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Educational iPad User Group
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“For a group of university staff exploring iPad use.”
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"Long after degrees have been conferred and careers have been launched, many folks just can’t seem to quit school. For them, life provides an overstuffed cornucopia of educational opportunities that don’t necessarily require hefty loans and navigating different professorial strategies."
KF: The usual caveats apply with these TOP OF THE CHARTS lists - the iPad is a personal device and people use them very differently - preferences for apps are not necessarily ubiquitous. Via John Evans 
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A thorough and informative article from the folks at Educause and their rightly famous 7 Things series. -JL
"The iPad combines robust computational functionality with a screen large enough to serve as a legitimate replacement for printed textbooks and other course materials. Where the iPad applications have led, other tablets and their attendant applications can be expected to follow, creating a more competitive and diverse market for tools of this type. Applications that live in the spaces where education and entertainment overlap can capture the imagination, enticing students to learn on their own." Via Nik Peachey, Jenny Smith, Jim Lerman
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What are your views about one iPad for every child? Is it innovative and far-sighted, or just another gimmick with little evidence to justify the cost?
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Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Peg Tyre sheds light on the promise and perils of new technologies in the classroom.
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KF: A reasonably comprehensive report on Tappestry - a new social network for learning.
"What did you learn today? With Tappestry, you can track what you have learned and catalog it. Then you can tell everyone. Don’t be shy, you might just meet someone. You can use Tappestry to create and curate your own learning stream. Tappestry is a great place to store your learning and your thoughts and check in those little “A-ha!” moments you have. Think of it as your own learning journal or notebook for things you pick up over the course of your day all woven together to create your own distinct learning fabric, your Tappestry."
Fron iTunes: "This application is currently optimized for the iPod Touch and iPhone device families. iPad users can download and install the application, but the user interface hasn’t been designed for tablet users specifically at this time."
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Useful articles about the use of iPads in education and learning...
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This SlideShare provides a look at how iPads my be used to tranform education. Chock full if examples and activities as well as pedagogy chances are you will find some new ideas and resources in this resources from SilviaTolisano.