I have been experimenting all week with the iPad. I had saved a number of lists of recommended Apps from other iPad/iPod users and have spent most of my free time going through to see which works best for me. So far, I have selected any that were free and convenient and mostly related to social networking. I have downloaded Facebook, Twitter, NPR, Pandora, iBooks, Weightwatchers Mobile, Dropbox, Google, Dragon Diction, Puppet Pals, Netflix and Evernote.
Dropbox is a free online storage feature which I have used in the past to save items between school and home. Once you have set up a Dropbox account, you can download the software to any computer that you work on and save items into the storage area. Whenever you log into a different computer the files will sync to that location as long as the Dropbox has been installed. It is useful to have this option on my iPad as well so when I travel all these files will be available to me.
Google has a voice search feature so that you can speak your search requests rather than typing.
Evernote allows you to save personal notes and items from the the internet. This account can also be shared from other computers. There is a webclip features that allows you to save information from a website into Evernote rather than cutting and pasting into Word.
Dragon Diction allows you to create a voice message and then deliver it as a text message or email. This could also be useful as a speech tool in a school setting.
My next project will be to finds apps useful for English Learning activities and those that are worth spending money on.
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