Sam Gliksman - iPad in Education For Dummies

iPad in Education For Dummies

by Sam Gliksman

iPad in Education For Dummies

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Praise for iPad in Education For Dummies

With this important contribution, there are no more excuses for iPad carts to be unused or misused in schools around the world. Sam Gliksman has made a worthy contribution to our students by writing a guide that will quickly become every teachers new best friend. Written in clear, easy-to-follow steps, the author walks educators through setting up iPads for student use, highlights key apps that will transform your students learning into a highly experiential and participatory journey, explains how to use iPads for multimedia content delivery, and so much more. The perfect blend of tech how-to and pedagogy!

Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Author of Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies

Sam Gliksman achieves something often missing in How To books: He combines a powerful educational vision with down-home practicality. It allows the reader to understand both Why? and How? For those who believe that education is the essential infrastructure for a successful society, this book serves as the essential explanation of that infrastructure tool, the Apple iPad, which now serves as a primary pathway for education in the 21st century.

Dr. Bruce Powell, Head of School, New Community Jewish High School, West Hills, CA

From large-scale institutional deployment to classroom-level and individual usage, this book is bursting with useful tips, techniques, strategies, and reminders. Youre learning from the best: Gliksmans longtime expertise with iPads in schools makes this an extremely valuable resource for any educator using iPads with his or her students.

Scott McLeod, Associate Professor and Founding Director, CASTLE, University of Kentucky

Who better to write the every-teacher book on iPads in the classroom than the person who coined the term iPads in Education , which by no coincidence is also the name of his popular iPad social networking site. Sam Gliksman took what could have been a tap here, tap there topic and created a professional development book that explains how to effectively integrate one-to-one tablet technology in the classroom. Gliksman excels at explaining both simple and advanced topics without talking down to the beginner or making the advanced user feel bored. This is not just a tips book. Be prepared to have your iPad handy when reading as you will find yourself saying over and over, I didnt know about that feature or app. The book provides a thoughtful list of topics, which can be read in any order, making it ideal for continuing education workshops with individual teachers and their diverse learning goals. Reading and interacting with iPad in Education For Dummies is the next best thing to inviting Mr. Gliksman to your school for a week of processional development.

David Wicks, Assistant Professor, Director of Instructional Technology, Seattle Pacific University

About the Author

Sam Gliksman has been a leading educator specializing in technology applications for more than two decades. He has worked in educational and commercial enterprises, having founded and managed a leading software company for many years. He is currently the Director of Educational Technology at a prestigious Los Angeles High School while also acting as an independent educational technology consultant to a number of K12 schools and organizations.