Using the iPad and tablets for homeschooling.
I have been looking forward to iCloud ever since iOS 5 was announced. To be honest though I have hardly used it since upgrading to iOS 5. Now I am attempting to use iCloud on my iPad. Right now there appear to be some limitations. Here is my take on iCloud for the iPad and iPhone. The Good: 5 GB of free storage Find my idevice Syncs contact list, calendar,...
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...
Just came across this video comparing different ebook readers. In the end it is obvious that the iPad comes out ahead for homeschooling.
Keynote on the iPad I was trying to help my son learn his multiplication facts and I was thinking about how I could make customized flashcards. I know there are a number of flashcard apps but I thought why not use the Keynote App already on my iPad. I took a few screen shots to show how I did it. Setup the first slide I started out using the dark...
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.
