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Chelsie Custer kara Savage Dana Ferguson

iPads are continuing to advance in technology as well as education. iPads will soon replace all textbooks and paper assignments. Let's take a look at some of the basics of iPads.

Ipads are the latest version of technology that has recently found its way into education. They have many unique features that are very beneficial in the school system. One main thing the ipads have is a 10-hour battery. Most students are in class about eight hours a day. This long battery allows for students to be able to use them as much as needed during he school day and not have to worry about plugging it in to charge. The iPad also is very small and compatible. Its 9.7 inches nad almost as thin as paper. This makes the device easy for students to handle and carry around.The ipad also provides many beneficial features for students with special needs. The iPad allows students with bad eyesight to be able to zoom in on any page at any time on the iPad.

Teachers also have the added benefit of icloud. Icloud syncs all your information on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod to ones main computer without plugging it in. The students can do their work on their own ipad and then the teacher will automatically receive their work. This makes for less paper and easy grading. Ipads also can print wirelessly so if the students need to print anything, they can do it by a push of a button from their desk.

The iPad is a useful tool in the classroom, and may eventually replace the traditional textbook in education. The iPad is a useful tool for kinesthetic learners. According to Johnson (2011), iPads appeal to kinesthetic learners as the iPad is a hands on application as students use the motion detection touch screen (Johnson, 2011, p.1). Not only does the iPad appeal to students in its hands on application, but it also benefits the teacher. Now, teachers can be mobile in the classroom, not stuck behind the traditional chalkboard. Johnson (2011) points out that teachers can be up moving around the classroom and operating their iPad with a remote mouse, allowing more student-teacher interactions (Johnson, 2011, p. 1).

The iPad is not just for older students, it has made itsway successfully into the elementary classroom. In an article by Mulholland (2011), second grade students are using iPads with ease, practicing their spelling words, and even creating small reports using images acquired from the internet (Mulholland, 2011, p.1). The iPad can also help teachers teach more easily to a diverse group of learners, as well as get almost instant results when testing for assessment. Stated by Mulholland (2011), one teacher uses Google Forms to ask the class a few quick lesson based questions which allows her to group her students according to the level of help they need with the lesson. Another teacher uses iPads to perform pre-quizzes as well as post-quizzes, in which the students use the internet to help them answer the questions before submitting their work (Mulholland, 2011, p. 1).

As technology continues to press forward at a mind boggling speed, it is important for education to keep up with that technology. Not only does exposing students to technology in the classroom prepare them for a more successful future in the workplace, but it also engages their attention and allows for a more hands-on approach to learning. It is known that children learn better when they are actively participating in their learning, and the iPad certainly provides the interaction that creates a hands-on environment.

Although the iPad can be used with millions of different apps the most influential educational app id most likely to be the iBooks app. This app allows students to have thousands of books, pfdf files, and other reading articles all in one place. This app is so influential because it is free and the only cost associated with the app is buying the books. The books cost about a fourth of the hard copy books. The app will cut down on the load that students must carry with them everyday to and from school. The iPad saying less than three pounds will defiantly put no stress on a students back. Another positive thing about the app is that students can hi-light in the "book" on there iPad and make notes where in a high school or middle school text book they can not do so. The app will also be an environmental helper by cutting down on the number of trees killed to produce the paper to make textbooks. There also many apps to help with the studying process by allowing the students to create flash cards, play fun games to practice their math skills, read books, and learn about astronomy. The Apple iPad will defiantly change the learning and school process for future generations.

Anderson, G. H. (2012, January 27). //ipads in the special education classroom//. Retrieved from http://atclassroom.blogspot.com/2011/01/computers-vs-ipads-in-special-education.html
 * List of References:**

//Apple inc.ipad//. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.apple.com/ipad/

Dunn, J. (2011, April 11). //50 innovative ways to use ipads in school//. Retrieved from http://edudemic.com/2011/04/ipads-in-school/ http://edudemic.com/2011/04/ipads-in-school/

//ipad information//. (2012, February 09). Retrieved from http://ipadinformation.org/ipad-news

Johnson, B. (2011, October 31). //Teaching and learning: Us// //ing ipads in the classroom//. Retrieved from [|__http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-teaching-learning-apps-ben-johnson__]

MakeUsOf. (2011, August 23). //7 ways to use the ipad to help students excel at school//. Retrieved from []

Mulholland, J. (2011, March 29 ). //ipads in the classroom//. Retrieved from [|__http://www.govtech.com/education/iPads-In-The-Classroom.html__]

