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This page of iPad ideas and applications (apps) for the adult education classroom was inspired by a discussion on the Technology and Distance Learning list <technology@lincs.ed.gov> in May, 2011. Other resources have been added, and readers are invited to add more. Instructions for adding to the wiki will be found at the bottom of http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/Technology
- iPad training sessions http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ipad-training-sessions/id380350884
- Sites for using iPads in Education http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2011/05/sites-for-using-ipads-in-education.html Thu, 19 May 2011, Nell Eckersley" <NellE@lacnyc.org>
- iEAR , I Education Apps Review - App Reviews and Educational Commentary http://www.iear.org/ Thu, 19 May 2011, Nell Eckersley" <NellE@lacnyc.org>
- Vocabology http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vocabology/id383809431?mt=8 Thu, 19 May 2011, Melinda Hefner <mhefner@cccti.edu> [Note: This iPhone app may not (yet) be available for the iPad.]
- Sleuth 5 minute mysteries, in the app store.http://www.5minutemystery.com/sleuth [Note: This iPhone app may not (yet) be available for the iPad.] Also check out flash card apps and tour wrist there. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tour-wrist/id335671384?mt=8 Thu, 19 May 2011, Jodie Deane, j.deane@gaggle.net
- Goodreader $4.99, allows you to annotate on top of PDFs and to save in a drop box or google docs easily. So students could do a group assignment and then upload it directly from the ipad.http://www.goodreader.net/goodreader.html Thu, 19 May 2011, Susan Gaer, sgaer@yahoo.com
- smartenote free (Free!).http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smartnote-free/id382368297?mt=8 A notetaking app with all kinds of bells and whistles. Thu, 19 May 2011,Susan Gaer, sgaer@yahoo.com
- Free Books app (free) with readers Thu, 19 May 2011, Susan Gaer, sgaer@yahoo.com
- Dragon dictation (free) that will type out spoken language with pretty good accuracy. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8 Thu, 19 May 2011, Susan Gaer, sgaer@yahoo.com
- iTalk (free) easy-to-use audio recorder. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/italk-recorder/id293673304?mt=8 [Note: This iPhone app may not (yet) be available for the iPad.] Thu, 19 May 2011, Susan Gaer, sgaer@yahoo.com
- Dictionary.com (free). http://dictionary.reference.com/apps/iphone [Note: This iPhone app may not (yet) be available for the iPad.] Thu, 19 May 2011, Susan Gaer, sgaer@yahoo.com
- Free Rice Vocabulary development tool, http://freerice.com Adjusts the level of the vocabulary questions to the current user's responses. Will also repeat ones the user gets wrong. Other languages available. Mon, 23 May 2011 14:51:45 -0400, Gail Troy <gtroy@nelson.k12.va.us>
- Supplement reading material already in use. "Currently, I use the (New Readers Press) Challenger series [ http://www.newreaderspress.com/Items.aspx?hierId=1241 ] for my Transitions students and supplement it with the iPads whenever I can think of an app that will expand upon the material. A picture is literally worth a thousand words, which can make the iPad priceless. For example, just the other day our lesson was over the solar system. I had previously installed the NASA HD iPad app from iTunes and after our reading and workbook activities, I let the students 'explore' the solar system on their own using this app on the iPad. I believe it was very educational for the students and a break from the mundane." Tuesday, May 24, 2011,Ryan Hinz, Instructor,Crete Public Schools-Special Programs,Crete, Nebraska 68333,ryan.hinz@CRETESCHOOLS.ORG
- Examples of apps currently installed on student iPads
- Google Earth
- Amazon Kindle
- Google Translate
- HubbleSite
- Discovery HD
- NE Driver Test
- SkyORB
- GCF Vocabulary
- NASA HD for iPad
- CNN
- Calculator
- National Geographic Magazine
- Math Drills
- USA Today
- Apps we are currently testing
- Pen & Paper
- QuickOffice
- Attendance Not free, but totally worth it. You can e-mail your students their attendance records, e-mail all of your students at once about whatever you want, and there are different reporting options as well. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/attendance/id301753475?mt=8 Wed, 25 May 2011, Jodie Deane, GED Instructor, j.deane@gaggle.net
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