Welcome

=Welcome to the ABRSD iPads Forum! = ====This is where we will share resources, suggestions, and best practices for using iPads with students and in our classrooms. ====

How can you use iPads to enhance teaching and learning?
==== As more schools begin to launch iPads, evidence is mounting that there is value in providing students and teachers with mobile handheld devices. Teachers report that iPads have transformed their teaching styles, motivated their students, and clearly impacted learning. In the words of one principal, who writes about his school's experience in Edudemic"it is certainly an exciting time to be in education!" ====

While the instructional and learning possibilities are unlimited, there are several proven practices for using iPads in education. Some suggestions, and supporting apps, include:

 * **Teaching Productivity** (Google Drive, Wunderlist, Evernote, TeachPoint, PowerTeacher, NearPod, Edmodo, Schoology, LitLeveler)
 * **File Sharing** (Google Drive, Drop Box, Box, Evernote)
 * **Reading & Literacy** (iBook, Read2Go, Learning Ally, Raz-Kids, Learning A-Z, Reading Rainbow, Storia, ESL EasyReader, OverDrive, Kindle)
 * **Story Telling & E Publishing** (BookCreator, Toontastic, StoryPatch, StoryKit, SpeechJournal, SockPuppets, MyStory, Tell About, Write About, )
 * **Notetaking and Annotation** (Notability, Skitch, Cool Writer)
 * **Mind Mapping** (Popplet, SimpleMind+, Inspiration Maps)
 * **Screencasting** (Educations, ShowMe, Explain Everything, ScreenChomp, Knowmia)
 * **Assessments** (Socrative, ShowOfHands, Class DoJo, Quizlet)
 * **Social Networking** (Edmodo,Twitter, Pinterest, Google+)
 * **Audio/Video Production** (Animoto, Garage Band, Vimeo, iMovie)
 * **Presentation** (SlideShark, KeyNote, Prezi, 30Hands, ChatterPix Kids, Yakit Kids)
 * **Educational Videos** (TED, WatchKnow, BrainPop)
 * **Coding and Programming** (Kodable, Tynker, Hopschotch, Cargo-Bot, Treehouse, Daisy the Dino)
 * **Video/Photo Editing** **& Publishing** (Vimeo, YouTube, Hyperlapse, WaveCam, PicCollage, InstaCollage, OSnap, Phonto, PhotoFunia, PhotoNotes, BeFunky, Doodle Buddy, Color Effects, PicStitch, TextHere, PixNTell)
 * **Math** (FrontRow, Thinking Blocks, Flash to Pass, Virtual Manipulatives)

Countless other educational apps specific to school subjects, units of study, and skill development can be used in the classroom. This wiki reviews a few apps; recommendations for others can be found in other online forums and the iTunes store.

=New to Wikis? Watch this video explaining how wikis work: =

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Thanks for setting this up Peggy, I think it is great way to share information! You'll have to show me how to really use it:)! ~Lannon