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"Now Apple wants to help users achieve that limitless potential, with the free content-creation application iBooks Author. It aims to revolutionize modern textbooks by bringing interactivity to the learning experience. Not only can you add images to your pages, the reader can zoom in or out of them. You can insert Keynote slides, and embed movies that can be viewed inside a page or full screen. It's even possible to create short quizzes to test your readers' knowledge retention."

"A recent new and relatively little-known feature was added to the Keynote and Pages apps that makes removing the background of any image an easy task."

"This week I got an email from Apple inviting me to try out the Beta version of iWork for iCloud. I was keen to see how useful this could be for educators in the classroom, and whether or not it could be a serious contender to my current favorite online productivity suite - Google Drive. So, I logged in to iCloud with Chrome on my Mac and there they were - Pages, Numbers and Keynote - complete with all the documents I had created on my Mac and iPads."

"Apple recently announced that they would make the iOS versions of their iWork apps plus iPhoto and iMovie free for iOS 7 enabled devices that were purchased after September 1. That means you can download Pages, Keynote, Numbers, iPhoto, and iMovie all for free. We've been getting lots of questions from many of you asking whether or not you qualify and if so, how to actually get your free apps. Here are your answers:"

"3 Steps To Start Learning How 2 Learn"

"There is a lot of thoughts and ideas about what learning in the 21st century is supposed to look like. Most likely you are constantly bombarded with books, workshops, keynote presentations, webinars and good old lectures (yes, even on the topic of modern learning…) that remind you that it is time to upgrade traditional teaching and learning."

Chris Lehmann's closing keynote at the MTS Awakening Possibilities 2014 conference.

"Jane Ross has been publishing stories with children for many years, and has progressed from building with Keynote on a Mac to working directly on the iPad. Jane has developed a model that works with children from international schools to children from national schools in remote areas, and in this post, she shares some her secrets."

"If you have only one iPad, use Apple's VGA adapter ($29) to connect your iPad to a smartboard. No smartboard? Grab an LCD projector, VGA adapter, and speakers, if you wish, for your iPad, then check out the simple how-to video below. If you have just one smartphone, pop your phone under a document camera. You can also use an adapter to project the smartphone; however, not all apps will function properly. (Unless a class is using Apple's presentation software, Keynote, I use a document camera to display my smartphone.) Use your single iPad or smartphone to blast content onto the big screen and let kids work together for an engaging mini-lesson. Then have students use the single device when working in small groups, as a reward, or during center time."

"But in the age of the Social Web and now the Social Business this is only a part of a much bigger picture of how we learn at work, and which is offering new opportunities to forward-thinking L&D professionals (and departments) who want to break free from a mindset that only focuses on designing, delivering and managing learning. Here's a summary diagram of many of those new opportunities on offer that I have put together for an upcoming keynote I am giving."

"If you've purchased any or all of iLife/iWork apps for iOS at some point in the past, now is the time to update your productivity suite and take advantage of the new features Apple introduced just yesterday at their event in San Francisco. It was quite a big day for the likes of iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. Not only did Apple unleash a host of new features, they've also baked in deep compatibility for these apps-utilizing iCloud, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and iOS 7. Read on for some of the highlights you'll find in the updated apps."

"A couple hundred hints later, Apple has finally revealed what Siri had up her sleeves… along with a slew of other announcements. Here's a quick recap of everything you need to know from today's keynote. As always, click through to the full articles for more details."

"This year's K12 Online Conference will feature a strand on Maker Ed. This strand will be keynoted by Stephanie Chang from MakerEd and will include sessions on Minecraft, etextiles, the Cardboard Challenge, STEM, and much more!"

The new rules of engagement. Preparing our teachers and students for how we can learn now.

registration for conference and Sir Ken Robinson's Keynote

Sheryl Nussbaum Beach's Keynote address to Chicago Insight and Innovtion for Technology Leaders conference

"Changing the Culture of Schools: Creating Conditions that Promote Student Achievement"

Heard about this from Guy Kawasaki's keynote address in Calgary last week.

Judson Collier's Social Media resume via Steve Dembo's @teach42 keynote at Riding the Wave conference