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via The 21st Century Principal
The Digital Influence Group, a social media marketing expert group, provides a “Top 10 List for Using Social Media” obviously directed toward business and industry. Obviously, business needs are different from the needs of schools, but there is still much that can learned from their experiences with social media. 
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"I’m a huge fan of iPads. That’s been documented quite frequently on this site. I’ve advocated for more classrooms to adopt them and even given a few away to teachers. That being said, the new OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) Tablet, dubbed the XO-3, may very well be the answer to your interactive learning prayers. Here’s 5 reasons why..." Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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On Friday, we gave students the opportunity to choose a math app for personal learning. Students provided some short answers to questions about the app while playing them.
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Well respected microphone manufacturer Blue is launching a new range of microphones aimed squarely at users of the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
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Brainchild Corporation announced today that it will launch Achiever! for iPad at FETC in Florida later this month. Achiever! for iPad is designed for elementary and middle school students and has state specific and Common Core content available. Achiever! will be the first iPad application to deliver a full range of standards-based instruction and assessment on the iPad for Math and Language arts. The Achiever! application for iPad marks the latest innovation from Brainchild.
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/541133#ixzz1iyKux2Dl
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I was recently asked to lead a professional development session for a school that is starting to roll out iOS devices for teachers and students. Via Sam Gliksman
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This is an interesting article and infographic about schools and social media.
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I needed to transfer the photos and videos from another iPad & iPhone to my iPad. As I pondered how to do this, I remembered I had Apple's Camera Connection Kit. Via kathy pryor
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Can Education Technology improve learning outcomes? In this case, the methodically researched answer is “Yes”
Via JP Hale
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Stanford University got lots of attention for inviting the public to participate in a series of free online computer-science classes. One thing that’s drawn less notice is how some of the technologies that help facilitate those mega-classes are changing the experience for Stanford students learning the same subjects. Now a Stanford student is provoking a debate on those innovations, with a blog post critiquing the rigor and format of the “flipped classroom” teaching method deployed in his machine-learning course.
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"I’d lay odds that most people, including myself, just use Google Image Search when they need to find an image. However, there might be instances when you want to use another tool — perhaps you’re a language teacher searching for just the right clip art or photography to illustrate a verb, maybe you have very young students and are concerned about what they might find on Google, possibly you’re particularly teaching about copyright issues, or you want your students to easily connect an image to a writing exercise and have them send an E-Card."
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"Unsurprisingly, it won’t just be consumers and business users that are desperate to get their hands on Apple products this year. With a high resale value, Macbooks and iPad are also incredibly attractive to thieves. To help you keep your iPad and Macbook protected from theft, I’ve put together some Apple security tips:" Via John Evans
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Tech geeks Leo Laporte and Sarah Lane love their iPads so much, they've created "iPad Today," the TWiT network's first show highlighting the best apps, most helpful tools, coolest tricks, and essential news surrounding the iPad revolution. "iPad Today" is smart, informative, and lots of fun. Recorded live Thursdays at 1:30pm PT/4:30pm ET on http://live.twit.tv
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As you browse around Web sites on your iPad, or look at news stories with your favorite News Reader app… what do you do when you find a article that interests you? Shorter one, you most likely skim right through but for the longer and detailed posts are better left to read in detail later. Most people, and that includes us, will send the article/link to our email so we can find the article later. Some readers will send the full article content in the email, others just send a headline and link. Later comes and you have to sift through the emails and usually you have to jump back online to get to the full content of the article. The next time your in your favorite news reader, look in it’s Share options, you may find an option to ReadItLater.
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"e-Learning is establishing itself as one of the main methods for education in the future, and already universities, enterprises, schools, etc are using it as an option for training." Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Here we list 5 creative things you can do with your iPad along with links to help you to explore each area in more detail ... Via David Miller
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One of the apps that have slowly creeped their way into my life is GoodReader for iPad. Use GoodReader to get things done. Via Sam Gliksman
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The gap between extreme users and the rest of the population is widening, according to Arieso, a company that advises mobile operators.
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