Our department was given an iPad to use in order to share its educational application with our colleagues. Thankfully, it ended up in my hands…and I’m not letting go!
Since I already own an iPhone, the transition to the iPad was an easy one. I noticed a few standard things missing from the standard iPhone configuration: clock(timer), calculator, weather. I found free (ad) apps, and added those right away.
Next, Zite was recommended to me by Kathy Conway. It is a filtered magazine where you get your own personalized magazine based upon your selected interests. As you read and rate articles, more filtered articles appear. How about handing the iPad to a student to pick out an article of interest and read to or summarize it for the class?
I, of course, had to add the WordPress app to type this post!