This article talked about different apps for the iPad that could be helpful to administrators and teachers. Some of the apps were free, but most others ranged from $1.99 to $9.99. There was a grade book app, a lesson plan app, and several apps to keep you organized. The article pointed out that a common complaint of administrators and teachers is that they have to many papers and notes to keep up with. This is where the iPad comes in because you can use it for everything and just have to keep up with one thing.
I feel that the iPad can be very helpful as long as you are committed to using it. Lets say I only used it for lesson planing and nothing else then it would not be a helpful tool. I do know teachers who could not live without there iPads because they use them a lot and others who never used them. I looked at a few of the apps suggested. I really wanted to check out the IEP Checklist app but it said that it was not available in the U.S. I liked the TeacherPal app better than the GradeBook Pro app and it appeared that they were a lot alike.The other app that I looked at was the Planbook app. I could see me using some of these apps in the future to help manage my classroom.
Thank you!
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