WordPress. (2012, January 29). //The digital textbook revolution//. Retrieved from []

Woyke, E. (2011, January 21 ). //Pros and cons of ipads in the class////room//. Retrieved from [|__http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2011/01/21/pros-and-cons-of-ipads-in-the-classroom/__] -

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Anderson, G. H. (2012, January 27). //ipads in the special education classroom//. Retrieved from http://atclassroom.blogspot.com/2011/01/computers-vs-ipads-in-special-education.html
 * Article 1**
 * Notes**
 * The prognosis for iPad's use in the classroom is good, [|__said Sandra Sutton Andrews__] , research director in the Applied Learning Technologies Institute at Arizona State University. "The concept is perfect for education--a lightweight computer, relatively inexpensive, capable of being used almost anywhere: in your hands, on a table, attached to a wall, built into a tabletop," she said.
 * Simplicity of programs – from very basic to more complex, the apps are design to be user friendly. For the moderate to severe population of students the amount of simple apps is huge, plus they are extremely inexpensive.
 * Low cost of programs – compared to the cost of programs for a computer, there really is no comparison.
 * This one tool could be loaded with many adaptive technology programs, thereby reducing the need for multiple devices (and potentially replacing the visual cue cards utilized by some people with autism.) Talk about UDL (Universal Design for Learning)! This is a tool that can level the playing field for many.
 * There are apps that are inexpensive and exciting to increase vocabulary, sight words, math facts, reading comprehension, organizational skills, and drawing skills, just to name a few.
 * Built-in accessibility tools such as zoom and high contrast display make this a tool to support visually impaired. The built-in VoiceOver screen reader works as well on the iPad as on the iPhone.
 * Light weight (iPad = 1.5 lbs.)
 * Copy and pasting is two easy steps: highlight and copy comes right up. With the computer I need to use the mouse or the keyboard to highlight text, right click or go to edit to copy, open a second document to paste (edit paste or right click and paste), now I can paste to a clipboard within seconds instead of minutes.
 * Speed: I am faster. I am independent. I am the student I can be with the iPad. With the computer I was a student. But I am not independent. I have to wait for someone to assist me. I worked three times as hard with ¼ of the result.
 * Educational Activities: With the iPad I can have activities that directly support my IEP goals. Practice shouldn’t be boring.
 * Wireless printing: No need to connect to a computer or printer to be able to print from across the room.
 * Users to date are finding that through the use of different apps, students are able to choose the type of product they construct to demonstrate their understanding.
 * The iPad is a personal device and reasonably priced to act as a 1 to 1, anywhere, anytime learning device.
 * The abundance of apps and access to information on a vast range of topics allows students to pursue areas they are interested in learning about.
 * Notes can be kept in one spot, commented on and available anywhere.
 * The touch interface correlates to the technology students use in their everyday life and allows a high level of interactivity.
 * A 10 hour battery life means the iPad can be used throughout the entire school day.
 * The instant start-up of the iPad means greater use ofclass time for learning.
 * There is anywhere, anytime access to current information that contains text, sound, images and interactivity. Information is represented with rich multimedia and data visualization techniques.
 * Light and portable, easily carried in the school bag and to and from class.
 * Heavy schoolbooks could in time be replaced by virtual eBooks and these can be updated in a timely fashion. Documents and tasks can be uploaded to iBooks by theteacher and downloaded onto the iPad by the student and vice versa. Texts and documents can be annotated and commented on by multiple students and teachers.
 * The iPad is seen to be an intuitive device and minimal technical support is required.
 * The iPad can be used withperipherals. For example the iPad can be slotted into a case which connects to a full size keyboard for extended periods of writing. There are also a number of other docking options which provide access to a full sized keyboard. Voice recognition apps can also be useful for inputting large amounts of text and is another option worth investigating.
 * Article 2**

