[Yr7-10it] iPAD apps question for all...KentB

Wed Oct 19 16:04:02 EST 2011

Hey All,

We are also going down 1:1 iPad for Year 5-11 next year, and staff have
just received theirs and students will soon. We also have a company
developing a school specific app for timetables, class lists, calendars,
roll marking etc which should be ready soon.

Here is our attempt at an "essential apps" list:

Keynote	$10.49	
Pages		$10.49
Numbers	$10.49	
GoodReader	$5.49	
iresponse	$0.99	
iannotate	$8.49	
AVPlayerHD 	$2.99	
Blue Reader	free	
Calculator	free	
Photoshop Express  	Free	
Evernote	Free	
Kindle		Free	
Borders	
Kobo		Free	
ABC iView	Free
Dragon Dictation	Free	
Dropbox	Free	
TED	Free	
Flipboard	Free	
Overdrive media centre	Free	
The Age	Free

Please note this is for everyone - Not individual subject lists.
However, I also would have Garageband and iMovie just 'cos they're cool!
I don't rate Numbers either, but some think it will be good so it's on
there. Also, our librarian played a large hand in making this list and
many of the free apps (Particularly the e-readers) were from her, so you
probably don't need that many.

Cheers

Trav

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[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of WEIR Andrew
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Kent,
As of 2012 we will be an Ipad School, 800 next year the remaining the
year after.

We have gone for a production application approach rather than apps for
subjects. 
Happy to chat any time and site visits are definitely possible if you
don't mind the travel. 

I am putting together a list of apps requested by domains at the moment
and their prices, we have a limit of $50 to cater for the students and
we are going with one standard set of apps across the school.

Andrew Weir

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[mailto:yr7-10it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kent Beveridge
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Subject: [Yr7-10it] iPAD apps question for all...KentB

General question for all you iPAD users in classrooms..!

We here at St.B's are going down the iPAD path way in 2012. As part of
my role I seek out any information that you guys and gals out there may
have in the 'apps' that you have used for your iPADs either with staff
or students or both, what subject the app was used for and how much it
cost to download from the iTUNES store(or other location).
The first staffer to ask for this info has been my Maths co-ordinator
who is interested in Apps used for Maths topics(all secondary levels) or
even any texts available as an 'app'. 

I would also be interested in feedback about the configuration of iPAD
machines being favored among users. We are looking at the 16/32/64Gb
options with Wi-Fi and 3G options for our (about to be) purchased
machines.

Any other info that you feel would be valuable from your experiences
with this tool/device would be appreciated.

Thanks heaps in advance.

KB.

Kent Beveridge
ICT Co-ordinator, St.Brigids CSC, HORSHAM,Vic,Aus.
kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au

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Programming Cell Phones with App Inventor Thanks to a Faculty of
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