ipads in the classroom

We are very excited to share with you our newly posted app on the itunes store. This is an interactive fiction book for children (based on real science), titled "Save the Corals."

We invite you to download the app at the itunes store. Your students will enjoy reading and engaging in moving the story forward as they explore possibilities of saving corals and the 4,000 plus marine life that live in this ocean village. Here's the itunes link to the app:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/save-the-corals/id509977075?mt=8

hensleyl@greenek12.org

@Flo and any other teachers looking for a great, cutting edge app for your classroom's ipads,

At Actively Learn, we are developing the best web-based reading environment for students. Like you, we want students to get more out of reading. Based on our experience as teachers, we have designed software (optimized for iPads) that makes it possible for you to teach your students to become advanced readers. You can ask questions, add comments, and embed multimedia links in the classic English and history texts you already assign.

Please visit www.ActivelyLearn.com for an invite to use the software in your classes. We would love your feedback on your experience using the software with classic English and history texts, and any texts you are licensed to use from the internet.

Hi Joe,
I've got a quick question for you - what are the advantages that ActivelyLearn has over teacher created iBooks? You mention things like questions, comments, multimedia links and so on - as far as I know, iBooks Author does all of these things already, as well as offering a bit more functionality regarding widgets. Why is ActivelyLearn different?

Hi Keith,

Thanks for your question! There are actually many ways in which Actively Learn is different.

First, on a conceptual level, our software is designed so that existing great texts ( Crime and Punishment, Huck Finn, etc) stick in students' heads, and that students are learning from what they reading. iBooks, on the other hand, is a tool to create completely new texts.

Secondly, what makes us different from competitors is some of our unique functionalities. Our embedded questions act as "gates", preventing students from moving forward before they answer the question. This, in our minds, incentivizes students to engage deeply with the text, and forces them to draw more out from their reading. Additionally, our product is awesome for teachers-- Actively allows teachers to see where their students are in the text, how many questions they've answered, and to give real time responses if needed. Quite simply, our software allows the teacher to "follow the student home"!

Finally, because our app is web-based, it is compatible with Android devices and PCs! We want everyone to be able to use what we think is a truly a gamechanger.

Please let me know if you have any more questions. Check out our video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x32oLZVmByQ

I would really like to hear how your implementation of ipads assisted your students in the classroom. Were you able to find apps that worked with your standards and curriculum? How do you use the ipad in your class? All subjects, hit and miss? After a year what do you feel are the outcomes?

We would like to implement a program, but I want to make sure we have done all of our reseasrch and have given our teacher training and support. I would love any opinions and suggestions.

There are so many fantastic (and free) apps that you can use with your students! Check out my blog: www.ClassTechTips.com

How exciting! Only one short year later and already tablets have been integrated into thousands of classoooms worldwide.

We are beginning our pilot of iPads in the classroom this year. Would you be able to share that doc you made for your teachers??

Would you be able to email me that doc? We are working on a similar project to introduce to our teacher's in January. I would be greatly appreciative.
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