Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with the Educational iPad 5

Chapter 1: Education in the 21st Century 7

Chapter 2: Getting Acquainted with iPad Technology 19

Chapter 3: Managing the iPad Classroom 45

Part II: Finding and Using Apps 53

Chapter 4: Tap Dancing with Your iPad’s Apps 55

Chapter 5: Purchasing and Downloading Apps 83

Part III: Finding and Organizing Educational Content 93

Chapter 6: Finding and Organizing Content 95

Chapter 7: Social Networking and Sharing 121

Part IV: Reading, Writing, and ’Rithmetic in the Digital Age 131

Chapter 8: Reading on the iPad 133

Chapter 9: Creating, Editing, and Annotating Documents 151

Chapter 10: Becoming a Digital Author 177

Chapter 11: The Mathematical and Scientific iPad 189

Chapter 12: Using Assistive Technologies 213

Part V: Expressing Yourself with Media 229

Chapter 13: Digital Storytelling in Education 231

Chapter 14: Lights, Camera, Learning 235

Chapter 15: Animating Your Lessons 257

Chapter 16: Speaking Your Mind with Podcasts 273

Chapter 17: Directing Your Own Screencasts 285

Chapter 18: Releasing Your Inner Artist 299

Part VI: The iPad Classroom 313

Chapter 19: Creating Ef fective Classroom Workflows 315

Chapter 20: Presenting with Impact 339

Chapter 21: Developing Digital Portfolios 355

Chapter 22: Quizzing Students with Socrative 365

Part VII: The Part of Tens 373

Chapter 23: Ten Essential Apps for the Educator 375

Chapter 24: Ten Keys to a Successful iPad Implementation 387

Appendix: Modeling the iPad Classroom 393

Index 407

About the Author

Sam Gliksman has worked as an educational technologyconsultant, speaker, and author for more than 20 years. He speaksat conferences internationally about the potential of technology toreform education. Visit www.EducationalMosaic.com for moreinformation.