//Apple inc.ipad//. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.apple.com/ipad/ //ipad information//. (2012, February 09). Retrieved from http://ipadinformation.org/ipad-news Ipads are the latest version of technology that has recently found its way into education. They have many unique features that are very beneficial in the school system. One main thing the ipads have is a 10-hour battery. Most students are in class about eight hours a day. This long battery allows for students to be able to use them as much as needed during he school day and not have to worry about plugging it in to charge. The ipad also is very small and compatible. Its 9.7 inches nad almost as thin as paper. This makes the device easy for students to handle and carry around.The ipad also provides many beneficial features for students with special needs. The ipad allows students with bad eyesight to be able to zoom in on any page at any time on the ipad. Teachers also have the added benefit of icloud. Icloud syncs all your information on your ipad, iphone, or ipod to ones main computer without plugging it in. The students can do their work on their own ipad and then the teacher will automatically receive their work. This makes for less paper and easy grading. Ipads also can print wirelessly so if the students need to print anything, they can do it by a push of a button from their desk.
 * Notes:**
 * Pick up your iPad, press the Home button, and it wakes from sleep instantly. That’s because iPad features fast, efficient, and reliable flash storage that lets you access data quickly. So everything effortlessly springs to life.
 * Even with such a thin, light design, iPad has an incredible 10-hour battery life. 1 That’s enough juice for one flight across the ocean, or one movie-watching all-nighter, or a week’s commute across town. Because iPad hardware and software are made for each other, the power-efficient A5 chip works with the iOS software to keep battery life from fading away.
 * You’ll see two cameras on iPad — one on the front and one on the back. They may be tiny, but they’re a big deal. They’re designed for FaceTime video calling, and they work together so you can talk to your favorite people and see them smile and laugh back at you. 3 The front camera puts you and your friend face-to-face. Switch to the back camera during your video call to share where you are, who you’re with, or what’s going on around you. When you’re not using FaceTime, let the back camera roll if you see something movie-worthy. It’s HD, so whatever you shoot is a mini-masterpiece. And you can take wacky snapshots in Photo Booth. It’s the most fun a face can have.
 * iOS is the operating system for iPad. And it lets you see and do everything just by touching the screen. It includes all the powerful, innovative, and fun built-in apps you use every day, many times a day. It’s the platform forwhich more than 140,000 other amazing iPad apps have been created to take advantage of the large Multi-Touch screen. And now with over 200 new features in iOS 5 — including [|Newsstand], [|iMessage] , and [|Notification Center] — iOS is yet another reason no other device comes close to iPad.
 * icloud stores your music, photos, documents, and more and wirelessly pushes them to all your devices. 6 So if you buy a song, take a photo, or edit a calendar event on your iPad, iCloud makes sure it appears on your Mac, iPhone, and iPod touch, too. You don’t have to do a thing.
 * iPad is one big, beautiful display — 9.7 inches of high-resolution photos, movies, web pages, books, and more. LED backlighting makes everything you see remarkably crisp, vivid, and bright. Even in places with low light, like an airplane. And there’s no wrong way to hold iPad. It’s designed to show off everything in portrait and landscape, so with every turn (even upside down), the display adjusts to fit. Because it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide, 178° viewing angle. Hold it up to someone across the room, or share it with someone sitting next to you, and everyone gets a brilliant view.
 * Article 3**
 * Notes:**
 * People who really follow the technology and know it well are probably in the minority vs. the number people who are intrigued by it and who could greatly benefit from an iPad, but don’t want to feel un-hip.
 * One of the interesting aspects of a product like the iPad, is that the marketing and “buzz” is so prevalent, that it can almost create a self-consciousness among people to not ask questions and seek out information. This phenomenon is sort of like a “tech-divide”.
 * A lot more information is available on the website in a different format *
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__ **Dana's Notes:** __



__**Using iPads in Education**__

Ipads are not only useful for adults to use for pleasure and business, but they can also be used in the classroom environment. As technology speeds forward, and adults may struggle to keep up, children adapt easily to changes in technology. In the near future, it is possible that children will no longer learn from a textbook, but instead use iPads to learn information, turn in homework, and even complete group projects. Ipads appeal to kinesthetic learners, young and old, and keep learning fresh, capturing the attention of easily distracted learners.

The iPad is a useful tool in the classroom, and may eventually replace the traditional textbook in education. The iPad is a useful tool for kinesthetic learners. According to Johnson (2011), iPads appeal to kinesthetic learners as the iPad is a hands on application as students use the motion detection touch screen (Johnson, 2011, p.1). Not only does

the iPad appeal to students in its hands on application, but it also benefits the teacher. Now, teachers can be mobile in the classroom, not stuck behind the traditional chalkboard. Johnson (2011) points out that teachers can be up moving around the classroom and operating their iPad with a remote mouse, allowing more student-teacher interactions (Johnson, 2011, p. 1).

