The Apple marketing team is proving the comments that the iPad is simply a reader, not a creator and not for ‘real work’ are wrong. They’ve created a new advertisement showcasing how some people are using iPads to create and do ‘real work’. They’ve used a scene from the movie Dead Poet’s Society as

Something as different as iOS 7 is going to raise questions. Fortunately, there are some answers, especially now that the update’s come about. Here’s an overview based on a write up by a Macworld Staff’s experience using iOS 7 (Sep 11, 2013 MacWorld issue) .

ThingLink is a great, iPad friendly free tool for creating interactive images with music, video, sound, text and more! Embed and share your images easily in BB Learn, Edmodo, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ as well as html and email options. Endless applications for teaching and learning including student generated content. Checkout these fabulous examples

With social media continuing to grow globally and the rapid introduction of mobile devices in schools and colleges around the world, here’s an idea for a class project that uses social networking to enhance English language learning. The educational benefits of blogging have been well documented over the years (Downes 2004), (Richardson 2009), (Tolisano 2012).

A great 5 minute video explaining the concept of ‘learning workflows’ to create exciting and engaging lessons for students using the iPad.  

The iPad mini will definitely feature on the top 5 list of the coolest devices for this holiday season. It’s not quite the powerhouse as it’s high-end full-size big brother (iPad fourth generation) but it’s got the chip of the iPad 2 and the screen resolution of the iPad 2 as well, just scrunched down.