The iPad education app I really want (and would make if I could)

I've recently received an iPad app and am really digging it. It is much more than a play toy, no matter what naysayers think. I am teaching intro Greek about an hour from campus and my plan is to exclusively use the iPad. For thosewho know my teaching, I utilize a few different things: presentations, videos, images, web, and interactive whiteboard technology (SMART technology in the classroom). I will be able to quickly and easily do ALL of this with my iPad.

It is not ideal yet, but it is getting there. The iPad will be the next big technology in education. Here are some things that we'll need to see on the iPad to make it a must-have in education- both students and teachers.

1. Pages needs to add footnoting ability.
2. Pages or another app needs to figure out a way to link a bib.manager with a Pages doc. (read my suggestion to Sente here)
3. Keynote remote needs to be updated for the iPad
4. Keynote on the iPad needs to showpresenter notes and improve presenter display
5. Keynote needs to allow embedded vids on the iPad. Even if the video opened elsewhere
6. Apple or a third-party developer needs to create something to make wireless VGA connections, so presenters can roam while presenting from the iPad.
7. Finally, there is not yet a really killer smartboard/whiteboard solution for the iPad.

For this last one, I can easily envision how it would work. The computer doing the presentation (Mac or PC running whatever presentation software they want) would run a small "connect" menu application, not unlike many iPhone/iPad apps (iTeleport, Air video, AirTunes, etc).

Then, the iPad app would be able to connect to any computer on the local network running the connector app (or the host computer could create its own network). The iPad app would choose the display to mirror on the iPad, and when the user wanted, the iPad screen (and a stylus or finger) could interact with the screen. The appcould also move presentations back and forth with arrow buttons. I've even made a little picture for visualization.

All right- the Greek songs are done, here comes the Hebrew

As most of you know, I've been working Greek music videos for the past few years. I'm excited to let readers know that Kregel Academic will be publishing my Greek music videos, hopefully by the end of the year!

I have started working this past year on Hebrew videos. These have been quite a bit harder - my Hebrew pronunciation isn't as good as my Greek, and rhymes are a little harder to come by.

Anyway, I'd like to unveil my first Hebrew video today on Deinde. It will be permanently available here, or watch it below.