The iPad is not just for older students, it has made itsway successfully into the elementary classroom. In an article by Mulholland (2011), second grade students are using iPads with ease, practicing their spelling words, and even creating small reports using images acquired from the internet (Mulholland, 2011, p.1). The iPad can also help teachers teach more easily to a diverse group of learners, as well as get almost instant results when testing for assessment. Stated by Mulholland (2011), one teacher uses Google Forms to ask the class a few quick lesson based questions which allows her to group her students according to t he level of help they need with the lesson. Another teacher uses iPads to perform pre-quizzes as well as post-quizzes, in which the students use the internet to help them answer the questions before submitting their work (Mulholland, 2011, p. 1).

As technology continues to press forward at a mind boggling speed, it is important for education to keep up with that technology. Not only does exposing students to technology in the classroom prepare them for a more successful future in the workplace, but it also engages their attention and allows for a more hands-on approach to learning. It is known that children learn better when they are actively participating in their learning, and the iPad certainly provides the interaction that creates a hands-on environment.

References:

Johnson, B. (2011, October 31). //Teaching and learning: Us// //ing ipads in the classroom//. Retrieved from [|__http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ipad-teaching-learning-apps-ben-johnson__]

Mulholland, J. (2011, March 29 ). //ipads in the classroom//. Retrieved from [|__http://www.govtech.com/education/iPads-In-The-Classroom.html__]

Woyke, E. (2011, January 21 ). //Pros and cons of ipads in the class////room//. Retrieved from [|__http://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethwoyke/2011/01/21/pros-and-cons-of-ipads-in-the-classroom/__]





__**Article 1**__
Teaching and Learning: Using iPads in the Classroom []

Johnson, B. (2011, October 31). //Teaching and learning: Using ipads in the classroom//. Retrieved from []

__**Notes:**__

 * Certainly iPads are cheaper than computers, desktop or laptop, and they are more mobile.


 * The iPad has a number of unique features that provide for interesting possibilities in teaching and learning. The motion sensor of the iPad has a number of intriguing applications to learning. Most students today would be classified as bodily-kinesthetic learners. The motion sensor allows students to use their hands in guiding the iPad to equilibrium, balance skills, or remote control of real or virtual robotics, hovercraft, or other vehicles.
 * Students can also attach videos, and voice recordings to their field notes. They can dictate to the iPad using the Dragon Dictation app and it will type their words. With the iPads in the same network but in different locations, using the Assemblee app, students can create a collaboration web to share findings and discuss conclusions about different perspectives of the same project.
 * Students can use the included Map app to calculate the distances, compare routes, and actual speeds of the westbound and the eastbound trains common in word problems. The mathematics involved with trip planning and decision-making are brought to life with actual real-time photographs, maps, and weather data provided by the Google Earth app, Big Blue Marble HD, and many others. The App called TourWrist allows students 360 degree views -- "tours" of locations of interest throughout the world. With DerManDar the students can take their own 360 degree pictures of places they visit.
 * While walking around the classroom and interacting with students, teachers can control their computers from their iPad with the Remote Mouse app. With a simple cable, teachers can use their iPads to present their unique and creative Prezi presentation made on their computer by using the iPad application called Prezi Player. The teacher can control the document by simply pinching, twisting and sliding their fingers across the face of the iPad.

__**Article 2**__
iPads in the Classroom []

Mulholland, J. (2011, March 29 ). //ipads in the classroom//. Retrieved from []

