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Learning with iPads - Community Resources

Favorite Blogs and Wikis

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iEar - Community Organized by Scott Meech
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Tony Vincent
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"a site dedicated to sharing news, information, and tutorials related to Apple products and software."
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Look for articles and posts recommending specific apps for special needs students.
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This site is connected to the "Appy Store" which is a search engine for apps, also a place to find free/sale apps
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Subscribe to this blog to learn about new apps and special "Firday" deals - particularly for small children.
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Kathy Schrock's site is a great resource. She also directs her readers to other good resources.
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Written by special education teacher Meg Wilson, includes app recommendations.
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Provides lists of apps and reviews based on content areas
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Blog posts that provide lesson plans that correlate to specific apps. This blog isn't being updated but still has lots of good posts.
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Includes introduction to new apps and reviews
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High quality app for parents, teachers, and therapists who work with special needs students
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This resource aggregates news about classrooms using iPads

School District Sites and Blogs

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Find information from Apple, particularly the IOS5 Deployment Guide and information about Configurator
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Escondido Union School District
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Pulaski Community Middle School and the Pulaski Community School District in Wisconsin
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This blog is written by a really amazing Math teacher, Jenny Magiera.
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Awesome Blog from CPS school - offers practical information for the classroom
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Collection of information from the CPS iPad program.
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First grade teacher's blog, wonderful lesson ideas
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Canby School District in Oregon, also check out their blog describing action research projects
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Smarter Learning - written by a high school science teacher

Search Engines for Apps

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"directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings."
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Based on social networking sites, search engine of the apps store - might be overwhelming
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offers reviews for parents and educators
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Review site for digital story books for the iPad
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