More Kindergarten iPad Resources

This is a great list of Apps and Websites that provide age appropriate content for Preschool and Kindergarten students. Put together by Dan King and Naomi Harm from Innovative Educator Consulting, these guys are iPad Content Integration Specialists and have worked extensively in sharing and promoting 21st Century Skills. This is the first of three pages of resources. Not only have they identified individual apps but they have also listed other useful websites that provide lists of apps and reviews. I am not a primary school specialist but this is a fabulous resource. Well worth a look for teachers or parent of very young children.

http://www.danking.net/iPad/docs/pdf

10 Great Apps for Making Music on your iPad

One of the classroom tasks that has been transformed the most with the introduction of the iPad is making music. The intuitive interface of many of the apps developed for music means that even a determined amateur can easily produce music of professional quality. Expensive as these apps may seem they allow you to create professional quality music for a fraction of the price of actual recording equipment.

Korg iMS-20: $34.99 AU
iMS-20 is a complete music production app for iPad. It consists of a complete recreation of the legendary Korg MS-20 analog synth with the patching capability, plus a 16-step analog sequencer based on the Korg SQ-10, a six-part drum machine which can create drum parts by simply tapping the buttons, and a seven-channel mixer with 14 types of effects.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/korg-ims-20/id401142966?mt=8



GarageBand: $4.99 AU
GarageBand turns your iPad into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play pianos, organs, guitars, drums, and basses. They sound and play like their counterparts, but let you do things you could never do on a real instrument. Enjoy a full range of Smart Instruments that make you sound like a pro

http://itunes.apple.com/app/id408709785?mt=8&ls=1


Looptastic HD: $15.99 AU
Create your own remixes and compositions in an intuitive way. Simply drag and drop loops, mix it up with a DJ-style mixer and add effects with Touch Pad control. Record your moves and export the performance as CD-ready audio files. Contains over 900 loops across major dance styles (Trance, Hip Hop, Dubstep, Ambient, Breakbeat, Minimal, Progressive House, and Reggaeton, etc).

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/looptastic-hd/id363971496?mt=8


Korg iElectribe: $20.99 AU
With the iELECTRIBE, sound creation is easy, fun and intuitive – just as on a vintage analog synthesizer. Simply choose a part (or sound) and touch the 16-step sequencer to quickly build a groove. This easy-to-use interface combines forces with the iPad’s 9.7” multi touch display to offer an intuitive "hardware" feel, sure to inspire and captivate the imagination of any user.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/korg-ielectribe/id363714043?mt=8


miniSynth Pro: $5.49 AU
miniSynth PRO offers many features to render music making easier. They include a dedicated arpeggiator module, dual individually adjustable keyboards, user control matrix with configurable assignments, and 82 presets designed by actual musicians. Users are able to record their own performances, as well as save and recall any number of their own presets in our brand-new patch design format?

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/minisynth-pro/id364751154?mt=8


Pianist Pro: $5.49 AU
Pianist Pro is a virtual piano designed specifically for the iPad. It features full MIDI import and export capability, allowing you to record song ideas while on the road and export them via MIDI to your Digital Audio Workstation back at the studio. You can also use Pianist Pro as a great master MIDI keyboard, either with USB, the Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer interface, or via Wi-Fi.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/pianist-pro/id358857758?mt=8


AmpliTude 2: $20.99 AU
With AmpliTube for iPad, you have an entire guitar and bass rig at your fingertips. You get 4 stompbox effects running into an amplifier head with effects, plus cabinet and a microphone. Choose from 11 built-in stompbox effects (delay, fuzz, overdrive, wah, envelope filter, flanger, phaser, noise filter + distortion once registered), 5 amps with full controls, 5 speaker cabinets and 2 microphones.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/amplitube-for-ipad/id373750924?mt=8


MorphWiz: $10.49 AU
Their goal was to create an instrument that would allow the seamless morphing of the audio and visual domain while delivering a seamless musical experience. I believe the iPhone/iPad multitouch platform opens up a whole new world of creation of electronic musical instruments and we’re proud MorphWiz is our first major offering.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/morphwiz/id377345348?mt=8


touchAble: $25.99 AU
touchAble allows live users to perform live from anywhere within Wi-Fi range. Play your favorite synths with the unique double keyboard or record your rhythms with the 16 drum pads. Extend your creativity with the multi dots XY Pad and record, play and morph your movements. Tweak the same set with two iPads with the unique Dual-User-Mode.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/touchable/id385949475?mt=8

iSequence HD: $10.49 AU
Sequence is a music creation studio designed for iPad. It has a 8-track sequencer, tons of instruments, flexible mixer with DSP effects you can easily program and record profesional loops, beats and melodies. Record tracks and control movement in real-time, edit them using step sequencer and automation editor, switch between instruments, tracks and views without stopping playback.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/isequence-hd/id369873168?mt=8

10 Teleprompter Apps to make you a Confident Public Speaker

I was in the State Parliament recently at the invitation of our local member. During our time there I had the opportunity to watch Question Time. One of the things I found really interesting was the number of politicians who carried iPad or iPhones. The leader of the government actually used a teleprompter app to give one of his prepared speeches. It was quite natural for him to scroll down the text as he spoke. Obviously he was not reading it word for word but using it rather like a well-prepared student uses palm cards.

