most recent 30 from http://ipad4edu.com 2010-07-29T19:36:50Z http://ipad4edu.com/feeds http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://ipad4edu.com/questions/274/my-ideal-education-app danzac 2010-07-29T19:32:04Z 2010-07-29T19:32:04Z

<p>Not really a question, but I thought it would be a good place to make a suggestion that perhaps a developer out there can find and work on, or someone here could say "hey I'm working on that right now" so I can get really excited.</p> <p>In class I interact with items on the screen via a smartboard all of the time. The iPad can potentially be a light and portable replacement.</p> <p>The app would connect to 1 of the presenting computers displays via the network (the host computer would run a connect program like many iPhone/iPad apps do [air video, iTeleport, etc]). The display would be on the iPad, and when the user wanted, they could use the iPad to draw over anything on the screen. The drawing would be sent back to the host computer and displayed.</p> <p>The app could also save screenshots for later, and two arrow buttons would be made to be the left and right arrow keystrokes so that presentations (ppt or keynote) could be advanced.</p> <p>If anyone knows of something like this being developed, I'd love to know about it. If not and you are a developer, take my idea and go make lots of money!</p> <p><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HDIFEGz5oxA/TFHVn0Rlp4I/AAAAAAAACJo/h4NasiDOPc8/s400/iPad+app+for+edu.jpg" alt="alt text"></p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/118/apps-in-folders jjohnsonwbc 2010-02-05T04:22:07Z 2010-07-29T14:24:23Z

<p>It would be nice of all of the apps on a person's iPad could be categorized by placing them into folders rather than having rows and rows of apps on the screen of the iPad. Anyone else think this is a good idea? </p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/172/document-writing-printing Tom 2010-04-26T01:42:12Z 2010-07-28T22:24:03Z

<p>Can I write a document in say a word type program and then attach it to a email and send it to my home computor for printing? Thanks.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/153/microsoft-office-and-specially-powerpoint-presentations-from-ipad Peter Gamble 2010-03-23T23:57:09Z 2010-07-28T17:24:09Z

<p>As much as I hate the Microsoft products, I must use Office (Word and Excel) and specially PowerPoint for presentations. Is there a way to use Office and specially PowerPoint (created on Mac) on the iPad? Thanks.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/141/ipad-livescribe-pulse-pen-great-combo Aaron 2010-02-27T03:54:06Z 2010-07-28T11:23:58Z

<p>Anyone heard about a Livescribe Pulse Pen Application? This application in an iPad would be killer.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/273/can-you-connect-an-ipad-to-a-projector-wirelessly-powerpoints-made-on-pc-to-ipad Stephen 2010-07-27T16:17:39Z 2010-07-27T16:17:39Z

<p>I want to use an iPad for lecturing, specifically to show Powerpoint presentations to a large class. However, I don't want to be cabled to the projector or podium. Is there a way to use bluetooth or the wireless to connect my iPad to a projector?</p> <p>Second, is it possible to load Powerpoint presentations made on a PC (that include movie files and sound files) onto the iPad and if so, do they run seamlessly?</p> <p>Third, what apps are available to allow one to annotate powerpoint slides in real time (i.e. while lecturing)?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/28/what-educational-content-is-available-for-use-on-ipad Jin Kim 2010-02-01T15:24:21Z 2010-07-26T04:24:03Z

<p>Beyond what's already available via various websites, what educational content (especially those made specifically to take advantage of iPad) are available for educators?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/272/can-i-do-assignments-using-the-ipad Student 2010-07-26T02:21:31Z 2010-07-26T02:21:31Z

<p>Our tertiary institute will only accept assignments in MS office 2003 format. Can the files be transferred to and from the iPad and still support it?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/244/how-to-save-work-for-entire-classes David Wizig 2010-06-23T00:52:28Z 2010-07-26T01:24:04Z

<p>I am considering purchasing a classroom set of ipads for a middle school English classroom. How will my students save their work, since there are no folders ? I want them to be able to save documents from Pages as well as Keynote presentations.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/70/good-applications-for-literacy Fraser Speirs 2010-02-01T21:25:46Z 2010-07-24T10:24:14Z

<p>(This is a Community Wiki post. Please edit the post directly.)</p> <p>Please recommend applications suitable for teaching literacy:</p> <h3><a href="http://www.lexcycle.com/" rel="nofollow" title="Stanza">Stanza</a></h3> <p>Stanza (currently iPhone/iPod Touch app) is a great free app with access to 100,000+ ebooks. Many of classics (ones that are out of copyright) are available for free and can be downloaded directly from <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/" rel="nofollow" title="Project Gutenberg">Project Gutenberg</a> within the application. </p> <h3>StoryKit</h3> <p>To teach storywriting I can highly recommend storykit that allows you to place images next to your writing and have it work as a type of book.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/185/what-wireless-headphones-are-best-to-use-with-the-ipad Melissa 2010-05-04T19:48:14Z 2010-07-23T18:24:12Z

