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Sunday, March 15, 2015

iPad Accessories for Learning

I was reading Tony Vincents great site Learning in Hand and was intrigued to read his suggestions for iPad accessories. I was aware of some of these but was either unaware of or had not considered many of them to actually be iPad accessories. So I thought I would do some research of my own to see exactly what Tony had been talking about.

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IPEVO Point 2 View USB Camera - Inexpensive document camera $69.00

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iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter - Mirror iPad 2s screen to a projector $39.99

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Cacoon Grid-It Organizer - Organize and transport all those accessories $39.99

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Zipshot Instant Tripod - Quick set up and take-down $49.95

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USB Data and Charging Key Chain - Charge and sync if you dont have a cable $2.99

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Mini Microphone for iPod touch - For iPods that do not have built-in mics $12.95

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Zwipes Microfiber Cloths - Great for wiping fingerprints from touchscreens $11.01

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Omnitech Mini-Speaker - Curiously loud small speaker. Charges by USB $9.99

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Tekkeon TeckCharge Power Pack - Battery for charging through USB $59.99

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iRig Mic iPod/iPhone/iPad Microphone - Handheld mic for better sound $59.99

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Germ Gaudian Mini UV-C Light Wand - Pass over surfaces to kill germs $19.99

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45x Microscope with 2-LED Illumination - Inexpensive microscope - $8.85

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Universal Bracket Adapter Mount for Tripod - Mount iphone on a tripod $19.95

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Ephiphan VGA2USB - Capture iPad video mirroring into a computer $299.00

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CableDrop Multi-Purpose Cable Clips - Hold wires so they dont fall behind your desk $19.95

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3 Pack of Universal Touch Screen Stylus Pen - Inexpensive stylus for $2.99

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Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit - Import photos directly in the Photos app $29.99

Gorillapod - a very handy and flexible mini tripod $19.99

I have no connection to any of these products. I put them up on the blog purely as a way of highlighting possible accessories when using iPads in the classroom as a learning tool.

Making Student Videos on the iPad

Most people who are Mac users would probably be familiar with iMovie. Its an easy to use app for making professional looking movies to share with others or for students to show their understanding of a concept or issue. iMovie is great, however, it is not the only app for making and editing movies on the iPad. There are numerous apps that do this job admirably - why dont you find one that matches your workflow or the learning styles of your students. Here is a small selection;

iMovie: $5.49 AU
Designed for the Multi-Touch screen, iMovie puts everything you need to tell your story at your fingertips. Browse and play projects in the Marquee view. Make a movie in minutes by adding video, photos, music and sound effects. Then give it the Hollywood treatment by adding a theme, titles and transitions. And you can share share your movie with the world – right from iMovie.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/imovie/id377298193?mt=8

ReelDirector: $1.99 AU

ReelDirector is a powerful, easy-to-use, and fun app for creating videos with titles and effects. The app makes it easy for you to create, edit and share movie clips on your iPad. You can insert transitions between clips to smooth or blend the change from one scene to another.You can also use the drag-and-drop timeline, and up to 28 transitions that allow you to create videos in just minutes.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/reeldirector/id334366844

Splice: 2 versions - FREE and $4.49 AU

Splice allows you to create and edit videos from start to finish via your iDevice. Splice together HD photos and videos in an amazingly simple way. Add music tracks from your iPod library, sound effects, transitions, borders, effects (like Ken Burns, slow motion and fast forward), trim video and audio, narrate with your own voice, and much more.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/splice-video-editor/id386894062?mt=8

Videolicious: FREE

The fastest way to create great looking videos. Turn raw video clips and photos into tightly edited masterpieces to share with your friends, in just three simple steps. Share your videos on Facebook or YouTube directly from the app. Based on patent-pending technology used by some of the worlds largest brands, Videolicious is revolutionizing how video is created.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/videolicious/id400853498?mt=8

Video Editor for Free: FREE

Video Editor is perfect and essential for anyone who loves to create and share clips, video blogs, and short films. Easy to use video editing tool that let’s you trim, merge, and share your video clips! In addition to sharing videos via e-mail, you can directly upload video clips to Facebook and YouTube. “Video Editor for FREE” offers the fastest upload speeds to share videos with friends and family.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/video-editor-for-free/id450722848?mt=8

Video Edit: $2.99 AU

Video Edit is the fastest way to edit and render videos on the iPad 2. Now with background uploading of movies to Facebook and YouTube! The philosophy behind Video Edit is that not everyone wants to spend hours editing, creating titles, transitions, and fades. In many cases you just want to shoot, trim, and stitch together a handful of entertaining clips to share online.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/video-edit/id354701748?mt=8

VideoPix: $0.99 AU

VideoPix - iOS first Video Frame Grabber with inbuilt video player is the only app that allows you to Grab perfectly timed pictures from videos in seconds. Catch the perfect pose of your loved ones from video shot by iOS device video camera. Get unlimited screencaps of your favorite stars or celebrities from videos stored in Videos app of your iOS device.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/videopix-video-frame-capture/id399250641?mt=8

Vimeo: FREE

Vimeo is the best way to get your videos online in the highest quality with great tools to share publicly or privately. There’s many reasons millions use Vimeo and Time Magazine voted them a Top 50 Website for the last two years running. Learn more at Vimeo.com. Theyve packed all the best parts of Vimeo into one app! Now you can upload, edit, manage and watch your videos right from your iDevice.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/vimeo/id425194759?mt=8

FiLMic Pro: $2.99 AU

Filmic Pro takes movie making to the next level and turns your iDevice into one of the most powerful and robust full featured HD video cameras around. Filmic Pro offers more ways than any other video camera app to personalize your shooting method. FiLMiC Pro is a full-featured video camera designed with the videographer in mind. This app has everything you’ll ever need for video editing.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/filmic-pro/id436577167?mt=8

OneVideoEdit: $2.99 AU

OneVideoEdit makes batch video processing and uploading easier. It executes multiple tasks on multiple videos at one time. You can also transfer videos, images or audio files directly to your Computer, save to photo library, upload to Dropbox, Picasa, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Google Docs and any FTP Servers by ONE click.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/onevideoedit-for-ipad-batch/id435497918?mt=8

During January TUAW are accepting nominations for the best Video Editing App for 2011. If you have tried any of these and really love them, make sure that you nominate your favourite app. Click below for the TUAW site.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

iPad Accessories for Learning

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Making Student Videos on the iPad