We've been using iPads in school in an ad hoc manner for around a year now with some small successes, but with no killer app being used across the school. Looking at this years BETT line up for talks brought me to the SEN stage, and a talk on using iTunesU to create specific courses for SEN students. A quick google later brought me to the iTunesU Apple page and suddenly I'm very interested to discover more.
It looks, from the outset, like a massive resource, full of lesson ideas, videos, tests, handouts, all available to UK schools for free. Hook up the iPad to a projector via Apple TV and suddenly the iPad could become extremely useful in lessons. Further more, if the lessons can then be accessed by the students later on, you've got massive potential for independent learning.
I'll certainly be attending the talk at BETT if I can, or catch the video later. This could not only benefit our SEN students, but it could give that iPad that's been sat in the corner the workout it needs.
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