__**Notes:**__
> First-grade students have used apps like Pages, Simplenote and smartNote to help with basic word processing. For one assignment, the kids copied a photo of a totem pole from the Web, pasted it in the app and wrote a few sentences about the meaning of the totem pole, which shows honor when a tribe chief has died. > “We’ve done a lot of explicit instruction on how to use the iPad and basic word-processing skills for young children, and the iPad allows us to take a virtual field trip every day by searching Web content in a way that’s user-friendly for early childhood students,” said teacher Kristin Ziemke-Fastabend. > “Just like that, I have my differentiated groups for that day,” she said. “I don’t need to wait 24 hours to put them into a group — when they forgot what they were learning about yesterday. > “What we’ve found in the feedback is that teachers love the time of trading stories of how they’re using and implementing the iPad with other colleagues from other schools, in addition to learning something in the front half of the day,” Connolly said. Trainers also provide onsite training in the classroom, so teachers don’t have to be pulled out of class. > Preparation was another factor in the trial’s success. Each teacher devised a blueprint for incorporating the iPad into his or her lesson plans well in advance of receiving the technology. “So they could expand what they were already comfortable doing,” he said. > The plan, she said, is to expand the program next school year not only to additional schools, but also to users in the central office. “We’re hoping to extend its use,” she said, “because we find that most people are really excited about it.”
 * Whether it’s helping special education students “speak” to grocery store clerks on field trips, assisting high school physics students in “building” roller coasters to understand motion and energy, or conducting daily formative assessments to improve student performance, the iPad engages students — and according to experts, that’s the most rewarding part.
 * Over the last several years, many colleges, universities and K-12 school districts, not to mention local and state agencies, have incorporated emerging technology like Apple iPhones and Amazon Kindles into their daily lives. Adding the iPad is just an extension of this.
 * The kids have taken to the technology, navigating the iPad’s apps with ease and using the touchscreen like pros, she said. The second-graders in teacher Begoña Cowan’s class learn about spelling and pronunciation without having to share a pile of traditional magnetic letters. Instead, each student uses the ABC — Magnetic Alphabet app on his or her iPad to spell “-oom” and “-oop” words. When it’s time to put the iPads away, they each return the device to the cart with two hands held up against their chests to keep it safe.
 * Now Cho-Magiera said she uses Google Forms, a survey development interface. In about 30 seconds, she can put three or four questions in the form, and the students use the iPads to answer. The results are formulated into a Google spreadsheet in real time, and she can immediately sort through them and form work groups based on which students need help with different topics.
 * Back at the School for the Arts, Cram also uses iPads for formative assessments, utilizing what he calls a “WebQuest.” Cram likes to include both a pre-quiz and a post-quiz, and during a lesson, students investigate different websites on their iPads to research and answer questions. “We can see what areas of growth they have after they’ve done the research,” he said, noting that the answers to both pre- and post-quizzes are submitted via Google docs.
 * Incorporating new, up-to-the-minute technology, especially in education, sounds great. It’s been said time and again that students should be taught in ways that they’re comfortable — and they’re quite comfortable with technology. But to critics, technology might hurt more than help the ability to learn. One person questioning the impact of some new technologies on students is President Barack Obama, who at Virginia’s Hampton University commencement, said that with iPods, iPads, Microsoft Xboxes and Sony PlayStations, “information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a formof entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation.”
 * Professional development has also been a huge part of the trial’s success. CPS partnered with Apple to provide professional development and create a cohort of collaboration across the schools to share best practices and ideas. Teachers train every other month for one day. The morning is dedicated to learning new applications or new ways to incorporate the iPad into the classroom, and the afternoon is geared toward collaboration.
 * CPS has three categories of teachers as far as computers go, Stevens said: those who are proficient, those who are fairly comfortable, and then there’s the larger population, which doesn’t even want to use e-mail. “Those are the teachers who really don’t know how to integrate technology in the classroom. It’s not because they’re reluctant; it’s that they don’t know how,” she said, adding that if the district can, based on a successful trial, create a step-by-step process to incorporate iPads in the classroom for a teacher who’s uncomfortable with technology — a process they’re able to execute — that’s beneficial for the entire district.

__**Article 3**__
Pros And Cons Of iPads In The Classroom []

Woyke, E. (2011, January 21 ). //Pros and cons of ipads in the classroom//. Retrieved from []

__**Notes:**__
> The students, who were either juniors or seniors, found the iPads helpful in five ways. In a series of surveys conducted throughout the semester, most students said the iPads encouraged exploration of additional course topics, helped them manage their time, provided new functions/tools for learning, increased their learning and made their courses more interesting. Though they were not instructed to do so, most students also said they used the iPads to do reading for other courses and leisure reading.
 * Groups working on projects could pull out their iPads to brainstorm and save their results on an online file storage site like [|Dropbox]. The next time they met, group members could easily access the saved files without emailing revisions back and forth. Since everyone had the same device, groups didn’t need to worry about technical issues or compatibility problems.
 * Not everyone was a fan, however. Some students cited what Angst characterizes as “technical and behavioral challenges”. In the study, more than half the students reported feeling frustrated when highlighting text and taking notes within e-books on the iPad. Another drawback was the fact that multiple “windows” or files couldn’t be kept open, side-by-side, on the iPad, unlike a full-fledged computer.
 * Students also indicated that they considered the device, which starts at $499, expensive. More students preferred to be loaned an iPad and purchase the corresponding e-books (and eventually return the iPad) than buy the iPad outright (and own it).
 * When asked how they felt about giving up their iPads at theend of the course, about 65% of the students said it would be difficult to relinquish the device.

