The State of Tech - Episode 4 - "Tablets in Schools"
Summary: In this episode we talk about tablets in education, iOS compared to Android, roll-out plans for schools, useful tablet apps for education, the benefits of tablets, and the challenges they pose for schools.
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Hosts:
- Sean Beavers - sean@soita.org
- Eric Curts - www.ericcurts.com
- Eric Griffith - eric.s.griffith@gmail.com
- Brian Pool - Technology Coordinator National Trail Local Schools - brian_pool@nationaltrail.us
- Ryan Collins - Technology Coordinator for Kenton City Schools - mrcollins@ryancollins.org
- Atomic Learning Applications Re-Opened on November 3rd. Applications will be accepted through November 25th or until all licenses have been issued. (link)
- OSBA Capital Conference at the Greater Columbus Convention Center November 13th - 15th. (link)
- Register and volunteer at the 2012 Ohio Educational Technology Conference (link)
Awesome Thing of the Week
- Sean: APPitic - Collection of 1,300+ apps for education picked by Apple Distinguished Educators. (link)
- Eric C:
- To Convert to PDF - CutePDF - Easy PDF converter for Windows. (link)
- To Convert from PDF - Google Docs
- Eric G: Quickoffice Pro - gives you the power to create and edit Microsoft® Office files from anywhere - anytime (link)
Useful Links
- Palm Beach County schools' iPad in Education wiki - (link)
- iPod and iPad Users Group Wiki - (link)
- iPads at Burley - (link)
- iPadschools Wiki - (link)
- Northbrook 28 School District iPad Information and Resources - (link)
- The Ultimate Guide to Using iPads in the Classroom - (link)
- iPads in Schools Live Binder - (link)
- Teach with Your iPad Wiki - (link)
- iPad Management Bookmarks List - (link)
- National Trail Purchased Tablets - (link)
- Basics - Look for capacitive screen s5pv210
- Tested ZT-180 - Resistive failed the test! - (link)
- November 19th - Creative Tech Support
Take the survey: http://tinyurl.com/stateoftech-005-survey - December 6th - Best Gadgets for Schools (Live @ the SOITA Conference: The Best Gadgets for Schools, Interview with Leslie Fisher)
Take the survey: http://tinyurl.com/stateoftech-006-survey - December 17th: Technology in Mathematics: Best Practices