A quick count showed that over 15% of the politicians actually had iPads and nearly 70% iphones, many of which were being used to text or twitter during this time. This makes an interesting model for our students. There are many teleprompter apps available for the iPad and there are many instances where these would be beneficial for yourself, your students or your colleagues.

• class presentations or speeches 
• book reports 
• prepared monologues 
• scripts for student videos 
• teacher notes 
• school assemblies 
• staff meetings. 

Here are a list of 10 Teleprompter apps we have found useful.


1. Prompter Pro: $10.49 AU
Prompster PRO is the ultimate teleprompter for the iPad. It smoothly scrolls easily readable text. It is the ideal app for practicing and delivering public speeches, lectures, podcasts, radio scripts, video scripts, and for any other scenario that requires a speaker to communicate with an audience using notes or a script. Great for practice sessions or live presentations.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prompster/id378704861?mt=8

2. Teleprompter +: $15.99 AU
Teleprompt+ is a simple yet powerful teleprompter for the iPad. The most advanced and full-featured professional teleprompter. Many new features - including video recording, BlueTooth keyboard and foot pedal support, additional fonts, preview window, comprehensive user manual and help screens. Perfect for lecturers, students, teachers.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/teleprompt-for-ipad/id364903926?mt=8

3. ProPrompter: $10.49 AU
ProPrompter allows you to use your iPad as a smooth scrolling professional teleprompter. ProPrompter features professional settings for fonts, font sizes, background colors, scroll speeds, mirroring, looping, landscape, portrait and automatic orientation modes, adjustable countdown, editing, direct script creation, remote control and a complete help menu.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/proprompter/id309792203?mt=8

4. SpeechPrompter: $8.49 AU
Turn your iPad into a mobile teleprompter with SpeechPrompter. SpeechPrompter lets you load the text from an existing speech or create a speech directly in the app, and play the text for your presentation just like a top-quality teleprompter! With SpeechPrompter, you have complete control - copy and paste text from a Web page, email other apps, set initial scroll speed and finger swipe to adjust.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/speechprompter-teleprompter/id391104771?mt=8

5. Best Prompter Pro: $4.49 AU
Best Prompter Pro for iPad allows you to create and smoothly scroll scripts during a speech. It becomes your best friend while practicing and delivering public speeches. Useful for presenters, teachers, lecturers, students,  and any other person who needs to use scripts, notes or cue cards while speaking in front of an audience. Best Prompter also has an audio recorder and BBCode text formatting.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/best-prompter-pro/id418419206?mt=8

6. On Air: FREE
On Air is a simple teleprompter app for iPad. On Air will smoothly scroll your script, and store as many scripts as you need. Settings are saved with each script. With On Air you can choose font color, font size, scroll speed, background color, and toggle a 3 second countdown.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/on-air/id398208944?mt=8

7. Orator: $2.99 AU
Give successful speeches with the power of a prompter in the palm of your hand. Orator's intuitive controls allow you to set the pace of your speech's text as it scrolls upward across screen. Orator is perfect for any of your public speaking needs. Adjust the speed as needed by tapping on the icons at the bottom of the screen. Double tap the screen to pause your speech.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/orator/id364885398?mt=8

8. IQ Prompter: $15.99 AU
iQPrompter has far surpassed being just a mobile teleprompter. It is the perfect personal tool for the professional, academic, student, politician, pastor, amateur or professional reporter, or anyone giving a speech or creating a podcast. Whether for a 30 sec. elevator pitch or a major presentation, iQPrompter is the ideal solution for creating, practicing, and presenting any speech, anywhere, anytime.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/iqprompter/id364908131?mt=8

9. Prompterous HD: $1.99 AU
Prompterous will guide you during presentations, lectures. Import any type of document for both online or offline reading. Prompterous is the only application of its kind to support 24 formats including popular DOC, TXT, PDF, EPUB. Powerful combination of settings such as fonts, colors, backgrounds, styles, alignments, flipped text and timer are fully customizable.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prompterous-hd/id385053734?mt=8

10. PrompterPal: $5.49 AU
PrompterPal automatically scrolls your speech for you to allow you to engage your audience and not worry about losing your place. Various forms of remote control are possible as well as an external monitor. Share files between PrompterPal and a computer in several different ways. Currently PrompterPal is only available for the iPad. PrompterPal is not compatible with the iPhone or iPod touch.

http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/prompterpal/id364901877?mt=8