iPad in Education for Dummies

by Sam Gliksman

It's easy to bring the incredible iPad experience to your classroom today! The iPad is a natural fit for education in the 21st century, and this straightforward, full-color guide shows you just how to deploy it effectively in your educational institution. From understanding how iPads can be used for different learning styles to managing iPad content and classroom use, finding the apps to complement your curriculum, creating interactive lessons, and beyond, author Sam Gliksman, a sought-after consultant on integrating technology in schools, answers all your questions.Helps teachers and administrators see how to use iPads effectively in different grades, classroom settings, and curriculum levels Explains iPad's built-in media features and the importance of multimedia in modern education Explores iPad best practices, tools, and apps for a successful iPad program in your school Shows how the iPad can be used as a valuable tool for research, collaboration, communication, creativity, and discovery Provides tips and guidance on keeping information updated, managing content, and taking advantage of the iPad as a learning tool iPad in Education For Dummies is your guide to using the world's most popular tablet to inspire and educate your students in a whole new way.

416 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[David Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book I read to research this post was iPad In Education For Dummies by Sam Gliksman which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book is about using the iPad from Apple and the many resources available like websites and apps to support education and is mainly aimed at educators. There is a ning social networking site at http://ipadeducators.ning.com which is aimed at people like teachers who want to keep abreast of the latest apps for the ipad. There are lots of online storage cloud sites like http://box.com , http://dropbox.com & http://evernote.com. Many of these sites offer at least free basic accounts and especially in the case of evernote offer storage for things like video and audio as well as a streaming ability to lots of compatible portable devices. Most people who use an iPad use http://iCloud.com the storage service from Apple. There are also photo services like http://photosync.com which lets you convert photos for free to lots of different formats that are used by compatible devices, websites and software. There is also an online educational resource at http://itunesu.com which has more online courses, lectures and curriculums than any other website. There are many ebook resources and some of the best are at http://gugenheim.org, http://kindle.com, http://kobo.com, http://nook.com & http://ibookstore.com. Gugenheim is a free resource of thousands of free ebooks. Kobo, Nook & Kindle all have free ebook reading apps and of course have their own ebook readers which are worth checking out. I really enjoyed this book which I think is indispensible to anyone interested in learning.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

The primary value of this book is the description of the recommended apps. Descriptions provide insights as to how they function in the work place. I skimmed through the book and came away with a list of apps and methodologies that I can use in the assembly of technology that we are acquiring for a growing "direct service" non-profit. One of the most important insights is the recognition that the iPad is a one person at a time device.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Disclosure: I am a For Dummies Ambassador and received iPad in Education For Dummies to review. All opinions are my own and the review link is below.

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[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very readable, it is inspiring and I enjoyed it. I hope to employ many of the ideas and apps into my own teaching.