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There is a big shift onto using iPads in education. iPads are very convenient. They are not big and expensive like computers but perform effective functions that teachers and students use for explaining and practicing various skills.

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Apple Software: iBooks Author - We use this software for class projects. Students work on their research projects and present them as a chapter for the class book. Recently, Grade 6 Humanities worked on iBook on Ancient World History, chapter on Ancient Greece. The class was divided onto small groups that worked on a research for main aspects of life. Students arranged their notes and summaries of information found in print and digital resources and wrote as parts of the book. Students practiced using MLA citations for the information and pictures. There was an important requirement for using free legal images in the reseach.