<p>We will be using ipads to deliver video content in a gallery setting and I am wondering if anyone has used a great pair of wireless headphones with the device yet, or if I should stick with wired ones. </p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/201/how-best-to-store-a-lab-of-15-ipads Andrew 2010-05-27T15:01:33Z 2010-07-23T04:24:06Z

<p>My K-6 school is purchasing 15 iPads to use as a mobile lab. The problem I'm having is finding a prebuilt system that will store, charge and sync multiple iPads. </p> <p>I couldn't even find anything on the Apple Education website. Has anyone seen anything like this yet? Or does anyone have any suggestions on making one from scratch? Thanks!</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/250/wanttobuyenough Lisa 2010-06-28T00:12:34Z 2010-07-22T00:24:13Z

<p>My daughter is going to university this fall. We were thinking of buying an ipad to be able to download textbooks. What would be and appropriate size to buy? 16, 32 or 64.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/139/can-the-ipad-connect-to-network-server-drives-such-as-shared-folders QEII Student IT 2010-02-23T19:35:04Z 2010-07-21T20:44:27Z

<p>A large part of QEII's IT is based around shared folders, can the iPad access these?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/177/phd-ipad-research James McBride 2010-04-30T23:00:56Z 2010-07-21T02:24:17Z

<p>I'm in the first phases of of my dissertation, and I'm wanting to do it on multi-touch tablet computing (iPad) in k-12 environments. Anyone know of some schools that are adopting the iPad. Personally I see it as a game changer on the level of the PC's first introduction into the k-12 environment. We haven't begun to see the effect of the iPad, but then again how could we. It is very new. My hope is that Apple can keep up with what education needs the device to do.</p> <p>Thanks for any help. So glad to find this site,</p> <p>James McBride</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/270/list-of-etextbooks-available-without-searching-with-an-ipad DanG 2010-07-20T02:23:52Z 2010-07-20T02:23:52Z

<p>I'm having a difficult time determining which textbook suppliers have or are making available electronic textbooks for the iPad / ePub format. Is there a list or catalog that one can search to answer questions for schools trying to determine what is and will be available? I've tried chasing down info from the sites for the publishers announced (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Kaplan, McGraw-Hill, and Pearson) but there doesn't seem to be anything updated for iPad yet. Also, I'd like to convey what's available in the iBooks app and I am not regularly on an iPad or iOS4 device that supports iBooks. Is there a way to determine this on a normal desktop computer? Thanks!</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/69/good-applications-for-early-years-education Fraser Speirs 2010-02-01T21:23:44Z 2010-07-19T18:24:34Z

<p>Please recommend applications suitable for early years education (approximately ages 3-6):</p> <ul> <li>Pickin' Time - a whack-a-mole style game with attractive music and graphics. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pickin-time/id327232889?mt=8" rel="nofollow">iTunes Link</a></li> <li>Wheels on the Bus - Musical game based on the song. <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wheels-on-the-bus/id303076295?mt=8" rel="nofollow">iTunes Link</a></li> </ul> <p>(Others can edit this Community Wiki post. Please do.)</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/217/controlling-keynote-on-ipad-from-an-ipod-touch Teacher 2010-06-04T23:45:48Z 2010-07-19T09:24:13Z

<p>Can I control my keynote presentation on iPad with an iPod touch?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/27/how-to-create-and-or-publish-educational-content-for-ipad Jin Kim 2010-02-01T15:22:16Z 2010-07-19T08:24:08Z

<p>What are the options available to educational content creators and publishers who wants to get educational books or other content created/published for iPad?</p> <ul> <li>looking for technical as well as business options</li> <li>may eventually require multiple Q&amp;A.</li> </ul>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/224/iannotate-to-open-pdf-in-ipad-mail Kurt 2010-06-10T23:38:37Z 2010-07-18T14:15:50Z

<p>I am trying to edit pdf attachments from my Ipad mail and transfer them to Iannotate for editing...any ideas?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/266/google-wave-and-other-google-apps-on-ipad-supported DanG 2010-07-15T15:19:55Z 2010-07-18T14:03:33Z

