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In its Surface tablet, Microsoft wanted to build a device just as good at creating work as it is at organizing it. The hardware is brilliant, but the software is another story.
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As a range of new tablet computers go on sale, creatives weigh in on the ups and downs of making content on the touch-screen devices.
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Excellent Apple VPP deployment guide...
KF: This focusses on a K-12 implementation but many of the considerations are somewhat generic across sector. Worth examining regardless of the educational context you're associated with. Via kcalderw
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When George MacKerron set out to investigate how people's happiness is affected by their environment, he hit upon the idea of using mobile phones. What if an application could be developed to ask study participants - at regular intervals - how they were feeling, where they were and who they were with?
The research project Mappiness does just that via an app that beeps phone owners once or more a day to enquire about their state of mind while simultaneously taking a noise measurement and tracking the participant's location with global positioning system technology. Richard Layard, the British economist and Labour peer known for his research on well-being, has described the project as "a revolutionary research idea", but for MacKerron, the concept was obvious.
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Uberflip lets you super-charge your PDFs, creating customizable flipbook web-apps instantly available on today's most popular tablets and other devices.
Convert your PDF to Flash for desktop, and HTML5 for mobile � your content looks and feels like an app but is accessed through the browser via a single URL. For an example of our page turn experience, check out our monthly e-mag Going Digital (uberflip.com/demo).Your audience will marvel with each page flip as you enhance your content through rich-media, custom widgets and by adding your own look & feel.Embed videos and animation right on each page.Easily insert internal or external links on the pages of your PDF flipbook to make them more interactive.
KF: They offer a 14 day free trial (no payment details required) - but the subscription rates start at $29.95/month. Probably too steep for casual users but corporate communications, marketing, etc may find some uses.
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Apple recently released a tool to help configure and maintain IOS devices such as iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches. This is a quick overview and getting started video.
If you have any questions email me at tj@tjhouston.com or tweet me @tjhouston.
Full blog post here: http://bit.ly/appleconfiguratorpost
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Want to create your own interactive eBook for the iPad? It's actually really simple using the iBooks Author program that Apple provides for free! Writing eBooks has so many awesome business applications and benefits. Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Heather Peretz, Timo Ilomäki, Tania Sheko
Sue Ward's comment,
September 29, 2012 6:25 PM
Let's create a community of writers too. Writers read...
Ana Cristina Pratas's comment,
September 29, 2012 9:58 PM
Hi Sue, I really like your suggestion! For there to be a community of readers, there necessarily has to be a community of writers. It could be anything from fiction to non-fiction. Would be really great!
Ana Cristina Pratas's comment,
September 29, 2012 9:58 PM
Hi Sue, I really like your suggestion! For there to be a community of readers, there necessarily has to be a community of writers. It could be anything from fiction to non-fiction. Would be really great!
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If you haven’t tried out dictation on the iPad you really should give it a go. It can be much faster than typing at times. Here are a few little tips and some common commands you can use to get even more out of dictation: Via Andrea Zeitz
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With the exception of one year when I needed to use IBM’s ThinkPad in order to use only Windows-compatible software, I have been using Mac since I was a kid. I started taking lecture notes on...
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How do you evaluate education apps? Look no further than this great Rubric from Learning in Hand. Criteria include:
Relevance: The app’s focus has a strong connection to the purpose for the app and appropriate for the student
Customization: App offers complete flexibility to alter content and settings to meet student needs
Feedback: Student is provided specific feedback
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Our guest post this week is written by Bob Dronski, creator of EdgeMates, and an IT resource at his local school.
"The big kahuna is the Program Manager, who is in charge of purchasing “Volume Vouchers” for the school. These are elegant little cards that are physically sent to the school. (You read that right. Nothing is offered electronically.)"
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With the launch of the iPad mini, some observers expect Apple's tablets to pour into schools. But in a time of recession-squeezed budgets, where will the money come from? Joel Mathis investigates how schools are finding funds.
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iPad mini is the full iPad experience. It has a vivid display, it’s fast and fluid, it works with apps made for iPad, and you can hold it in one hand.
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Lenny Gonzales By Terry Heick When it comes to deciding how or whether to use iPads, schools typically focus on budget issues, apps, networking logi...
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23 Ways To Use The iPad In The 21st Century PBL Classroom By Workflow: ipad, classroom, visual, project-based learning, pbl, 21st century learning...
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Check out MindMeld, an awesome new iPad app that understands your conversations and puts relevant information right at your finger tips.
Unlike a regular video call, MindMeld listens as you talk and identifies the key concepts and meaning of your conversations.
As your conversation changes, MindMeld continuously finds and displays relevant pictures, videos, articles and documents so that any information you may need is at your fingertips.
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The federal government, book publishers and the technology industry are considering a large-scale effort to push tablets into public schools, raising questions about hidden costs to implement suc...
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Do you have trouble downloading apps on your iPhone or iPad and they are seem to be waiting forever? Here are some workarounds.
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This video outlines how the Edmodo app can be used to collect student created IMAGES and VIDEOS from a classroom set of iPads. Via Jon Samuelson, Lynnette Van Dyke
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Data is incredibly important in the life of a 21st-century teacher. Our schools are evaluated based on student data. We are evaluated based on student data. And most importantly, our students’ achievement is measured in student data. Via John Evans
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"While Albert Einstein's genius isn't included, an exclusive iPad application launched Tuesday promises to make detailed images of his brain more accessible to scientists than ever before. Teachers, students and anyone who's curious also can get a look." Via John Evans, Kim Flintoff
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KF: An ongoing collection of tips for optimising your iPad use.
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This second part of a three-part series on the best iPad apps for university students and academics discusses apps for conceptualizing and presenting ideas.
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