iPad In Education
June 10th, 2010 at 1:13 PM EST | by inu846W
Periodic Table of the Elements
The app nominally appears like a standard Periodic Chart of the Elements – like that huge poster in the back of our High School chemistry class. But it’s different in that instead of cramming all the information for an element into a small square you select different chemical traits and the entire chart becomes color coded to show how that trait is distributed across the chart, and how it varies with atom diameter and electron pattern.
But I think most interestingly, this demonstrates how traditionally static instructional diagrams can now be interactive, and therefore more engaging and interesting, as textbooks migrate to the iPad. It’s not just that millions of pages can now fit into a slim iPad – the pictures and diagrams themselves can come to life!
– Kevin Neelands
App Store: Free
Read more: appcomments.com
comment on this story | Comments Off on iPad App Roundup: 4 New iPad Apps
June 3rd, 2010 at 4:08 PM EST | by inu846W
Thirteen fifth-grade students in Florida were given free iPads by Apple, and could appear in a forthcoming advertising campaign after they were photographed excitedly eyeing the company’s new hardware.
The students at Watergrass Elementary in Wesley Chapel were photographed last month staring at Apple’s new iPad. The school’s instructional technology specialist sent the photos to a local Apple sales representative who sells the company’s devices to educational institutions.
"My heart melted," Apple’s Andrea Barr told the St. Petersburg Times. One of the pictures showed the children genuinely excited by the sight of the iPad, almost like something you’d see in an advertisement.
Now, John Couch, Apple’s vice president of education, is interesting in potentially using the photos for that purpose.
Barr forwarded the photos to her bosses, who decided to reward the 13 children seen in the photos with iPads. Apple is mailing the hardware to their homes in the coming weeks. And in the near future, they could be a part of Apple’s campaign to promote the device.
The children were informed this week that they will receive iPads, news that excited them and made the students the envy of their peers. The fifth graders were also given a demo of the hardware by Barr. One 10-year-old said he’ll use his iPad for research and playing games.
Read more: AppleInsider.com
comment on this story | Comments Off on Apple rewards elementary school students’ excitement for iPad
June 3rd, 2010 at 1:32 PM EST | by inu846W
iPad owners looking to get in a little piano practice might want to check out Wonder Warp Software’s Etude; the sheet music and piano-instruction iPhone app received an update on Wednesday, adding in iPad compatibility.
While Etude’s iPad version retains most of its iPhone features, the app’s interface has been redesigned explicitly for the tablet. Sheet music, previously limited to a few measures at a time, is now displayed by the page (in portrait mode). Users can manually turn the page by flicking left or right when not in auto-play mode; otherwise, the app will automatically flow to the next measure. While in a piece, users can adjust its settings by changing the speed of Etude’s auto-play (ranging from 1/4x to 2x), or by choosing to hide the on-screen keyboard or top navigational bar.
Information about the piece, such as its composer, style, and length, can be displayed via popover; also included are links to Wikipedia and the iTunes Store.
Read more: MacWorld.com
comment on this story | read comments (1)
June 3rd, 2010 at 12:52 PM EST | by inu846W
Not satisfied that the magical and revolutionary Apple tablet is helping marine mammals communicate their displeasure with the despoilage of the majestic oceans? Fortunately, the iPad is no unitasker; it’s being put to good use in both inner and outer space.
First up, CrunchGear points to this video of Japanese surgeons using the iPad as a display for reference during an operation. The iPad appears to show CT images and possibly a video loop as well; it’s covered with a sterile plastic drape. Any translation efforts welcome — and if other physicians are using the iPad in similar fashion, do let us know.
Read more: TUAW.com
comment on this story | Comments Off on iPads help perform surgery, capture history
May 24th, 2010 at 2:55 PM EST | by inu846W
Journalists and computer programmers teamed up in San Francisco over the weekend to see what kind of news-related iPad apps they could come up with in the space of 48 hours. Modeled on 48-hour film projects, the competition—called Hacks/Hackers Unite—came up with 12 different apps, including winners two winners: “Who’s Reppin’ Me?” which uses geolocation to identify who your representatives are and then pull in news stories about them and allow you to communicate with them via Twitter; and “Citizen Kid News,” a news app for kids.
The 80 competitors also produced tools to create news quizzes, tools for photographers to create slideshows, and a recipe framework for food stories.
The competition was the brainchild of Burt Herman, a former Stanford Knight Fellow, who several months ago started hosting Hacks/Hackers meetups in the Bay Area to get journalists and technologists talking together.
Read more: mediabistro.com
comment on this story | Comments Off on Hacks and Hackers Bang Out 12 iPad Apps Over the Weekend
May 22nd, 2010 at 7:54 AM EST | by inu846W
Solar Walk is a nifty astronomy romp from the folks who did the popular Star Walk iPhone and iPad app. Instead of exploring the night sky and deep space, you get to tour our solar system in luscious 3D graphics. While the app is universal for the iPhone and iPad, the iPad version is breathtaking with crisp graphics and beautiful color.
Tapping on any planet will take you close to it, and you can use your finger to orbit the planet and see it from any angle or zoom. You can see the planets on any particular date and time, and speed up the animation to watch the planets in their elliptical orbits.
Tapping the info button gets you some information on all the planets, like size, gravity, composition and more. One omission is that the program doesn’t tell you which planets are up for viewing on a particular night. You’ll need Star Walk for that.
Source: TUAW.com
comment on this story | Comments Off on Take a planetary tour with Solar Walk
Loading ...
