This document discusses iPads and their use in education. It lists several popular apps for educators, including iBooks, Dragon Dictation, Penultimate, Evernote, and NASA apps. It outlines opportunities iPads provide such as modeling technology use, creating documents, connecting students, and assisting students with special needs. Roadblocks to iPad use in education are also mentioned, such as lack of Flash support, USB ports, compatibility with Microsoft Office and internal networks, issues with iTunes, projection capabilities, and backlighting. Finally, it briefly mentions several competing tablet devices from Asus, Dell, and HP.

1. iPadsDaren Pullishy

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3. What Works…Email

4. Power Teacher Mobile

5. Hockey Mat

6. iBooks

7. Dragon Diction

8. Pen Ultimate

9. NASA

10. EvernoteCourtesy April Brown, Harry Balfour School

11. There’s an App for That!Hottest Apps Used by Apple Distinguished EducatorsiApps for the EducatorMiddle School iPad AppsiPad Diigo ListEssential iPad Guide for PrincipalsiPad for Educators

12. OpportunitiesGateway to other technologiesModellingCreating – Evernote, Pages. ProductivityConnecting - email, Facetime, SkypeAssistive Tech – sign language, Dragon DictionCC Flickr photo shared by bensonkua

13. Cloud ComputingComputation, software, data access, and storage services that do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system that delivers the services. (Wikipedia)

14. Road BlocksFlashUSB portMicrosoft OfficeInternal NetworkCitrixBack lightingiTunes – syncing, paymentProjectionCC Flickr Photo shared by tai strietman

15. Asus Eee SlateDell TabletHP Slate

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