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Phil Taylor

Free Technology for Teachers: New Google in Education Ebook and Website - 1 views

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    Yesterday, the Google Apps for Education team published a new ebook (PDF) titled A New and Open World for Learning. A New and Open World for Learning is all about using Google's products and services in education. The ebook is clearly a marketing vehicle for Google Apps for Education, but you will find some good examples of and ideas for using Google apps in your school.
Phil Taylor

T.I.E. for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 0 views

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    Technology Integration in Education is an App that does away with the hours of searching the net for the right instructional technology resources for you. TIE is the one stop location for everything related to educational technology.
Phil Taylor

10 Must-Have Free Back To School Apps - Edudemic - 0 views

  • Wunderlist makes it downright simple to organize your daily life.
  • Capture sights, sounds, tastes, and anything else. Keep notes from your classes all in one place.
  • No matter how complex your school schedule is inClass will help you keep track of all your courses and even alert you before class so that you are never late again.
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  • Goodreads is the largest social network for readers in the world.
  • Project Noah is a tool to explore and document wildlife and a platform to harness the power of citizen scientists everywhere
  • These videos are 2 to 3 minutes in length and demonstrate the steps of simple science experiments.
  • documentaries and fun facts — on the go, anytime, anywhere with the Smithsonian Channel app for iPhone and iPod Touch
  • With the new HowStuffWorks App, you will finally have access to over 30,000 articles, podcasts and videos all in one place!
  • Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, the app offers voice search
Phil Taylor

The 10 Types of Educational Apps and When To Use Them - Kindertown - 2 views

  • Many educators and parents are searching for apps that provide the best environment for learning to take place.
Phil Taylor

Apple iPad 2 family Review - PCWorld - 0 views

  • competitors will now face a new iteration of the iPad, one that's faster, smaller, and lighter than the model introduced a year ago--all while retaining the $499 entry price that has proven all but impossible for Apple's competitors to match.
  • company is offering 18 different versions of the iPad 2
  • original iPad came in six different variations
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  • A5 is a dual-core version of the 1GHz A4 chip that powers the iPhone 4 and the original iPad. The iPad 2 also has 512MB of RAM--twice that of the original iPad--and a 200MHz bus speed,
  • the key about "up to double" is that software must be optimized to take advantage of multiple processor cores
  • Graphics performance has become a major component in determining how fast a computing device feels. And Apple says that the graphics performance on the iPad 2 is as much as nine times faster
  • the moment I started using the iPad 2 with familiar apps from my original iPad, I could tell that the system was faster.
  • Then there's the question of whether you need to buy an iPad 2 with 3G at all. Many smartphones--including the iPhone 4--have a Wi-Fi-based hotspot feature that lets them share their Internet connections with other devices.
  • if you dream of using your iPad as a jumbo GPS navigation console, you'll absolutely need a 3G model.
  • support for HDTVs and HD video. A combination of iPad 2 hardware upgrades, a new adapter from Apple, and updates to the iOS share the credit, but the end result is great news for both entertainment and education.
  • A feature exclusive to the iPad 2 that will be hailed by educators, presenters, and anyone else who has ever wanted to show off their iPad's screen to a large crowd: video mirroring. When connected to the HDMI adapter, the iPad 2 will display a duplicate version of the contents of its screen on an external monitor. Want to demo an education app via a projector or HDTV for a classroom full of kids? The iPad 2 makes it possible.
  • iPad app ecosystem launched strong and has continued to grow, making it one of the iPad's biggest advantages over competing tablets.
  • GarageBand for iPad is an almost breathtaking achievement. At times it feels more responsive than GarageBand running on the late-model iMac on my desk at work
Phil Taylor

Educreations Interactive Whiteboard for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 1 views

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    Like Show Me app with a bit more features.
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