ITSC 2012: Creating and Distributing Content and Activities for iPad and iPod Touch

Creating and Distributing Content and Activities for iPad and iPod Touch

Workshop resource: http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/itsc/

• Financing Insights: Canby teachers have money available in iTunes and through Apple's VPP (Volume Purchasing Program) for resources.  District has centralized purchasing, leasing teacher machines.  IT dept. has  setup a 3 year lease on laptops through Apple/GE Capital for $150K a year for teachers; district has a few desktop labs for testing (Think Clients - mostly old machines).  IT dept. has Innovation Grants that teachers can apply for, after taking an action research class and present what they've learned.

ITSC 2012: The Textbook Reinvented for the iPad

The Textbook. Reinvented for the iPad.

iBooks 2 (simply update if you've already downloaded this app) is now available from the App Store with textbooks (+ samples) priced at $14.99 or less.  These text books are formatted as an "end use" license redeemed by individual students (i.e. "consumable" like a workbook) not "shared use" license.  This means that the student "owns" the book, not the educational institution.  Publishers may release Teacher Editions with additional resources separately; the editions will, again, need to be purchased separately.