Apple products inspire creativity and hands-on learning with features you won’t find anywhere else. And they’re easy to integrate into your curriculum. Once you do, you’ll see teaching — and learning — in a whole new way.
Apple products offer easy-to-learn tools that encourage students to communicate their best thinking in compelling new ways.
iLife brings student projects to life.
Every Mac comes with iLife, a suite of software that lets you do amazing things with photos, video, music and more. With iPhoto, you can create multimedia slideshows or put together a field trip photo book, complete with text and maps. GarageBand turns the Mac into a fully fledged studio for recording podcasts, songs and other audio. And with iMovie, you can make your own documentaries and short films and edit them like a pro. Whatever students can imagine, iLife can help them express it.
iWork makes productivity more fun.
Keynote lets you transform reports and essays into dynamic, animated presentations featuring photos, video, even music. Use the stunning graphics in Numbers to take charts and spreadsheets to a new level. With Pages, you can start with a beautiful Apple-designed template, add your own text, then add photos from iPhoto to create professional-looking essays and newsletters. It’s all part of iWork, a suite of productivity applications designed for the Mac.1
iPad. A whole new way to create.
The large Multi-Touch iPad screen lets you use your fingertips — and your imagination — to do just about anything. Put together a HD video and soundtrack with a few taps in iMovie. Use GarageBand to turn iPad into a guitar or a piano and record a song. Drag images into a Pages report and watch your text instantly wrap around them. Open the smart onscreen keyboard to enter data in Numbers. And show off Keynote slides with a flick of the finger.2 You can even print your projects straight from iPad using AirPrint.3
Tools to create the perfect project.
iLife
Included on every Mac, iLife helps you and your students create great multimedia projects together.
iWork
Make documents, spreadsheets and presentations shine for both everyday assignments and advanced projects.
OS X Lion Server
Collaborate through your own wikis and blogs using Wiki Server in OS X Lion Server.
iPhone, iPod touch and iPad apps are transforming the way teachers teach and students learn.
There really is an app for that.
Because they work on mobile devices, apps enable learning both inside and outside the classroom. And with thousands of apps on the App Store, you’re sure to find the perfect one. From maths games to vocabulary flash cards to anatomy visualisers, there’s an app for every subject and every level of instruction — from nursery to higher education.
Students love apps.
Apps help personalise instruction, address a variety of learning styles and create highly interactive classrooms. That not only makes for a more engaging learning environment, it also results in performance improvements across the board. And since most students are familiar with the Apple devices these apps are made for, they can start using them straightaway.
Apps and Apple essentials.
iPod touch
The pocket computer with access to thousands of educational apps. Learn more about iPod touch
iPad
A whole new way for students to use apps, read books, do research and create projects. Learn more about iPad
Apps for learning
Browse iPad, iPhone and iPod touch apps that are ideal for teaching and learning. View apps for learning
Featured apps
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Share what’s on your iPad on an even bigger screen — and with an even bigger audience.
What you do is what they see.
Video mirroring makes it possible to share what’s on your iPad on a HDTV or projection screen. Which makes it ideal for lessons and presentations. Just attach the Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (sold separately) to your iPad, and you’ll be up and running. You can also use educational iPad apps to teach an entire classroom. Everyone sees what’s on your display — even when you rotate iPad from portrait to landscape or zoom in and out.
What you need to share video.
iPad
Use video mirroring as a new way to share what’s on your iPad on an even bigger screen. Learn more about iPad
Apple Digital AV Adapter or VGA Adapter
Connect the Apple Digital AV Adapter to show slides, presentations, photos, websites and everything else from your iPad on an HDTV or HDMI-compatible display. Or use the Apple VGA Adapter to mirror what’s on your iPad screen on your VGA-equipped TV, display or projector. Buy Apple Digital AV Adapter now
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Apps for learning
Browse iPad apps that are ideal for teaching, learning and sharing. View apps for learning
From lectures and slideshows to gallery tours and interviews, podcasting engages students in ways the printed page can’t.
Podcasts take the “room” out of “classroom”.
Podcasts give students more freedom to learn — wherever and whenever they want. Students can play podcasts on any computer, iPod, iPad or iPhone. So when they’re in class, they can spend more time participating in meaningful discussions and working on team projects.
Creating podcasts on the Mac.
GarageBand — included on every Mac — makes it simple to create podcasts. And Podcast Producer in Mac OS X Server gives you an end-to-end solution for capturing, encoding, publishing and distributing high-quality podcasts, such as university lectures, videos and presentations. Learn more about creating podcasts
Podcasting in action.
Want to know more about how podcasting can extend the learning experience? Let Ohio State University’s Dr. Sorabh Khandelwal explain how his podcasts have given medical students more opportunities for engaged learning.
Products for podcasting.
iLife
GarageBand — part of the iLife suite included on every Mac — lets you create podcasts with ease.
Mac OS X Server
Podcast Producer in Mac OS X Server is an easy solution for capturing, encoding, publishing and distributing podcasts.
The new iTunes U app lets you put all the assignments and materials students need for a complete university or school course right on their mobile device. And they can tap into the world’s largest online catalogue of free education content from anywhere.
Complete courses on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
With the iTunes U app, students can carry everything they need for a course wherever they go. They can listen to lectures, watch videos and stay on top of assignments. And when you post an update or send a message to your class, they receive a push notification with the new information.
The world’s largest online catalogue of free education content.
Anyone can start learning straightaway by browsing over 500,000 free lectures, videos, books and other resources on thousands of subjects. Hundreds of universities, colleges and LEAs distribute content through iTunes U, including Stanford, Yale, MIT, Oxford and UC Berkeley, along with other distinguished entities such as MoMA, the New York Public Library and Public Radio International.
