iPad Publishing in the Digital Era

VisuaLoopPublishing in the Digital Era:written by Greg Swanson at AppsinEducation on 1st May 2011How will schools and more importantly teachers respond to the changing paradigm that is digital publishing. We have recently completed a survey at our school of all the textbook suppliers we use and only two textbooks were still unavailable in digital format. This means that as the roll-out of new devices occur these digital texts will all be preloaded on the mobile devices. This is one of the major incentives for schools to move towards 1-to-1 laptops or iPad programs. The ease by which students can access their textbooks on the mobile...

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Can you Facetime between iPhone and iPad

Can you Facetime between the iPhone and iPad?Yes. You can facetime between iPad and iPhone, iPad and Mac, iPhone and Mac, etc. Just set up a separate e-mail address for each device and then make Faceti...

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iPad speakers make static noise

I mostly hear crackling static noise from the speakers that are built into the iPad when I put the device into sleep mode. You need to place your ear up to the speaker. It seems a sound effect like a switch flipping, but unfortunately the noise I am referring to is not that. When I open up mail or safari and then the keyboard pop up, it also has a faint hiss from the speaker. How to make the i...

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50 really useful iPad 2 tips and tricks

An absolute gem of an article by John Brandon and Graham Barlow from MacLife on 30th March over at TechRadar. This is going to become my iPad manual from here on in. Customised iPads for alliPad 2 tips and original iPad tips - get 'em here!With great new features like two video cameras, a faster processor and a thinner design, the iPad 2 is the world's best tablet device.iPad 2 reviewIt's also fully capable of running the latest version of Apple's iOS operating system and great apps like iMovie and GarageBand. Here we present 50 really useful iPad 2 tips. We cover everything from customising your Home screen through to getting more...

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