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A young persons guide to the [iPad] orchestra

On a Friday in school, we have a 'creative' afternoon. Some children have Ukulele lessons, guitar lessons or recorder lessons. We also have our singing practice on a Friday afternoon, a music lesson and in lower school we also have a chance to do some research of a topic.

iOS5, iCloud and iWish

The recent release of iOS5 has introduced some changes to how we use the iPads within school. The most fundamental change has been iCloud. It offers the potential to make image sharing easier.

The iPad Does It All

The more we use iPads in school, the more I realise just what this small device is actually capable of. Over the past week my class have been working together on a short ICT related project to create a movie. My initial plans involved using the iPad for just one part of the story, but it quickly evolved into becoming the ONLY device used for the whole tale.

Nostalgia, updated

I've stumbled across the most wonderful little iPad / iPhone app in the appstore. It's called the "Ladybird Classic Me Books" app, and for those of a certain age that 'L' word conjures up wonderful memories of reading.

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

Wow - what a title! and what an app for the ipad too. After discovering this little gem this morning in the iTunes store I've been thinking about just how it could be used in literacy lessons at school.

Apps, iOS devices, accounts, and more confusion

I've spent today learning how to use XCode at Leamore Primary School in Walsall, thanks to an invite from @Michelle_Hill, and really got to grips with all the code, resources and elements involved in creating iOS apps.

Useful iPad digital download guides

These two handy guides - from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, State of Victoria, Australia - contains lots of useful information if you're about to go down the iPad route in your classroom.

Comic Life. On the iPad. At last!

I was really pleased to see a new addition to the iPad app store tonight. After a very long wait Comic Life is finally available for Apples Flagship tablet.

Flash! Bang, wow - it's on an iPhone no less!

I stumbled across a rather large claim in the app store this afternoon - it was an iPhone app claiming that it could display Flash. I mean, come on. Flash? On an iPhone? Are they having a laugh?

To Flash or not to Flash

Many of you will be aware that I use an iPhone on a daily basis, and use a suite of iPads at the school with children. I like both devices - but there has been an issue with them; Flash. Or rather the lack of it.

Storypatch for the iPad

I added a new app to the growing collection of school apps on our iPads recently. Storypatch, from Haywoodsoft, was available to download for free for a short time, so I couldn't miss out on an opportunity like that!

Can you send it? Yes, we can!

A while ago I posted that we were finding it difficult to export work from the iPads in school. It was a problem that occured whenever a pupil chose the 'export via email' option. Although we had set up each and every iPad with an email address, messages just would not send.