There are now many applications in the Education field, from apps that teach times tables, to colors.  I use “Preschool Adventure” with my 3 year old son and he loves it. For teaching my daughter Multiplication I use miTables.  There are now many more apps for that are equally helpfull.  As of this writing there is a noticable gap in Grading software, as well as student managment, but we are only a few months into the development of apps.  I suspect that it won’t be long before the gaps are filled.

It is obvious that even with the recient price drop it is impractical to order a class set, but in my case I have three computers and groups of four students for centers.  I now use my iPod Touch as an additional computer and the students switch which computer activity they use.  I also use the calculator on my document projector because it is easier to see than the student calculators.  My uses are quickly expanding, and I will likely purchase a seperate one with teacher funds to get even more use out of it.

The ipod touch with the 2.0 software does have great potential.  Judging by the other applications availible the capabilities are amazing for a handheld device.  With time I think the development community will fill in the broad education software gap with apps that are actually valuable tools, and with the right collection of apps, and a little better pricing on the ipod touch, it could actually put a powerfull computer in the hands of every child.  We will keep a watchfull eye on the app store to see if somthing usefull becomes availible.