I was developing a “hands-on” iPad basics course for therapists when I found this great resource:

GCFLearnFree.org is a program of the Goodwill Industries of Eastern NC, Inc.  Their free-online courses are funded from the proceeds from Goodwill Stores and donations to the Goodwill Community Foundation.

The iPad Basics course is clearly written and uses screenshots, interactive pages and instructional videos.  The videos require a flash player which means they will not play on your iPad but will play on your computer if it has a flash player.  The course is written at a level that is easily understood by individuals who have had little experience with mobile technology.

The course provides enough information to start using the iPad. I found this course easier to follow than trying to use the Apple user manual, because it uses more visual formats to show “how-to-do” things on your iPad.  The course…