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Steven Davis

Google says it won't build apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone until people start usin... - 0 views

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  • Steven Davis on 24 Jan 13
     
    In what can be considered a major dig at Microsoft ( MSFT), Clay Bavor, product management director at Google ( GOOG) Apps told V3 that the company is not bringing native Gmail or Google Drive apps to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.
Lucie deLaBruere

Around the Corner-MGuhlin.org: @Readdle Documents - Replaces 4 Must-have #iPad apps - 1 views

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  • little about Readdle Documents, which launched a new version today that is FREE (no cost) and if you haven't installed it yet, why haven't you?!? Today we are launching a new application – Documents. It is a robust document reader, media player and file manager for iPad.Why should you install Documents on your iPad?The application is super useful. A child could use it, but is can do so much, that we have a 20-page guide to cover everything. With all this power, Documents is completely free (with no ads or in-app purchases).The ultimate goal was to create an app that everyone will use. It had to be elegant, easy to use and powerful. (read more)
  •  Documents app, gets out of the way and offers functionality in a beautiful package. 3 Gone: FlexPlayer - This is one of those must-have video viewing apps but I was thrilled to see that Documents provides for full-screen video playback on MP4, m4v video formats, although not AVI or FLV. Playback is great and makes 4 Gone: Stanza
  • Lucie deLaBruere on 21 Jan 13
     
    This App GETS a REVAMP and looks like it will be a huge workflow solution.
Berta Winiker

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - 0 views

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  • Berta Winiker on 15 Jan 13
     
    Scroll 2/3 of the way into this blog to find an 8 minute cartoon titled BYOD in the 21st Century, Star Trek themed. Quite enlightening. Could show to students and then discuss
Frank Barnes

8 Ways Educators Can Foster Passion-Based Learning - 0 views

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      Frank Barnes on 02 Feb 13
       
      This is what Steve Jobs did with Apple. Making the complex seem simple resides in the realm of many great innovators.
  • Einstein once said, “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.”
  • foster creativity by allowing self-expression and having students pick their own topics
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  • Instead, teachers can have students design their own rubric for a project, and teachers can approve it beforehand.
  • Instead, teachers can have students design their own rubric for a project, and teachers can approve it beforehand.
  • Allow time for play. Creating a positive learning environment is just as important as teaching basic skills.
  • Laughter is said to increase white blood cells and neurotransmitters for memory and alertness
  • Find out about your students interests. Getting to know your students on a personal level can help understand their motivation.
  • Allow students time to “get in the flow”.
  • After all is said and done, teaching is a mix of science and art.
  • Creating opportunities for students to take part in greater community events allows them to have a purpose to use their imagination and skills. Studies by Rosenthal and Jacobsen suggest that a positive, stimulating environment, where learning is present, can actually support connections in the brain and enhance memory.
  • Allow time for your own learning.
  • As Einstein once said, “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
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