2. The iPad is a revolutionary new tool that will bring
endless options for teachers and students
3. The Screen
The high-resolution, 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display
on iPad is remarkably crisp and vivid. Which makes
it perfect for web browsing, watching movies, or
viewing photos. With iPad, there is no up or down.
It’s designed to show off your content in portrait or
landscape orientation with every turn. And because
it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane
switching), it has a wide, 178° viewing angle. So you
can hold it almost any way you want and still get a
brilliant picture, with excellent color
and contrast(apple.com/ipad).
4. The screen is about 9.7 inches diagonally which
makes it about the size of a magazine
It is about a half an inch thick with a battery
that lasts about ten hours
iPad is completely wireless and finds available
Wi-Fi networks to connect with at 3G speeds
5. . There are countless apps
for the iPad. Here are a
few of the hundreds of uses
for education
One app for the iPad is
iBooks. It is a free app
which can be used to buy
and read books right on the
iPad. This is a great tool to
have for students especially
with summer reading. You
can check the school
reading list right online with
the iPad and then instantly
buy the book.
6. Another fantastic use
is the calendar and
daily planner. This is a
use that is great for
any student or teacher
to keep track of their
schedule. You never
have to worry about
what you have to do,
you can just look it up.
iPad Planner Link
7. Notes! You can take
notes on the iPad
directly. No need for
endless notebooks
and sloppy
handwriting getting
in the way. Take all
your notes and save
them on your iPad so
you always know
where to find them.
8. The last features I will
discuss are the very
basic ones. The iPad
has access to the
internet for research.
You can also you it to
prepare presentations
or write a paper.
There are countless
uses for the iPad and
endless opportunity
for teaching.
9. Built-in accessibility.
iPad comes with a screen
reader, support for playback of
closed-captioned content, and
other innovative universal
access features — right out of
the box. There’s no additional
software to buy or install. These
features make iPad easier to use
for people who have a vision
impairment, are deaf or hard of
hearing, or have a physical or
learning disability.
Link to Accessibility
10. There is one big downside to the iPad for
schools and educators. The iPad has many
great uses when used correctly. Students today
are extremely computer savvy and would have
to be monitored with their iPad uses to ensure
they are being used appropriately.
11. The iPad has endless possibilities for students
as well as educators. It is a fantastic tool for
organization, research and presentations. The
iPad when used appropriately can enhance any
level of student’s learning. I only went over a
small portion of the available uses for the iPad.
I recommend for you to check out the iPad and
see the possibilities yourself.
http://www.apple.com/ipad/