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The iPad is a useful tool in the classroom, and may eventually replace the traditional textbook in education. The iPad is a useful tool for kinesthetic learners. According to Johnson (2011), iPads appeal to kinesthetic learners as the iPad is a hands on application as students use the motion detection touch screen (Johnson, 2011, p.1). Not only does the iPad appeal to students in its hands on application, but it also benefits the teacher. Now, teachers can be mobile in the classroom, not stuck behind the traditional chalkboard. Johnson (2011) points out that teachers can be up moving around the classroom and operating their iPad with a remote mouse, allowing more student-teacher interactions (Johnson, 2011, p. 1). The iPad is not just for older students, it has made itsway successfully into the elementary classroom. In an article by Mulholland (2011), second grade students are using iPads with ease, practicing their spelling words, and even creating small reports using images acquired from the internet (Mulholland, 2011, p.1). The iPad can also help teachers teach more easily to a diverse group of learners, as well as get almost instant results when testing for assessment. Stated by Mulholland (2011), one teacher uses Google Forms to ask the class a few quick lesson based questions which allows her to group her students according to the level of help they need with the lesson. Another teacher uses iPads to perform pre-quizzes as well as post-quizzes, in which the students use the internet to help them answer the questions before submitting their work (Mulholland, 2011, p. 1). As technology continues to press forward at a mind boggling speed, it is important for education to keep up with that technology. Not only does exposing students to technology in the classroom prepare them for a more successful future in the workplace, but it also engages their attention and allows for a more hands-on approach to learning. It is known that children learn better when they are actively participating in their learning, and the iPad certainly provides the interaction that creates a hands-on environment.

**Kara's Notes**
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Article 1:
WordPress. (2012, January 29). //The digital textbook revolution//. Retrieved from []

[] Notes:


 * =====Using the app iBooks, which runs on any iPod, iPhone, or iPad textbooks can be downloaded for faster and more portable access.=====
 * =====The iBooks app is free and also allows for hilighting and notes to be made.=====
 * =====With this app it is possible to carry around 100s or even 1,000s of book on one single electronic device.=====
 * =====With the new "electronic textbooks" many authors are predicting videos to be incorporated in the textbooks.=====
 * ====="Apple’s Phil Schiller said that 1.5 million iPads were in use in education settings, leveraging more than 20,000 education applications." With that being said Apple feels that there are still some improvements that need to be made to the software.=====
 * =====Major textbook companies have agreed to sell textbooks for $14.99=====

Article 2:
MakeUsOf. (2011, August 23). //7 ways to use the ipad to help students excel at school//. Retrieved from [] Notes: Article 3 Dunn, J. (2011, April 11). //50 innovative ways to use ipads in school//. Retrieved from http://edudemic.com/2011/04/ipads-in-school/ http://edudemic.com/2011/04/ipads-in-school/
 * It is no hidden fact that students are carrying around extremely heavy book bags. In the future however everything will be changed to electronically and at the touch of the students finger. Many schools have not wasted time and already switched to iPads in there school.
 * By switching to electronic books the weight will literally be taken off students backs and the environment will also be helped when textbooks are converted to elctronic books and PDF files that can be opened and read in the app iBooks.
 * There are also many new apps that will make taking notes more effective, faster, and easier on the students as well as the teachers.
 * There is an app for nearly every subject that a student is teaching.
 * To help study for tests and quizes there is an app that allows you to create Flash cards.
 * There are apps that allow students to stay organized and remember to do there homework by downloading organizer apps.

Notes: Paragraph: Although the iPad can be used with millions of different apps the most influential educational app id most likely to be the iBooks app. This app allows students to have thousands of books, pfdf files, and other reading articles all in one place. This app is so influential because it is free and the only cost associated with the app is buying the books. The books cost about a fourth of the hard copy books. The app will cut down on the load that students must carry with them everyday to and from school. The iPad saying less than three pounds will defiantly put no stress on a students back. Another positive thing about the app is that students can hi-light in the "book" on there iPad and make notes where in a high school or middle school text book they can not do so. The app will also be an environmental helper by cutting down on the number of trees killed to produce the paper to make textbooks. There also many apps to help with the studying process by allowing the students to create flash cards, play fun games to practice their math skills, read books, and learn about astronomy. The Apple iPad will defiantly change the learning and school process for future generations.
 * Math apps to help practice the lessons
 * Stream educational videos to the iPads instantly
 * Learn to read out loud
 * Practice letter formations and writing skills
 * Paint and draw
 * Presentations
 * make graphs