Using the iPad and tablets for homeschooling.
How to pick apps for Homeschooling. There are thousands of apps for the iPad and iPhone. It is easy to get app crazy with all the free or cheap apps. How do you know what app to buy? How do you know if an app is worth the cost? How do you sort through all the thousands of apps to find good apps for homeschooling? Here is what I recommend...
I chose the iPad for myself our homeschool: I know that there are many tablets now on the market. When I first saw the iPad I immediately thought about the possibilities of using a tablet for homeschooling. I was a little hesitant to buy the first generation iPad because of the price. I also kept hoping there would be a good Android tablet that was cheaper than the iPad. After a year of waiting...
Keynote for the iPad: While Keynote on the iPad is not perfect it does allow you to create personalized presentations on the iPad. Here are some of the ways I am using Keynote for Homeschooling: Show a presentation at night in the dark or just sitting on the sofa. Another way I have used Keynote and the iPad for homeschooling is by searching for a PowerPoint presentation on the topic I want to teach....
There are a number of schools that have started using the iPad. Have you ever wondered what apps they use? The video below shows some of the apps educators are using. 20 Apps in 20 Minutes Ipad Edition from TJ Houston on Vimeo. In this webinar @tjhouston and @llacrosse will overview 20 apps in 20 minutes. These are the apps that were used in the classroom and found to be effective supplements...
How to create a copy work page on the iPad with Pages. Tips on using tables in Pages for the iPad.
Apple Pages is a powerful document editor that can replace MS Word for most documents Homeschoolers may need to create.
