What Is The iPAD :
What Is The iPAD The iPad is a tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Apple primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content
Dimensions
Height - 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)Width - 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)Depth - 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)Weight - 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G modelScreen Size - 9.7 inches diagonal (1024x768 resolution)
Cost
16 GB - $499 (with 3G - $629)32 GB - $599 (with 3G - $729)64 GB - $699 (with 3G - $829)
iWORK :
iWORK iWork is an office suite of desktop applications created by Apple for the MacOSX and iOSoperating systems.
Pages is a word processing application with page layout features. Besides basic word processing functionality, Pages includes 140 templates designed by Apple that allow users to create various types of documents, including newsletters, invitations, stationery, and résumés, along with a number of education-themed templates (such as reports and outlines) for students and teachers.
Keynote is an application used to create and play presentations. Its features are comparable to those of Microsoft PowerPoint, though Keynote contains several unique features which differ from similar applications. Keynote, like Pages and Numbers, integrates with the iLife application suite. Users can drag and drop media from iMovie, iTunes,iPhoto and Aperture directly into Keynote presentations using the Media Browser. Keynote contains a number of templates, transitions, and effects. Magic Move allows users to apply simple transitions to automatically animate images and text that are repeated on consecutive slides.
Numbers is a spreadsheet application that was added to the iWork suite in 2007 with the release of iWork '08. Numbers, like Microsoft Excel and other spreadsheet applications, lets users organize data into tables, perform calculations with formulas, and create charts and graphs using data entered into the spreadsheet. Numbers, however, differs from other spreadsheet applications in that it allows users to create multiple tables in a single document on a flexible canvas. Many prebuilt templates, including ones designed for personal finance, education, and business use, are included
Ebook Reader :
Ebook Reader Ebook Reader is an application for the iPad that allows publishers to put their books for download straight to your iPad.
Allows Students to no longer carry a backpack full of text books.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/replacing-a-pile-of-textbook-with-an-ipad/
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/ipad-textbooks/
iPad in the classroom :
iPad in the classroom How can we use it?
Its assistive technology
Its booked sized, touch screen, easy for work.
Pull up current events in class.
Replace old text book, and don’t have to carry a textbook anymore.
Place homework online as well as submit it online.
Paperless
Implementation Idea :
Implementation Idea Write and Edit essays using Pages
Create and share presentations using KeyNote
Gather research by using the web
Create artwork using sketch
Take quizzes using eClicker
Read books using iBooks
Learn to read music using TabToolKit
Video :
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8QxXIZvc08
Resources :
Resources Youtube.com
Wikipedia.com
Apple.com
www.ipadinschools.com
thejournal.com/articles/2010/01/27/measuring-the-ipads