This handy text expander service is moving from the mac to the iPad / itouch. it now has dropbox sync. Here is a list of all the apps that it works with!
Many commonalities are emerging in these NetGen videos -- one of which is the importance of harnessing the power of mobiles in learning. Whether or not you agree or feel that the students are being "whiney" (as many educators often think with such videos) -- there is a point to be made.
I have particularly noticed how kids keep gravitating to the itouch and iphone as useful in school - it has reappeared over and over in these student videos. They were given free reign to picture improvements in THEIR education based upon the research of their generation and they keep coming back here.
It has me thinking -- no conclusions yet, but really, they are teaching me.
Excellent overview of the top 10 apps for students - if you're a student and actually allowed to use your iTouch at school for educational purposes, these are the apps to review.
Bezos was back onstage to announce a new incarnation of the Kindle just three months after unveiling the previous one
The paragraph above is partially incorrect. PDFs can be directly dropped into the Kindle via a USB cable. Other documents—Word files, image files, etc.—need to go through the conversion.
This great chart from a college-bookstore association shows where all the money goes and also implies that 55.9 percent of textbook costs could be saved if they were delivered digitally, bypassing college bookstores.
New kindle DX - 3 months after the other - what is the difference:
"the big differences are that the Kindle DX is 4 inches larger than the one you bought last month and comes installed with a PDF reader."
$489 price tag
Some of my students are reading on their itouch now.
So, you want to use digital storytelling in the classroom. Here Beth Sanders writes about what she is doing with the voicethread app. Some great classroom ideas here.
Memory Stick: Basic, Cheap File Storage for iPod touch
For entry into the world of file storage on the iPod, the simple, inexpensive program Memory Stick is a good choice for the task. For just two dollars, this app lets you use your iPod touch for storing and viewing files as well as for transferring files between your iPod and desktop computers.
Many of my students have ipods. These mini music makers are captivating them…truth be told, my ipod touch captivates me! I feel as though we could use these ipods to, not only increase the interest factor of lessons, but also to encourage students to become involved in their learning process.
Many of my students have ipods. These mini music makers are captivating them…truth be told, my ipod touch captivates me! I feel as though we could use these ipods to, not only increase the interest factor of lessons, but also to encourage students to become involved in their learning process.
Learn how to view primary resources as a historian. Download the "Six C's of Primary Source Analysis" developed by the UC Irvine History Project. Watch/Listen to the podcast video interview of using the 6 C's to see how it is done.
I would like to provide good classroom examples to school principals in our District such as the two I mentioned earlier that are considering a 1:1 "project" with ipod touches. In particular, I'm interested in classroom activities, assessments, methods, etc. that use ipod touches to support student learning connected to curriculum (embedded). I am also interested in things teachers have tried that didn't work.