Hot Apps 4 HOTS iBook was written by Lisa Johnson and Yolander Barker. I discovered this app when I was reading a report by the University of Hall related to iPad research in schools. However, when I searched for the link I saw that Richard Byrnes blogged the resource in February, I must have missed it. So here is a blog post about the resource anyway. I liked this iBook because it takes you through the basic of iPads and then suggests free apps that can be used for Bloom’s Taxonomy. It also offers addition links for online resources.

For keen readers of iPad research, you may be interested in reading a report by the University of Hall in relation to the integration/adoption of iPads in schools in Scotland. What I found most interesting about the report, was that personal ‘ownership’ of the device is seen as the single most important factor for successful use of this technology. Wouldn’t that be nice! Every student having their own iPad instead of sharing them between classes! The report also highlighted the ability to personalise learning more with 1:1 devices and l like this comment by one of the teachers:

“They  don’t use it (iPad) for an hour at a time, they pick it up, put it down, they use it for their spelling, they put it away then go on to their reading work, then pick it up to do something else. But it is in consistent use during the day, not constantly but it is consistently used on and off during the day.” Lead Teacher, Bellshill Academy (p.51) from Scotland iPad Evaluation 2012.

You can download the full report by following the link on the page and entering your email address and details.