"For Collier County (Fla.) Public Schools, an urban district of 51 schools equipped with document cameras, interactive whiteboards, projectors and fiber-optic Internet connections in all classrooms, adopting digital textbooks made perfect sense. After using Discovery Education products for the last decade, CCPS chose the company’s new series of digital textbooks, dubbed Techbook, for all elementary and middle school science classes... Techbook has the ability to build formative assessments quickly, administer them, and use the data to inform kids about what they need to do to master a concept, which is one reason CCPS chose this digital textbook." Via EDTC@UTB 
By Michael Gorman
"I am amazed every time I talk to groups and find out so many educators have not used word clouds with their students. In fact I am so sure that you will enjoy this topic I have come up with 108 ways to use word clouds in the classroom. I have tried to include almost every subject. These are a collection of ideas shared with me, various readings, and a lot of my own brainstorming. I know this will be an article you wish to share with others. In order to better understand some of the advanced uses I suggest you may wish to read Part One of this series entitled, 12 Valuable Wordle Tips You Must Read. I am certain you will find at least one new idea… and again please give a retweet. By the way… have an idea I have not listed? Then just take a moment and leave a comment…. I thank you in advance. Let’s explore those word clouds!" Via Jim Lerman 
A list of iPad blogging apps that gives you the freedom to write, edit and post from the road. Via Sam Gliksman 
Most advanced online video editor.With just few clicks you can convert, edit, cut, record, crop or demux video files. Via Patty Ball 
"Science apps are the most abundant in iTunes. There are several solar systems, and periodic table. If you search science in iTunes, you will find pages. The only thing science apps are missing is a projection app." Via John Evans, Timo Ilomäki 
Looking for a free batch PDF converter? This article describes how you can convert several Office documents, PowerPoint Presentations and Excel Spreadsheets into the Adobe PDF format online at once using Google Docs. 
I’ve had many teachers ask how to help students make great films, so below is a series of activities that may help you during the process. Via Simon Billington 
When the first iPad launched in 2010, critics were quick to lampoon the device for being geared too heavily toward content consumption. Via John Evans Shooting, sharing, streaming and chatting – social media using teens are the most enthusiastic users of many online video capabilities... 
Inkling is an e-book publishing platform that's currently running an app on the App Store, and while Apple has been making an official push for more... Via John Evans, WebTeachers 
Our Best iPad Apps has recently undergone a full overhaul to keep up with the changes on the iTunes App Store. 13 fresh applications have been included in the latest update, many of which are worth a look. Via John Evans, Timo Ilomäki 
iPad and sharing content in the classroom. |
One of the first things about the iPad that caught people’s attention was the touch screen, and it goes without saying that some of the first apps to start taking advantage of that touch screen were handwriting/note taking apps. Apps that let you write, draw, sketch—-and sometimes type–notes on your iPad. Via Eduware, Inc. 
This month, Edutopia revisits project-based learning strategies with case studies, tips, and resources
Via Ken Morrison 
We’ve heard whispers of a Microsoft Office iPad app since last year, when The Daily announced that Microsoft was building apps (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) based on its famous software suite to rival Apple’s Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. Via kcalderw 
Grockit's latest product re-configures online content such as YouTube videos, Wikipedia entries and ebooks into ordered lesson plans. Via k3hamilton 
There are tons of apps that add retro effects to your images, but another group of photography apps turns your images into art. Via kcalderw 
CometDocs is a great resource for converting a huge variety of formats directly from your brows... Via Frances DiDavide 
Get the most out of your iPad 1 or 2 with the guide to hidden features, shortcuts, tips & tricks - Now with iOS 5 tips! Essential help in over 100 snappily... Via plasmaborne4rel Dr. Doug Belshaw is a Researcher/Analyst at JISC Advance where he researches and advises on issues around open education and innovation. A former teacher and... Via k3hamilton 
"Chris Lehmann tweeted from the Ed Innovation Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona, 'Educators - if you don't see that there is a billion dollar industry wanting to take over schools using tech as the Trojan Horse, wake up.' If I were to have one quibble with the metaphor, it would be this: the free marketeers are not hiding inside the horse, ready to jump out only after they are let in the gates of schools. They are riding right on top of the horse, shouting 'Hey, this is a great horse! Let me tell you how we plan to use this horse to advance our free-market ideology in the education sector.' The guy riding on the horse then starts reading Education Reform for the Digital Era, the most recent release of the Fordham Institute." Via EDTC@UTB 
For now, there is a way to get all your social network contact infromation information into the iPhone and iPad Contacts app... it just takes a little extra work. Via Groovin' On Apps 
"Recording Pro http://ow.ly/aV6je will let the iPad record the meeting in the background while you still use your iPad to look up documents, write notes or do a presentation." Via John Evans, Timo Ilomäki |
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