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Gadget report
1. Apple iPad 2 and
iMovie in the
Classroom
Gadget Report
Using iMovie with the iPad 2
EDUC 635
Jenna Windle
2. • Steve Jobs knew there was a place in the market for a tablet.
The hurdle was, finding the best time to launch one.
• The iPad falls in between an iPhone and a laptop computer in
size.
• The iPad was actually conceptualized before the iPhone, but
was released later.
• Steve Jobs wanted to make available a product that had all of
the capabilities of a handheld device, but with the screen size
that would allow one to do more traditional computing.
• The final product was not the first tablet on the market, but
Jobs wanted it to be the best one.
History of the iPad
3. • Over 200,000 apps to choose
The iPad comes with a
from through the App Store
standard, 9.7 inch
touch screen. It can be • Connects over Wi-Fi, through
synced by connecting At&T and Verizon service
through a computer • Can be used as a personal hotspot
and iTunes, or by
connecting over Wi-Fi. • Access to photos, videos, music
It offers both front and and movies through the “cloud”
back cameras capable • Dictation to messages, apps,
of video and still documents and notes
photos.
Important Features
4. New iPad iPad 2
• High-resolution Retina display • 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch
• 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch • Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating • Support for display of multiple languages and
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
characters simultaneously • Back camera: Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30
• iSight camera: 5-megapixel with autofocus; tap to frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x
focus; face detection in still images; video recording, digital zoom
HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; • Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30
video stabilization frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still
• FaceTime camera with VGA-quality photos and camera
video at up to 30 frames per second • Tap to control exposure for video or stills
• Photo and video geotagging • Photo and video geotagging over Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
$499 16GB
Carriers $599 32GB Carriers Wi-Fi
$699 64GB
Wi-Fi + 4G $399 16GB
• Wi-Fi + 4G for AT&T $629 16GB • Wi-Fi + 3G for AT&T
• Wi-Fi + 4G for Verizon $729 32GB
• Wi-Fi + 3G for Verizon
Wi-Fi + 3G
$829 64GB
$529 16GB
Buyer’s Guide
5. Photo courtesy Apple, Inc.
Apple Education - iPad makes the perfect learning companion.
The Apple Education website gives information on applications for every classroom and links to help.
20 Amazing iPad Apps for Educators
This website offers information on the most common and useful applications for the classroom.
Teacher Resource Websites
