone for work and at home has allowed me to do just that. Air Display is an inexpensive app that turns your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch into a wireless secondary display that works while on the same network as the main device. It has quickly become one of my favorite apps on my iPad, and one that I use quite a bit!

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