Attention Educators!!!  I know this school year is winding down, however EduTech in cooperation with e-collaborate has an amazing opportunity for you to expand the walls of your classroom.  Imagine your students learning about clean drinking water.  This may not sound like a hot topic for your students, but also imagine your students being able [...]

It is hard to believe that the school year is almost over.  Knowing this, it is also time to think about your August inservice training.  I am sure that calendars will soon be approved for next year and those training dates will be verified.  Our calendars are filling quickly for August and the Fall.  If [...]

This week I had the pleasure of working with two of my Regional colleagues and many talented folks from various ND State Government Agencies. Together we explored ways to use the iPad as an effective tool for work and personal use. Each participant did a great job in communicating why they were attending the iPad training. [...]

  PBS for iPad features thousands of full-length videos from your favorite PBS programs and local stations; new videos are added daily. Access to cross-device features via Sign-in. PBS Mobile   PBS Kids – Video Watch your favorite PBS KIDS television series anytime, anywhere in the USA. This Child-Safe app provides a child-friendly viewing experience for all ages. [...]

Music Studio offers a complete music production environment for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch.  Piano keyboard with 66 studio-quality instruments with sustain, a full fledges 127-track sequencer, extensive note editing, reverb, real-time effects and more.   Music Studio Lite offer a piano keyboard and 11 studio-quality instruments. Let students explore different instruments. Great app to assist young musicians in [...]

Record it. Break it down. Get better. Improve your pitcher’s fastball, straighten your golf swing, easily break down a volleyball serve, improve soccer skills, or even demonstrate weightlifting form. Coach’s Eye makes instant feedback possible on the field or on the go. VIDEO CAPTURE AND IMPORT Record SD, HD, or HD+ videos. Import video from your device’s [...]

  Get started with 5GB for free to safely keep all your stuff in one place and then access it from any device, anywhere. Store documents, pictures, or other files – even the big ones – using Google Drive and easily share them with anyone.     Activity: Possible – Share a Recipe   Suggest an [...]

This FREE app is filled with thousands of member-tested recipes. To avoid a messy iPad screen or worse and direct spill onto the iPad, slip the iPad into a 1 – gallon Zip-Lock bag, seal and get cooking. Use with PBS Parents – Eat Smart-Raising Healthy Kids Encourage healthy eating, living and learning about food. Activity: Tap the AllRecipes [...]

A fully featured Teleprompter application suitable for iOS devices.     Activity: Copy text you want displayed Tap dvPrompter icon to open Settings – Scripts – + Tap + Provide a title for the script or segment Tap in the Document Text: space Paste the text you want prompted Tap Save Next review the Display Settings and determine font, font size, background color, etc. Review [...]

Dropbox lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Access any file you save to your Dropbox from all your computers, iPhone, iPad and even the Dropbox website! Features: • Access all your photos, docs and videos from any device. • 2 GB of space when you sign up — [...]

  The Google Search app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Search the web faster and easier with the latest Search app from Google. Get new features available only in this app. Now, with streaming voice search. Improved Voice Search ✓ Simply say what you want and get results without typing. ✓ Faster and significantly [...]

Translate words and phrases between more than 60 languages using Google Translate for iPad/iPhone. Speak your phrase into the microphone and hear the corresponding translations.   Activity: Tap Google Translate to open At the top of the screen enter for English “good evening” (without quotes) Select Spanish to see the translation. Continue with the same English phrase “good evening” Select other languages, [...]

Educreations turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard and teaching tool. Create video tutorials, tutor a friend, create a lesson for someone who is homebound or missed the face-to-face instruction. For the activity below, pair Educreations with the Google Search app.  Have students search for 3 or 4 images as per the instructions below.  This is [...]

Interesting app to use with the study of sound or how our ears work in a science class.
12 Exploratorium activities

Suggest a student generated product, using this app.