What is it?Applications designed for this hybrid niche typically offer visual content that is more interactive than on a cell phone screen , while allowing navigation with taps, finger swipes, and pinch zooms not feasible on a typical laptop or desktop

How does it Work?Many applications offer more than just consumption, providing interaction and exploration as they take advantage of the touchscreen interface, web access, and large-tablet display size

All of the iPad apps must be approved by Apple and distributed through the iTunes store

What are the Downsides?

Where is it Going?Where the iPad applications have led , other tablets and their attendant applications can be expected to follow, creating a more competitive and diverse market for tools of this type.

Educational Apps

Ipad Apps for LearningRyan-Lynn Smentkowski and Leah Jankoski, Seton Hall University

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Why is it Significant?The iPad combines robust computational functionality with a screen large enough to serve as a legitimate replacement for printed textbooks and other course materials, with the added benefits of interactivity

Slice It!Helps with Geometry

ABC- Magnetic AlphabetIndependent word building

Screen ChompHelps with Mathematical Equations

Applications that live in the spaces where education and entertainment overlap can capture the imagination, enticing students to learn on their own

What do these Apps enhance?

What are the Implications for

teaching and Learning?

•Language and Vocabulary •History•Math and Science•Reading•Art and Music•General Education and Life Skills

This tablet is also allowing students with Autism the ability to learn more easily