<p>Has anyone verified that wave.google.com does or does not work on the iPad? I'm not on an iPad at the moment, but I thought perhaps others had tried things like Google Wave, Google Docs and other apps-in-the-browser to see if they worked and were usable on the iPad or not. I'll be able to test this shortly, but I welcome any input or experiences on the subject. Thanks!</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/54/realtime-administrator-access-to-the-device Scotmacman 2010-02-01T19:15:09Z 2010-07-18T13:24:05Z

<p>Will there be some kind of service (like Apple Remote Desktop) which will allow an administrator/teacher to mass-push or mass-pull information to and from the device during the working day -- as opposed to a physical cable sync.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/174/can-you-download-pdfs-from-the-net-then-annotate ShannonO 2010-04-28T14:43:30Z 2010-07-18T01:24:08Z

<p>I would like to do literature reviews while riding on long car trips, or in other places where I won't have wifi access. I would buy an iPad 3G in a heartbeat if I were able to:</p> <ul> <li>Browse for journal articles on Google Scholar</li> <li>download PDFs (including proprietary ones, after logging in to my school's library for access)</li> <li>read the PDFs, annotate them</li> <li>sync the PDFs and annotations to other computers, ideally a web account wherein I can view the PDFs from any other computer.</li> </ul> <p>I don't need one app to do all of this. I know there are PDF readers, iAnnotate and other annotation utilities, but the snag is getting the PDFs off the web. I need to be able to find, download then make notes...</p> <p>Does anyone know how to do this?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/161/ipad-and-etextbooks-and-annotations cdmclean 2010-04-12T23:30:28Z 2010-07-16T21:24:12Z

<p>We are looking into replacing textbooks with an ereader (kindle, HP Slate or iPad). In its current incarnation, it doesn't appear that the iPad allows annotations of etexts. That would be a critical function for it to be useful in the English classroom. Does anyone know if that is going to be fixed in 4.0? Or if anyone is writing an app to deal with that problem?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/263/ipad-developers Denis Levesque 2010-07-13T23:12:21Z 2010-07-13T23:12:21Z

<p>Are there any developers available to create apps for schools. I have several ideas but I do not have enough experience with objective c.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/262/ipad-ibook-app Denis Levesque 2010-07-13T23:10:40Z 2010-07-13T23:10:40Z

<p>Does anyone know if the ipad has the same ability to speak a highlighted text? You can do this on regular macs by going to the Services menu and selecting speech. This would make books on the ipad to those student who struggle with reading.</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/261/ipad-and-itunes-for-schools Denis Levesque 2010-07-13T23:04:19Z 2010-07-13T23:04:19Z

<p>Does anyone know if you can get an itunes account for a school? Also....when buying applications for a class set of ipads, do you have to buy an apps for each ipad or can u buy one app and install it on all of the ipads....or is there a bulk order set up for purchasing ipads?</p> <p>Last question...</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/255/does-apple-only-care-about-profits-instead-of-changing-the-world Dr. Timothy D. Miley 2010-07-06T20:27:13Z 2010-07-06T20:27:13Z

<p>Right now schools can buy $500 Ipads for $480 in lots of 10. <strong><em>SHAME ON APPLE</em>*</strong></p> <p>I think it is time for large corportations to put students in front of profits. A producer and consumer media device like the Ipad could change the public school system in this country and all others. I can't believe that Steve Jobs and Apple only care about money. The Ipad is ideal for improving education and students are always complaining about small amounts of technology in the schools. The Ipad has the power to change the system completely. I see a future where every child has an Ipad and software designed like Elements, using every sense we have and children loving learning and discovery. If the government is looking for a program that could change the United States future. This is it. We need to be able to buy these devices at cost and get them into the hands of our students ASAP. This is exactly the fix to our public school system!!!!</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/117/viewing-pdfs-in-ipad jjohnsonwbc 2010-02-05T04:10:45Z 2010-07-02T20:44:58Z

<p>According to the Tech Specs at <a href="http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/" rel="nofollow">http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/</a>, the iPad will be able to view PDF documents. I know that PDFs can be viewed on the iPhone and iPod Touch. (I think there are a variety of applications, such as Stanza, that can open up PDFs on the iPhone and iPod Touch.)</p> <p>Any ideas as to whether there will be an Apple product (such as a version of Preview made for the iPad) that will be able to open up PDF files on the iPad?</p>

http://ipad4edu.com/questions/253/is-there-anyway-to-earn-an-ipad-for-the-classroom Kelly 2010-06-30T22:26:23Z 2010-06-30T22:26:23Z

<p>Is there any way to earn (grant) an iPad for the classroom? I have an excellent idea on how I would like to use this.</p>