iPad in Education FD, 2e

by Sam Gliksman

The easy way to effectively implement iPads in the classroom The iPad is a natural fit for education in the 21 century, and this hands-on guide shows you just how to implement it in your educational institution. iPad in Education For Dummies serves as a roadmap for the device's successful use as an education tool—from both a personal and institutional perspective. It examines why the iPad is a perfect fit for contemporary educational needs, how to purchase and deploy them within an organization, and outlines best practices, tools, and apps for their educational use across all curricula and grade levels. A cross between a powerful computer, iPod, game console, and e-reader, the iPad is an ultraportable—and ultra cool—touch device from Apple. In 2013, the iPad was deployed in Chicago Public Schools, LA Unified School district, Oxnard School District in California, and Raleigh County Public Schools in West Virginia, to name a few. In this new edition of iPad in Education For Dummies, you'll find the latest coverage of interactive media and augmented reality apps, creating and publishing class books and textbooks, moving from lectures to interactive classroom presentations, setting up digital student profiles, and much more. If you're a school administrator, teacher, or educational IT specialist who is considering deploying the iPad in the classroom, this handy guide has everything to set you up for success.

432 pages, Paperback

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.